Ampthill
Ampthill is a Village in the county of Bedfordshire.
There are great places to visit near Ampthill including some great towns, nature reserves, ancient sites, hills, woodlands, rivers and streams, villages, historic buildings, country parks, lakes and shopping centres.
There are a several good towns in the Ampthill area like Sandy, Bedford, Luton, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Cranfield, and Biggleswade.
The area around Ampthill features a number of interesting nature reserves including RSPB The Lodge, and Sharnbrook Summit.
Don't miss Galley Hill Hillfort, and Ivinghoe Beacon Hill's ancient sites if visiting the area around Ampthill.
Galley Hill Hillfort, and Ivinghoe Beacon Hill are some of Ampthill best hills to visit near Ampthill.
Don't miss The Everton Estate's woodlands if visiting the area around Ampthill.
Don't miss River Great Ouse at Bedford's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Ampthill.
The area around Ampthill boasts some of the best villages including Stevington, Cardington, Willington - Bedford, Whipsnade, Stewartby, Aspley Guise, and Great Barford.
Historic Buildings to visit near Ampthill include Stevington Windmill, Willington Dovecote and Stables, Bedford School Chapel, Stewartby Brickworks, Great Barford Bridge, Market Place Woburn, and Town Hall at Woburn.
Don't miss Priory Country Park, and Dunstable Downs and Whipsnade Estate's country parks if visiting the area around Ampthill.
The area around Ampthill's best lakes can be found at Priory Lake.
Ampthill is near some unmissable shopping centres like The Mall Luton,
Ampthill History
There are some historic monuments around Ampthill:
Places to see near Ampthill
History of Ampthill
In the mid-1780s, John Fitzpatrick, the 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory, led a campaign to improve the town centre. He created the current market place, erected the water pump and built a new clock tower. Lord Upper Ossory was also responsible for a cross commemorating Catherine of Aragon, with an inscription by Horace Walpole, and a row of thatched cottages built between 1812 and 1816 to house his estate workers.
