Great Barford

Worth seeing in and around Great Barford

6 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
   Great Barford Castle

   Great Barford Castle, later known as Creakers Manor, was a Norman motte-and-bailey castle to the north of Great Barford in Bedfordshire, England. The site now survives as earthworks and cropmarks near Creakers Farmhouse and is recorded in the Bedfordshire Historic Environmental Record as HER 818.

   2.3 km · castle in Great Barford in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Renhold Castle

   Renhold Castle also known as Howbury, earthwork at Water End Farm, was a medieval castle located in the village of Renhold, in the hundred of Barford, in the county of Bedfordshire, England. Renhold Castle was a timber motte-and-bailey castle, encased by a moat.

   2.3 km · ringwork castle in Renhold, Bedford, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   All Saints' Church, Renhold

   Church of All Saints is a Grade I listed church in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 13 July 1964.

   3.9 km · Grade I listed church in Renhold, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Tempsford Memorial

   The Tempsford Memorial is a war memorial in the village of Tempsford in Bedfordshire. The village was the home of RAF Tempsford.

   3.5 km · war memorial in the village of Tempsford in Bedfordshire, to the women of the Special Operations Executive · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Great Barford Bridge

   The early fifteenth century Great Barford Bridge, sometimes called simply Barford Bridge, spans the River Great Ouse at Great Barford, Bedfordshire. It is an arch bridge with seventeen arches, originally built from limestone and sandstone.

   1 km · grade I listed bridge in Bedfordshire, England · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Moggerhanger House

   Moggerhanger House is a Grade I-listed country house in Moggerhanger, Bedfordshire, England, designed by the eminent architect John Soane. The house is owned by a Christian charity, Harvest Vision, and the Moggerhanger House Preservation Trust, and has recently undergone a £7m refurbishment project with help from organisations such as the Heritage Lottery Fund, English Heritage, World Monuments Fund and the East of England Development Agency.

   3.8 km · Grade I listed historic house museum in Central Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Great Barford

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London Luton (LTN), 32 km · London Stansted (STN), 50 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 77 km

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