Houghton Regis
Houghton Regis is a Town in the county of Bedfordshire.
There are great places to visit near Houghton Regis 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 number of towns near Houghton Regis including Sandy, Bedford, Luton, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Cranfield, and Biggleswade.
There are a several good nature reserves in the Houghton Regis area like RSPB The Lodge, and Sharnbrook Summit.
Houghton Regis's best nearby ancient sites can be found at Galley Hill Hillfort, and Ivinghoe Beacon Hill.
The area around Houghton Regis features a number of interesting hills including Galley Hill Hillfort, and Ivinghoe Beacon Hill.
The Everton Estate is one of Houghton Regis's best, nearby woodlands to visit in Houghton Regis.
Rivers and Streams to visit near Houghton Regis include River Great Ouse at Bedford.
There are a several good villages in the Houghton Regis area like Stevington, Cardington, Willington - Bedford, Whipsnade, Stewartby, Aspley Guise, and Great Barford.
Stevington Windmill, Willington Dovecote and Stables, Bedford School Chapel, Stewartby Brickworks, Great Barford Bridge, Market Place Woburn, and Town Hall at Woburn are great places to visit near Houghton Regis if you like historic buildings.
There are a several good country parks in the Houghton Regis area like Priory Country Park, and Dunstable Downs and Whipsnade Estate.
Priory Lake is a great place to visit close to Houghton Regis if you like lakes.
Houghton Regis is near some unmissable shopping centres like The Mall Luton,
Houghton Regis History
There are some historic monuments around Houghton Regis:
Places to see near Houghton Regis
History of Houghton Regis
Bordered by the Chiltern Hills, the town was once a small village that had its character changed when it was earmarked for a massive “London overspill” estate in the 1950s and 60s. The only remains of the manors, rectory land and cottage demesnes around the small village centre are names such as Tithe Farm Road. An indication of the planners’ attempts to make the London migrants feel at home is the naming of the local estate roads after London landmarks; Chelsea Gardens is an example.
