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.
Houghton Regis has some unmissable nature reserves nearby like RSPB The Lodge, and Sharnbrook Summit.
Places near Houghton Regis feature a number of interesting ancient sites including Galley Hill Hillfort.
Galley Hill Hillfort is a great place to visit close to Houghton Regis if you like hills.
There are a number of woodlands near to Houghton Regis including The Everton Estate.
There are a number of rivers and streams near to Houghton Regis including River Great Ouse at Bedford.
Stevington, Cardington, Willington - Bedford, Whipsnade, Stewartby, Aspley Guise, and Great Barford are great places to visit near Houghton Regis if you like villages.
Houghton Regis's best nearby historic buildings can be found at 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 Houghton Regis.
The area around Houghton Regis's best lakes can be found at Priory Lake.
The Mall Luton is one of Houghton Regis's best, nearby shopping centres to visit in Houghton Regis.
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.
