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ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
The UK's largest zoo set across 600 acres of Bedfordshire parkland with drive-through animal enclosures.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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Dunstable
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Dunstable
Dunstable works well as a base: 5 minutes from Kensworth, 4km from ZSL Whipsnade Zoo.
Dunstable is in England, United Kingdom, with about 52,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Kensworth, about 4 km away.
Dunstable ( DUN-stə-bəl) is a market town and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, east of the Chiltern Hills, 30 miles (50 kilometres) north of London. There are several steep chalk escarpments, most noticeable when approaching Dunstable from the north. Dunstable is the fourth largest town in Bedfordshire andRead more
along with Houghton Regis forms the westernmost part of the Luton/Dunstable urban area.
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What is there to see near Dunstable?
Within an hour or so of Dunstable: ZSL Whipsnade Zoo (4 km), Caffeine & Machine: The Bowl (18 km), Bletchley Park (19 km), Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - Making of Harry Potter (23 km).
Are there any good drives near Dunstable?
The nearest famous roads are Crystal Palace Circuit, Goodwood Festival of Speed and Rhinefield Ornamental Drive.
Where is Dunstable?
Dunstable is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Kensworth.
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- Population
- 51,973
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 51.8857, -0.5229
Emergency & Services
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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 Dunstable
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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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.
18 km · about 20 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.
19 km · about 20 min drive
film location
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - Making of Harry Potter
The Leavesden studios where all eight films were shot; the tour preserves the original Great Hall, Diagon Alley and Hogwarts Express sets.
23 km · about 25 min 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.
26 km · about 30 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.
35 km · about 40 min drive
film location
Burnham Beeches (Robin Hood, Harry Potter, Sleepy Hollow)
The ancient pollarded beech woodland close to Pinewood Studios is one of Britain's most-filmed forests.
37 km · about 40 min drive
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Santa Pod Raceway
Europe's premier drag racing venue in Northamptonshire, hosting iconic events like the FIA European Finals and Flame & Thunder.
39 km · about 45 min drive
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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