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Potsgrove works well as a base: 5 minutes from Hockliffe, 9km from Bletchley Park.
Potsgrove is in England, United Kingdom. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Hockliffe, about 4 km away.
Potsgrove is a small village and civil parish located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Sheep Lane.
The first reference to the village appears in the Domesday Book of 1086. The village is first recorded as "Potesgraue". Later references record the villageRead more
as "Pottesgrove", which is still used in the name of the local ecclesiastical parish.
Manor Farm in Potsgrove for many years was run by the G Hunter and son. The farm organisation had a successful syndicate shoot for many years also included a dairy milk herd along with beef stock.
Woburn Abbey owned land in Potsgrove.
The village held an annual clay shoot which included team guns vs. beaters, plus an open free-to-all shoot off at the end of the day
Prominent local families included the McClurg's who lived at the old school house and worked at manor farm for many years (1970–2013), the Hodges, Bentley's and Grahams.
Potsgrove had its own school until the early 1900s, along with a pub called the Sow and Pigs.
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Within an hour or so of Potsgrove: Bletchley Park (9 km), ZSL Whipsnade Zoo (13 km), Caffeine & Machine: The Bowl (13 km), Aston Martin Works Heritage (15 km).
The nearest famous roads are Crystal Palace Circuit, Goodwood Festival of Speed and Rhinefield Ornamental Drive.
Potsgrove is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Hockliffe.
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museum
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.
9 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
The UK's largest zoo set across 600 acres of Bedfordshire parkland with drive-through animal enclosures.
13 km · about 25 min drive
cafe
The Bedfordshire location set in a dramatic former quarry bowl, opened in 2023 as the brand's third venue.
13 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
The spiritual home of Aston Martin at the original Newport Pagnell factory, offering heritage servicing, restoration, and sales.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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.
24 km · about 30 min drive
racetrack
The home of British motorsport, hosting the first ever F1 World Championship race in 1950
30 km · about 35 min drive
museum
Immersive museum at the home of British motorsport telling the story of the past, present, and future of racing.
30 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Europe's premier drag racing venue in Northamptonshire, hosting iconic events like the FIA European Finals and Flame & Thunder.
31 km · about 35 min drive
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
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