Heathrow Airport 51 min
Stockwood Discovery Centre (17 min)
Museum with eclectic local history displays, horse-drawn carriage collection and sculpture garden. Wrest Park (27 min)
Historically important landscape with a French-style mansion, sculpture gallery and walking paths. Hatfield House (29 min)
Grand Jacobean stately home and gardens, on the site of Elizabeth I's childhood home. ZSL Whipsnade Zoo (28 min)
Sprawling, 600-acre home to more than 2500 animals, with tours, adventure play areas and classes. Dunstable Downs (28 min)
Cliffside area with nature walks & bird-watching, plus a woodland playground, cafe & shop. Ashridge House (37 min)
Neo-Gothic mansion dating to 1825 & formal historical gardens, open for public tours. Luton Hoo Estate (14 min)
Country estate with a flower-filled 18th-century garden, hosting craft fairs & summer concerts. Ivinghoe Beacon (36 min)
Rising 233m above sea level, this hill is a popluar spot for walking & flying model airplanes. Knebworth House (20 min)
This lavish Tudor stately home and gardens hosts massive rock concerts and is open in summertime. The Cathedral & Abbey Church of Saint Alban (28 min)
Free daily tours amid medieval artworks, plus trips up the tower in this landmark Norman cathedral. Verulamium Museum (26 min)
Educational museum of Roman life with recreated rooms, mosaics, interactive displays and gift shop. Wardown House, Museum and Gallery (15 min)
Victorian house in landscaped park with local history collections, plus revolving exhibitions. Verulamium Park (27 min)
100-acre green space featuring a lake with waterfowl, a playground, benches & sports facilities. National Trust - Shaw's Corner (19 min)
Irish playwright's country home from 1906 to 1950 now run by National Trust with exhibits about him. Stockwood Park (17 min)
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