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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.
10 km · about 20 min drive
England, United Kingdom · Europe
Chicksands works well as a base: 5 minutes from Meppershall, 37km from The Backs, Cambridge.
Chicksands is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 1,396, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Chicksands sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Chicksands to your route.
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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Chicksands is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 52.0459 latitude, -0.3639 longitude.
Chicksands has a population of approximately 1,396 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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The Bedfordshire location set in a dramatic former quarry bowl, opened in 2023 as the brand's third venue.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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The UK's largest zoo set across 600 acres of Bedfordshire parkland with drive-through animal enclosures.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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The spiritual home of Aston Martin at the original Newport Pagnell factory, offering heritage servicing, restoration, and sales.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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Europe's premier drag racing venue in Northamptonshire, hosting iconic events like the FIA European Finals and Flame & Thunder.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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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
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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
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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
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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.
39 km · about 45 min drive
April to October
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