Dunstable

Dunstable is a small town in Bedfordshire, England. Many visitors come to see Whipsnade Zoo (4 miles S of the town).

Understand

A Market Town at the eastern end of the Chiltern Hills. Relics from Palæolithic times (e.g. flint implements) have been found in the area whilst a few miles to the W of the town is an Iron Age hill fort. The town lies on the historic important crossroads of Watling Street (now the A5183 through the town - the A5 until 2017) and the Icknield Way (Thetford in Norfolk to Ivinghoe Beacon near Tring.

A great town but mainly catering for the local area rather than tourism.

Get in

Dunstable has reasonable bus public transport links, but no railway station

By car

Situated on the A5, Dunstable is easily reached from M1 junction 11 (from the north, about 10 min) or junction 9 and up the A5 (from the south, about 15 min).

By bus

Local bus services run frequency from Milton Keynes and Luton (X31 or 31). Luton is within a single ticket zone and costs £1.60 for a single trip. A day pass can be brought for £3 or a week pass for £8 (this doesn't cover transport to Milton Keynes).

By air

Luton Airport is 8 miles E of the town.

By bicycle

The town is on National Cycle Route 6 running from London to the Lake District.

On foot

The town is on the Icknield Way long-distance footpath running from Thetford, Norfolk (where it connects to the Peddars Way Path) to Ivinghoe Beacon near Tring (where it connects to the Ridgeway Path)

Get around

The town centre is easy to walk around. Bus services run frequently too.

See
  • 🌍 Whipsnade Zoo, Dunstable LU6 2LF, ☏ +44 344 225 1826, . Open all year round, apart from Christmas Day. 600-acre site owned by the Zoological Society of London. It's great if you want a more local, personal experience than ZSL London Zoo. One of Europe's largest wildlife conservation parks, you will see the Cheetah Rock, meet the Lions of the Serengeti and watch the chimps swinging their stuff in their extensive indoor chimpnasium! There are also many unusual things to see such as beautiful African hunting dogs and reptiles, amphibians and fish. (updated May 2017)
  • 🌍 Grove Theatre, Grove Park, Court Drive, Dunstable, LU5 4GP, ☏ +44 1582 602080, . (updated May 2017)
  • 🌍 Priory House Heritage Centre, ☏ +44 1582 891420, . Tourist Information Centre and Gift Shop: M-Sa 10AM-4PM; Tea Rooms: M-Sa 10AM-4:30PM (last food orders 3:45PM); closed Bank Holidays. (updated May 2017)
  • 🌍 Totternhoe Knolls (Access from the National Trust car park off Castle Hill Rd). 13 hectare site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). 4-mile circular walk including the hill forts at the Knolls (updated May 2017)
  • 🌍 Waulud's Bank (4½ miles NE of town). Neolithic enclosure at Leagrave (updated May 2017)
  • 🌍 Wardown Park Museum, Old Bedford Rd, Luton LU2 7HA, ☏ +44 1582 546722. (updated May 2017)
  • 🌍 Dunstable Downs. part of the Chiltern Hills, Dunstable Downs are 243 m (797 ft) high, the highest point in Bedfordshire. (updated May 2017)
  • 🌍 Dunstable Priory (Priory Church of St. Peter). St Peter's church is the remaining nave from the priory which was founded in 1132 by Henry I. (updated Dec 2020)

Do

Buy

Supermarkets
  • 🌍 Sainsbury's (Supermarket), 2-8 Luton Rd, Dunstable LU5 4RF, ☏ +44 1582 477082. M-Sa 7AM-10PM, Su 10AM-4PM. Petrol station, cafe & pharmacy (different hours) (updated May 2017)
  • 🌍 Asda (Supermarket), Court Drive, Dunstable LU5 4JD, ☏ +44 1582 697000. M-F 7AM-11PM, Sa 7AM-10PM, Su 10AM-4PM. (updated May 2017)

Cyclists

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Connect
  • 🌍 Post Office, 13 Queensway, Dunstable LU5 4ET. M-Sa 8AM-6PM. (updated May 2017)

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