Elstow

Worth seeing in and around Elstow

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Bedford Castle

   Bedford Castle was a large medieval castle in Bedford, England. Built after 1100 by Henry I, the castle played a prominent part in both the civil war of the Anarchy and the First Barons' War.

   3.2 km · castle in Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   St Paul's Church, Bedford

   St Paul's Church is a Church of England parish church located on St Paul's Square in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. Formerly a medieval collegiate church, the large building of cathedral proportions with its later additions and iconic spire dominates the town.

   3.2 km · Grade I listed church in Bedford, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and St Cuthbert

   The Polish Church of Sacred Heart of Jesus & St Cuthbert is a Roman Catholic Church serving the Polish community in Bedford, England. It is a Grade II listed building.

   3.3 km · church in Bedford, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   John Bunyan Museum and Library

   John Bunyan Museum is a museum primarily dedicated to the life, times and works of John Bunyan. The museum is located in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.

   3.3 km · biographical museum in England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
5. 05
   The Higgins Bedford

   The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum is the principal art gallery and museum in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, run by Bedford Borough Council and the trustees of the Cecil Higgins Collection.

   3.2 km · art gallery and museum in Bedford, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Statue of John Bunyan

   A bronze statue of John Bunyan stands on St Peter's Green, Bedford, England. The statue was sculpted by Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, it was erected in 1874, and unveiled on 10 June of that year.

   3.5 km · statue in Bedford, England · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Goldington Road

   Goldington Road is a rugby ground in the De Parys area of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. It is the home stadium of Bedford Blues.

   3.8 km · rugby union stadium · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Moot Hall

   The Moot Hall, also known as the Green House, is a medieval structure on The Green in Elstow, Bedfordshire, England. The structure, which currently operates as a museum, is a Grade II* listed building.

   1.1 km · building in Elstow, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Reflections of Bedford

   Reflections of Bedford is an abstract sculpture by Rick Kirby, located in England's Bedford town centre, on Silver Street. Commissioned by Bedford Borough Council, it was erected on 12 December 2009.

   3.4 km · statue in Bedford · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Statue of John Howard

    The statue of John Howard, in St Pauls's Square, Bedford, is a bronze of John Howard, erected in 1890, the centenary of Howard's death. The statue is "clothed...

    3.2 km · statue in Bedford, England · Wikipedia

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Getting to Elstow

Airports

London Luton (LTN), 27 km · London Stansted (STN), 54 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 71 km

Stations

Bedford St Johns railway station, 2.5 km · Bedford railway station, 3.4 km · Kempston Hardwick railway station, 3.1 km · Bedford bus station, 3.4 km

• London → Elstow

  71 km · quickest by road, 2h · £8–11
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• London, Essex → Elstow

  71 km · quickest by road, 2h · £8–11
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Elstow

  106 km · quickest by road, 2h 17m · £12–16
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