Geo-Trips :: Around south Bedfordshire
St Albans
A drive from Hitchin, Sat, 22 May 2021 by David Howard
A little trip around the areas I hadn't covered north of Luton. If I have a spare afternoon it's always nice to go out during the long days, so make a list of places I can go to in advance and remove some green areas from my map. Most now involve going cross country and using little used roads between the classified ones which would never be used to go anywhere directly. It was raining from soon after I left, and cleared up to sunshine half way around.
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Harlington Station entrance
Uniquely British Rail has a Hayes station, a Harlington station and a Hayes and... more
Ashbrook Lane at the junction of the A602
Half the signs are St Ippolyts, the others are St Ippolits.
Hitchin Lane at the junction of the A602
Crossroads in Hexton
Barton Road crosses Hexton Road
Crossroads in Hexton
St Faith's Church, Hexton
Sharpenhoe Road, Streatley
House on the corner of Sharpenhoe Road
Barton Road at the end of Sharpenhoe Road
The Kings Arms, Houghton Regis
Roundabout on the B5120, Houghton Regis
Pylons by the B5120, Houghton Regis
The B5120, Houghton Regis
Houses on the B5120, Bidwell
Tree by the B5120, Bidwell
Weatherby, Dunstable
Houses on Drovers Way, Dunstable
Houses on West Street, Dunstable
Looking across Dunstable Downs
Whipsnade Heath
Roundabout on Whipsnade Heath
Whipsnade Heath
Bush on Whipsnade Heath
Fields by Lynch Hill, Kensworth
Watling Street at the junction of Lynch Hill
Common Road, Kensworth
Track to Kensworth Common
Common Road, Kensworth
Ashbrook Lane, St Ippolyts
Field in St Ippolyts
The mist is actually heavy rain.
Field south of Hitchin
Park Street, Hitchin
British Schools Museum, Hitchin
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g658254-d2399523-Reviews-British_S... more
The Car Agents, Hitchin
It does what it says on the sign
Leon Howman Cars, Hitchin
Flats on Walsworth Road, Hitchin
Lyon Court, Hitchin
On Walsworth Road
Fishponds Road, Hitchin
Hitchin library
Houses on Upper Tilehouse Street, Hitchin
Pirton Road west of Hitchin
The driveway on the right is called Manley Highway, as are the cottages. The only... more
Hexton Road west of Hitchin
Bend on Hexton Road
The entrance to Tingley House near Pirton
Sloping field by Hexton Road
Hexton Road near Pirton
Sloping field by Hexton Road
Icknield Way Trail, Pegsdon
Field in Pegsdon
Hedgerow by Icknield Way
Rainbow above Pegsdon
The View, Pegsdon
It reopened this year. https://www.theviewsg5.co.uk/
Apsley End, Pegsdon
Barton Academy, Barton-le-Clay
Houses on Hexton Road, Barton-le-Clay
Tudor house on Hexton Road, Barton-le-Clay
House on Hexton Road, Barton-le-Clay
Mill End Nursery, Harlington
The entrance to Poplar's Nursery on Harlington Road
Harlington Road north of Toddington
Harlington Road at the M1 junction 12
Harlington Road at the M1 junction 12
Market Square from Church Square, Toddington
Church Square, Toddington
Junction on High Street, Toddington
Entrance to allotments on Dunstable Road, Toddington
Chalgrave Road, Toddington
Tree on the corner of Dunstable Road and Chalgrave Road
High-Tec Engineering, Houghton Regis
Car wash on Mayer Way, Houghton Regis
Tidy Bedrooms on Lawrence Way, Dunstable
The B4541, Whipsnade
Hitchin Road, Pegsdon
View across the Chilterns, Pegsdon
Crossroads in Hexton
Hexton Road approaching Barton-le-Clay
Sharpenhoe Road, Streatley
Harlington Road, Sharpenhoe
Harlington Road, Sharpenhoe
Harlington Road east of Harlington
Abandoned JCB on Harlington Road
It's a 1976 model
Abandoned JCB on Harlington Road
Made in 1976
Barton Road, Harlington
Path off Barton Road, Harlington
Green by Barton Road, Harlington
Barton Road, Harlington
View from Barton Road, Harlington
Harlington Parish Hall
Built in 1873
Bungalows on Station Road, Toddington
St Albans High Street
Flats on Stevenage Road, Hitchin
The entrance to Holdings Farm, Hitchin
The car park at Mill End Nurseries, Harlington
Large house on Harlington Road
Lovett Green, Harlington
Commonwealth War Graves, Harlington
Site by the railway line in Harlington
Station Road, Toddington
Station Road, Toddington
Bidwell Mews, Houghton Regis
The new estate has covered the entire area of the old village of Thorn
New roundabout on Bedford Road, Houghton Regis
Thorn Road on the right is now running through the centre of the new Bidwell Mews... more
Bidwell Mews marketing suite
The new development is replacing the old village of Thorn
Brewers Hill Road, Beecroft
Houses on Brewers Hill Road, Beecroft
The Skin to Love Clinic, St Albans
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