Leighton Buzzard
in Central Bedfordshire of England, United Kingdom
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London Luton Airport (13 mi) - RAF Northolt (27 mi)
- Sywell Aerodrome (27 mi)
- RAF Benson (28 mi)
- London Heathrow Airport (32 mi)
- London Stansted Airport (38 mi)
- Fairoaks Airport (40 mi)
- Blackbushe Airport (42 mi)
- London City Airport (42 mi)
- Farnborough Airport (45 mi)
- London Gatwick Airport (57 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 5 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 42 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 44 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 56 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 77 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 85 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 104 mi)
- Ivinghoe Golf Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Aylesbury Park Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Ellesborough Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Aldwickbury Park Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Radlett Park Golf Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Aldenham Golf Club (Berry Grove) (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Ealing Golf Club (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Blue Mountain Golf and Conference Center (Golf course, 32 mi)
- Brent Valley Golf Course (Golf course, 32 mi)
- Gulliver's Land (amusement park, (10 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.917 and -0.658 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 55' 1" and W -0° 39' 28"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 11:35 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:54 am and 8:08 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-04-19 08:03:45
Discover Leighton Buzzard
Leighton Buzzard in Central Bedfordshire (England) with it's 37,469 citizens is a city in United Kingdom about 36 mi (or 58 km) north-west of London, the country's capital city.
Local time in Leighton Buzzard is now 11:35 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports in the vicinity of Leighton Buzzard, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is London Luton Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 20 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Blenheim Palace in a distance of 5 mi (or 8 km), South. Also, if you like golfing, there are a few options in driving distance. We discovered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Potsgrove, Stanbridge, Battlesden, Hockliffe and Woburn. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 51 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Night Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 74% |
| Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (9 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 93% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
9°C (48 °F)
1°C (35 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
7°C (45 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
8°C (47 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Woburn Hotel previously Inn at Woburn
The Bell Hotel Woburn
Campanile - Milton Keynes - Fenny Stratford
Videos from this area
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Leighton Buzzard light railway Xmas Special 1988
A great little trip on this old light railway http://www.buzzrail.co.uk/aboutus.html.
Leighton Buzzard narrow-gauge railway
Volunteering In Leighton Buzzard
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Paul Barrington hitting from a difficult lie
Paul Barrington trying one of his more challenging shots at Leighton Buzzard Golf Club.
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Bachmann Class 25. BR Green DCC Sound Fitted - MRS Showcase
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Bachmann 32-037 GBRF Railfreight 21 Pin DCC Ready - MRS Showcase
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Aylesbury United F.C
Aylesbury United are a football club currently based in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, currently playing in the Spartan South Midlands League, nicknamed the Ducks. The club are currently without a permanent home following eviction from their old Buckingham Road stadium in 2006, and since 2009 have been ground sharing at Leighton Town. Aylesbury are currently managed by Tony Joyce.
Leighton Town F.C
Leighton Town F.C. are an English football club located in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. They were established in 1885. The club plays home games at Bell Close and currently play in Southern League Division One Central.
Church of All Saints, Leighton Buzzard
All Saints Church, Leighton Buzzard is the fine Early English parish church for the town of Leighton Buzzard in the English county of Bedfordshire.
Page's Park railway station
Pages Park railway station is a railway station serving the southern area of Leighton Buzzard. Pages Park is the terminus of the heritage narrow gauge Leighton Buzzard Railway. At present the station consists of two platforms, a shed and a number of temporary buildings acting as the waiting room, ticket office and cafe. There are plans to develop the station, but these can only proceed when the station site is secured.
Leighton Buzzard Light Railway
The Leighton Buzzard Light Railway (LBLR) is a narrow gauge light railway in Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire, England. It operates on a 24 gauge, and is just under 3 miles long. The line was built after the First World War to serve sand quarries north of the town. In the late 1960s the quarries switched to road transport and the railway was taken over by volunteers, who now run the line as a heritage railway.
Bedfordshire Greensand Ridge
Bedfordshire Greensand Ridge is an escarpment which runs through Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, and Cambridgeshire in the south and East of England. A pathway runs along the ridge. In 2009, the Greensand Ridge Local Action Group was formed to help enhance and develop the Greensand Ridge area. The Group bid for funding from the Rural Development Programme for England and were successful.
Leighton-Linslade Urban District
Leighton-Linslade was an urban district in Bedfordshire, England from 1965 to 1972. It comprised the single civil parish of Leighton-Linslade. Leighton-Linslade UD was created on 1 April 1965 coinciding with an adjustment to county boundaries which led to the disbanding of Leighton Buzzard Urban District in Bedfordshire and Linslade Urban District in Buckinghamshire.
Leighton Buzzard Urban District
Leighton Buzzard was an urban district in Bedfordshire, England from 1894 to 1965. It comprised the single civil parish of Leighton Buzzard. The urban district was created in 1894 from the abolution of the Leighton Buzzard urban sanitary district. In 1933 the Eaton Bray Rural District was abolished and the area transferred to enlarge Leighton Buzzard UD.
Grovebury Priory
Grovebury Priory, also known as La Grave or Grava was a priory in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England. It was established after 1189 and disestablished in 1414.
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- Potsgrove
- Stanbridge
- Battlesden
- Hockliffe
- Woburn
- Milton Bryan
- Bow Brickhill
- Totternhoe
- Aspley Guise
- Woburn Sands
- Simpson
- Wavendon
- Husborne Crawley
- Eversholt
- Ridgmont
- Toddington
- Houghton Regis
- Broughton
- Dunstable
- Moulsoe
- Chalton
- Steppingley
- Milton Keynes
- Lidlington
- Cranfield
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- Loughton
- Harlington
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- Millbrook