Heathrow Airport 47 min
National Trust - Shaw's Corner (28 min)
Irish playwright's country home from 1906 to 1950 now run by National Trust with exhibits about him. Dunstable Downs (17 min)
Cliffside area with nature walks & bird-watching, plus a woodland playground, cafe & shop. Verulamium Museum (22 min)
Educational museum of Roman life with recreated rooms, mosaics, interactive displays and gift shop. Stockwood Park (10 min)
Park and garden Wardown House, Museum and Gallery (7 min)
Victorian house in landscaped park with local history collections, plus revolving exhibitions. Woburn Abbey (26 min)
Historical home to the Duke of Bedford with gardens, a deer park & extensive collection paintings. ZSL Whipsnade Zoo (20 min)
Sprawling, 600-acre home to more than 2500 animals, with tours, adventure play areas and classes. Knebworth House (32 min)
This lavish Tudor stately home and gardens hosts massive rock concerts and is open in summertime. Wrest Park (22 min)
Historically important landscape with a French-style mansion, sculpture gallery and walking paths. Ashridge House (28 min)
Neo-Gothic mansion dating to 1825 & formal historical gardens, open for public tours. National Trust - Ashridge Estate (29 min)
Area of the Chilterns Hills with wildlife-rich landscapes to be explored on foot or by bike. Natural History Museum at Tring (32 min)
Lord Rothschild's collection of stuffed animals, some now sadly extinct, with free kids' events. The Cathedral & Abbey Church of Saint Alban (24 min)
Free daily tours amid medieval artworks, plus trips up the tower in this landmark Norman cathedral. Woburn Safari Park (24 min)
Road safari through animal enclosures, foot safari with keeper talks/demos and a high ropes course. Luton Hoo Estate (14 min)
Country estate with a flower-filled 18th-century garden, hosting craft fairs & summer concerts. | 
