Markyate

Worth seeing in and around Markyate

4 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
   Mossman Collection

   The Mossman Carriage Collection is a museum housing a collection of horse-drawn vehicles in Stockwood Park, Luton, Bedfordshire. It is the largest collection of such vehicles in the United Kingdom, and includes original vehicles dating from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.

   3.9 km · museum in Stockwood Park, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Beechwood Park

   Beechwood Park was a mansion, near Markyate, Hertfordshire, England. It now houses Beechwood Park School.

   2.8 km · Grade I listed English country house in Flamstead, Dacorum, Hertfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Stockwood Park

   Stockwood Park is a large urban park in Luton, Bedfordshire, in the Farley Hill estate. With period formal gardens, leading crafts museums, Stockwood Park Rugby Club and extensive golfing facilities, it is about 100 hectares in area.

   3.9 km · large park with museum and gardens in Luton, England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Cell Park

   Cell Park is a country house in Markyate, Hertfordshire near Luton, England. The house dates from the 16th century, has been modified at various times since then and was largely rebuilt in 1908 after a fire.

   1.1 km · country house in Markyate, Hertfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Markyate

Airports

London Luton (LTN), 7 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 41 km · London Stansted (STN), 48 km

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  43 km · quickest by road, 1h 20m · £4.5–6
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• London, Essex → Markyate

  43 km · quickest by road, 1h 20m · £4.5–6
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Markyate

  121 km · quickest by road, 2h 32m · £13–18
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