Podington is a Town in the county of Bedfordshire.

Retail in Podington

There are great places to visit near Podington including some great towns, nature reserves, ancient sites, hills, woodlands, rivers and streams, villages, historic buildings, country parks, lakes and shopping centres.

Sandy, Bedford, Luton, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Cranfield, and Biggleswade are some of Podington best towns to visit near Podington.

Podington's best nearby nature reserves can be found at RSPB The Lodge, and Sharnbrook Summit.

Galley Hill Hillfort, and Ivinghoe Beacon Hill are great places to visit near Podington if you like ancient sites.

Podington has some unmissable hills nearby like Galley Hill Hillfort, and Ivinghoe Beacon Hill.

The Everton Estate is a great place to visit close to Podington if you like woodlands.

There are a number of rivers and streams near to Podington including River Great Ouse at Bedford.

Villages to visit near Podington include Stevington, Cardington, Willington - Bedford, Whipsnade, Stewartby, Aspley Guise, and Great Barford.

Podington's best nearby historic buildings can be found at Stevington Windmill, Willington Dovecote and Stables, Bedford School Chapel, Stewartby Brickworks, Great Barford Bridge, Market Place Woburn, and Town Hall at Woburn.

There are a number of country parks near Podington including Priory Country Park, and Dunstable Downs and Whipsnade Estate.

Lakes to visit near Podington include Priory Lake.

The area close to Podington boasts some of the best shopping centres including The Mall Luton.

Podington History

There are some historic monuments around Podington:

• Banjo enclosure, 330m south west of Manor Farm
• Irthlingborough Bridge
• Wold Farm moated enclosure, Odell
• Saffron moat at Higham Ferrers
• Crow Hill Iron Age hillfort with associated Iron Age, Roman and Medieval settlements
• Mallows Cotton deserted medieval village
• The Bury: a ringwork and associated earthworks 100m north of Lavendon Church
• Roman villa
• Roman villa 200m W of Doddington Mill
• Carlton Hall moated enclosure and associated outer enclosure, farm buildings, dovecote, and pond
• Tithe barn
• Tri-Focal Deserted Medieval village, Chellington.
• Lavendon Castle: a motte and bailey and associated enclosures at Castle Farm
• Stevington village cross
• Site revealed by aerial photography N of Easton Lodge
• North Raunds Saxon and Medieval Settlement
• Little Odell abandoned medieval village
• Lavendon Abbey: the site of a Premonstratensian abbey, fishponds and field system at Lavendon Grange
• Oakley Bridge
• Irthlingborough bowl barrow, 760m west of Rutland Lodge
• Great Lodge moated site, Higham Park
• Churchyard cross in St Peter's churchyard
• Turvey Bridge
• Manorial earthworks
• Higham Ferrers Motte and Bailey Castle, with Ponds, Warren and Dovecote
• Ditchford Bridge
• Medieval Settlement of West Cotton
• Harrold Round House
• Moated site and associated enclosure at Uphoe Manor Farm 700m east of Lavendon Church.
• Medieval cross 170m south west of Hall Farm
• Roman site at Olney
• Beacon Hill motte castle
• Thorpe End Iron Age, Saxon and Medieval settlement
• Oakley churchyard cross
• Churchyard cross in St Mary the Virgin churchyard
• Roman town of Irchester and preceding Iron Age settlement; including remains of the medieval hamlet of Chester on the Water
• 'Chichele College': the remains of the medieval college of Higham Ferrers
• Market cross 44m north of the Town Hall
• Raunds bowl barrow
• Moated site in Castle Close