| check-in time: 3:00 amcheck-out time: 11:00 am. the adjoining pub features a courtyard/bbq area with seating and heat lamps. set in a redbrick townhouse 4 minutes' on foot from leighton buzzard train station, this warm 18th-century pub with rooms is also within 8 miles of both bletchley park mansion and museum, and woburn abbey. the down-to-earth rooms in a restored stable block feature en suite bathrooms, plus tea and coffeemaking facilities
Heathrow Airport 1 hr
Gulliver's Land Theme Park Resort (20 min)
Old-fashioned amusement park for families & kids age 2–13 offering many rides, shows & play areas. ZSL Whipsnade Zoo (19 min)
Sprawling, 600-acre home to more than 2500 animals, with tours, adventure play areas and classes. Dunstable Downs (18 min)
Cliffside area with nature walks & bird-watching, plus a woodland playground, cafe & shop. Willen Lake (20 min)
Waterfront park offering sports facilities, play equipment, a cafe & a miniature railway. Bletchley Park (15 min)
Large Victorian mansion with a museum dedicated to those who broke German WWII communications. Waddesdon Manor (33 min)
Victorian mansion built for Baron de Rothschild filled with fine artworks and a famous wine cellar. Ashridge House (25 min)
Neo-Gothic mansion dating to 1825 & formal historical gardens, open for public tours. Mead Open Farm (10 min)
Farm with animal petting zone, indoor play areas, a high ropes course, go karts and tractor rides. Rushmere Country Park (6 min)
Hiking, biking, picnics and a cafe in a large area of ancient woodland, lakes, meadows and heath. National Trust - Ashridge Estate (25 min)
Area of the Chilterns Hills with wildlife-rich landscapes to be explored on foot or by bike. Ivinghoe Beacon (16 min)
Rising 233m above sea level, this hill is a popluar spot for walking & flying model airplanes. Woburn Abbey (19 min)
Historical home to the Duke of Bedford with gardens, a deer park & extensive collection paintings. Natural History Museum at Tring (24 min)
Lord Rothschild's collection of stuffed animals, some now sadly extinct, with free kids' events. Snozone (21 min)
Indoor snow slope complex offering ski and snowboard lessons, group parties and kids' programmes. Woburn Safari Park (18 min)
Road safari through animal enclosures, foot safari with keeper talks/demos and a high ropes course. | 
