Shefford

Worth seeing in and around Shefford

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
   Shuttleworth Collection

   The Shuttleworth Collection is a working aviation, automotive and agricultural collection located at Old Warden Aerodrome in Bedfordshire, England.

   5.9 km · aviation museum in Old Warden, Bedfordshire · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Cainhoe Castle

   Cainhoe Castle was an 11th-century Norman castle, located near the village of Clophill, in the county of Bedfordshire, England. Cainhoe Castle was a motte and triple bailey castle, built by Nigel d'Aubigny, a Norman Knight, sometime after the Norman Invasion.

   5.1 km · 11th century Norman castle in England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Wardon Abbey

   Wardon or Warden Abbey, Bedfordshire, was one of the senior Cistercian houses of England, founded about 1135 from Rievaulx Abbey. It is a Grade I listed building.

   5.5 km · Grade I listed building in Old Warden, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Church of St Andrew, Langford

   Church of St Andrew is a Grade I listed church in Langford, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 31 October 1966.

   4.7 km · church in Langford, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Etonbury Castle

   Etonbury Castle was a castle in the town of Arlesey, located near the road to Baldock, in the county of Bedfordshire, England. An ancient timber castle, attributed to the Danes, Etonbury Castle had a ringwork and one or two baileys.

   4.8 km · castle ruins in Bedfordshire, England · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Old Warden Castle

   Old Warden Castle, also known as Quince Hill, is located in the village of Old Warden, in the county of Bedfordshire, England. It is uncertain whether it is a motte castle or a ringwork.

   5.7 km · castle in Old Warden, Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Southill Park

   Southill Park contains the site of late medieval Gastlings or Gastlyns Manor House and is the name given to a country house in Southill, Bedfordshire, its adjoining privately owned gardens and separate public parkland; it includes a lake and woodland. Its focal point is an early Georgian house, for disambiguation known as Southill Park House which is a heritage-listed building in the highest category.

   3.1 km · Grade I listed country house in Southill, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Church of St Leonard, Old Warden

   The Abbey Church of St Leonard of Old Warden is a Grade I listed church in Old Warden, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 31 October 1966.

   5.5 km · church in Old Warden, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Church of St Peter, Arlesey

   Church of St Peter is a Grade I listed church in Arlesey, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 31 October 1966.

   4.9 km · church in Arlesey, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    St Marys Church, Clophill

    The present St Mary's Church is located in the centre of the small village of Clophill, between Bedford and Luton in the county of Bedfordshire in the South Midlands of England. The new church, built in 1848, replaced the old church by order of the Church Commissioners in 1850.

    5.3 km · church in Clophill, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Shefford

Airports

London Luton (LTN), 18 km · London Stansted (STN), 42 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 64 km

Stations

Arlesey railway station, 4.7 km · Old Warden Aerodrome, 5.6 km

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  61 km · quickest by road, 1h 51m · £7–9
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  117 km · quickest by road, 2h 28m · £13–17
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