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.
RSPB The Lodge, and Sharnbrook Summit are some of Houghton Regis best nature reserves to visit near Houghton Regis.
Houghton Regis has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Galley Hill Hillfort, and Ivinghoe Beacon Hill.
Galley Hill Hillfort, and Ivinghoe Beacon Hill are great places to visit near Houghton Regis if you like hills.
Don't miss The Everton Estate's woodlands if visiting the area around Houghton Regis.
Places near Houghton Regis feature a number of interesting rivers and streams including River Great Ouse at Bedford.
Villages to visit near Houghton Regis include Stevington, Cardington, Willington - Bedford, Whipsnade, Stewartby, Aspley Guise, and Great Barford.
Don't miss Stevington Windmill, Willington Dovecote and Stables, Bedford School Chapel, Stewartby Brickworks, Great Barford Bridge, Market Place Woburn, and Town Hall at Woburn's historic buildings if visiting the area around Houghton Regis.
Houghton Regis has some unmissable country parks nearby like Priory Country Park, and Dunstable Downs and Whipsnade Estate.
Places near Houghton Regis feature a number of interesting lakes including Priory Lake.
The Mall Luton is a great place to visit close to Houghton Regis if you like shopping centres.
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.
