Leighton-Linslade is a Town in the county of Bedfordshire.

Retail in Leighton-Linslade

There are great places to visit near Leighton-Linslade 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 Leighton-Linslade including Sandy, Bedford, Luton, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Cranfield, and Biggleswade.

RSPB The Lodge, and Sharnbrook Summit are some of Leighton-Linslade best nature reserves to visit near Leighton-Linslade.

There are a several good ancient sites in the Leighton-Linslade area like Galley Hill Hillfort, and Ivinghoe Beacon Hill.

Hills to visit near Leighton-Linslade include Galley Hill Hillfort, and Ivinghoe Beacon Hill.

The Everton Estate is a great place to visit close to Leighton-Linslade if you like woodlands.

River Great Ouse at Bedford is one of Leighton-Linslade's best, nearby rivers and streams to visit in Leighton-Linslade.

Leighton-Linslade has some unmissable villages nearby 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 Leighton-Linslade if you like historic buildings.

Don't miss Priory Country Park, and Dunstable Downs and Whipsnade Estate's country parks if visiting the area around Leighton-Linslade.

Don't miss Priory Lake's lakes if visiting the area around Leighton-Linslade.

The area close to Leighton-Linslade boasts some of the best shopping centres including The Mall Luton.

Leighton-Linslade History

There are some historic monuments around Leighton-Linslade:

• Moated site known as `The Hoult' and associated field system
• Warren Knoll: a motte castle reused as a warren
• Moated site 90m north east of Ashby Villas
• Medieval manor of Simpson
• All Saints Church, Segenhoe
• Leighton Buzzard market cross
• Moated site and section of hollow way 200m south west of St Michael's Church, Stewkley
• Moated site immediately east of All Saint's Church
• Park Farm moated site, deer park and fishponds
• Earthwork at Wards Coombe
• Ardwick deserted medieval village
• Bowl barrow east of the Knolls
• Castle Hill, a motte and bailey castle 900m NNE of All Saint's Church
• A small multivallate hillfort on Southend Hill
• Barn and fishpond and moated site with dovecote at Church Farm
• Bowl barrow on Ivinghoe Hills, 240m south of Ivinghoe Beacon trig pillar: part of the Beacon Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow south of the Knolls
• Roman town of Magiovinium and Roman fort
• Settlement N of St Mary's Church, Puttenham
• Canal bridge at Old Linslade
• Bowl barrow on Gallows Hill 180m south-east of Beacon Lodge
• Church Farm moated site and associated settlement and cultivation earthworks
• Medieval settlement remains at Crafton
• Danesborough Camp: a slight univallate hillfort 420m north of The Knoll
• A moated site 200m north east of St Peter's Church
• Deserted village of Tiscott, NW of Broadmead Farm
• Butler's Manor moated site
• Totternhoe Castle: a motte and bailey castle, medieval quarries and cultivation terraces
• Bowl barrow on Ivinghoe Hills, 480m south of Ivinghoe Beacon trig pillar: part of the Beacon Hill round barrow cemetery
• Ascott House: remains of 16th and 17th century mansion, formal gardens and warren
• Shrunken medieval village at Caldecotte
• Bowl barrow on Ivinghoe Beacon Hill, 230m east of Ivinghoe Beacon trig pillar: part of the Beacon Hill round barrow cemetery
• A slight univallate hillfort and bowl barrow on Ivinghoe Beacon Hill
• Bowl barrow on Ivinghoe Hills, 460m south of Ivinghoe Beacon trig pillar: part of the Beacon Hill round barrow cemetery
• Moated site, Moat Farm
• Tilsworth Manor moated site