Leighton Buzzard

Worth seeing in and around Leighton Buzzard

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
   Mentmore Towers

   Mentmore Towers, historically known simply as "Mentmore", is a 19th-century English country house built between 1852 and 1854 for the Rothschild family in the village of Mentmore in Buckinghamshire. Sir Joseph Paxton and his son-in-law, George Henry Stokes, designed the building in the 19th-century revival of late 16th and early 17th-century Elizabethan and Jacobean styles called Jacobethan.

   5.7 km · country house in Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Grand Junction Canal

   The Grand Junction Canal is a canal in England from Braunston in Northamptonshire to the River Thames at Brentford, with a number of branches. The mainline was built between 1793 and 1805, to improve the route from the Midlands to London, by-passing the upper reaches of the River Thames near Oxford, thus shortening the journey.

   5.6 km · English canal · Wikipedia
3. 03
   All Saints' Church, Wing

   All Saints' Church in Wing, Buckinghamshire, is a Grade I listed parish church. Its masonry was largely built in the 8th to 11th centuries during the Anglo-Saxon period, making it one of the oldest surviving churches in England.

   4.8 km · church in Wing, Buckinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Church of All Saints, Tilsworth

   Church of All Saints is a Grade I listed church in Tilsworth, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 3 February 1967.

   5.4 km · church in Tilsworth, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Church of St John the Baptist, Stanbridge

   Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade I listed church in Stanbridge, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 3 February 1967.

   4.5 km · church in Stanbridge, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Church of St Peter & All Saints, Battlesden

   The Church of St Peter & All Saints is a Grade I listed church in Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England. The small church was built in the 13th century with a simple layout of nave, chancel and south porch.

   5.5 km · church in Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Ascott House

   Ascott House, sometimes referred to as simply Ascott, is a Grade II* listed building in the hamlet of Ascott near Wing in Buckinghamshire, England. It is set in a 32-acre / 13 hectare estate.

   3.8 km · historic house and National Trust site in Buckinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Eggington House

   Eggington House is the manor house of the village of Eggington situated near Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England. The house is regarded as a very fine example of late 17th-century domestic architecture, and is a Grade II* listed building.

   3.4 km · country house in Eggington, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Poker's Pond Meadow

   Poker's Pond Meadow is a 1.9-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Stoke Hammond in Buckinghamshire. The site is one of the few small areas of ancient hay meadow in the Vale of Aylesbury.

   5.1 km · biological site in Buckinghamshire, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Fire Station

    The Old Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Square, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England. The town hall, which is currently used as a restaurant, is a Grade II listed building.

    0 m · building in Leighton-Linslade, Central Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Things to do

1. 01
   Mead Open Farm

   Great for a family day out whether its rain or shine!

2. 02
   BuzzRail
3. 03
   Rushmere Country Park
4. 04
   Fly-A-Flight
5. 05
   Leighton Linslade Chidren's Trail

   A public trail of 22 artworks celebrating children’s stories.

From Wikivoyage: Leighton Buzzard, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

1. 01
   Sorelli Cafe
2. 02
   The Oliver & Hare

   2 Hockliffe St, Leighton Buzzard LU7 1HJ, theoliverandhare@outlook.com.

3. 03
   The Raj
4. 04
   The Lime Tree
5. 05
   Mama Rosas

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Getting to Leighton Buzzard

Airports

London Luton (LTN), 21 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 51 km · London Stansted (STN), 62 km

Stations

Leighton Buzzard railway station, 1.1 km · Stanbridgeford railway station, 5.3 km · Page's Park railway station, 1.2 km

• London → Leighton Buzzard

  58 km · quickest by road, 1h 46m · £7–9
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• London, Essex → Leighton Buzzard

  58 km · quickest by road, 1h 46m · £7–9
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Leighton Buzzard

  105 km · quickest by road, 2h 18m · £12–16
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