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Caffeine & Machine: The Bowl
The Bedfordshire location set in a dramatic former quarry bowl, opened in 2023 as the brand's third venue.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Chicksands
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Chicksands
Chicksands works well as a base: 5 minutes from Meppershall, 37km from The Backs, Cambridge.
Chicksands is in England, United Kingdom, with about 1,400 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Meppershall, about 4 km away.
Chicksands is a village in the civil parish of Campton and Chicksands in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. It gives its name to MOD Chicksands, a military base which was developed from the 1930s on the Chicksands Priory estate. The village is on the River Flit and lies immediately west of theRead more
town of Shefford. At the 2021 census the Chicksands built up area as defined by the Office for National Statistics (which excludes part of the MOD Chicksands base) had a population of 731. The wider parish of Campton and Chicksands, which also includes the village of Campton, had a population of 1,895.
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What is there to see near Chicksands?
Within an hour or so of Chicksands: Caffeine & Machine: The Bowl (9 km), Aston Martin Works Heritage (24 km), ZSL Whipsnade Zoo (25 km), Bletchley Park (26 km).
Are there any good drives near Chicksands?
The nearest famous roads are Crystal Palace Circuit and Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Where is Chicksands?
Chicksands is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Meppershall.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,396
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 52.0459, -0.3639
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Chicksands
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Aston Martin Works Heritage
The spiritual home of Aston Martin at the original Newport Pagnell factory, offering heritage servicing, restoration, and sales.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
The UK's largest zoo set across 600 acres of Bedfordshire parkland with drive-through animal enclosures.
25 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Bletchley Park
Victorian estate where Alan Turing and thousands of codebreakers cracked the German Enigma cipher, arguably shortening WWII by years. Restored huts, working Bombe machine, and the National Museum of Computing next door.
26 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Santa Pod Raceway
Europe's premier drag racing venue in Northamptonshire, hosting iconic events like the FIA European Finals and Flame & Thunder.
27 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
King's College Chapel, Cambridge
Pinnacle of late Gothic architecture with the world's largest fan vault ceiling and Rubens' masterpiece altarpiece, an icon of Cambridge University.
37 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The Backs, Cambridge
The famous riverside meadows behind the Cambridge colleges, offering iconic views of King's College Chapel, the Bridge of Sighs and punts on the Cam.
37 km · about 45 min drive
cafe
Super Sausage Cafe
Legendary transport cafe on the A5 Watling Street near Potterspury, a favourite fry-up stop for bikers and classic car runs heading between London and the Midlands since the 1960s.
37 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Chicksands
2 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 37 kmThe Backs, CambridgeThe famous riverside meadows behind the Cambridge colleges, offering iconic views of King's College Chapel, the Bridge of Sighs and punts on the Cam.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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