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The De Grey Mausoleum

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📷 N Avery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.01106, -0.45768

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Goldfinch +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Goldfinch +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Southern Hawker +119 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Southern Hawker +119 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Mistletoe, Prickly Sow-thistle +17 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Mistletoe, Prickly Sow-thistle +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
John Bunyan TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Greensand Ridge WalkWalking route64 km
Named routeLength 64 kmRegional walking route
Katherine’s WalkWalking route13.6 km
Named routeLength 13.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Former Chiltern WayWalking route

Former route of Chiltern Way, removed in March 2023. Left in mapping for information, especially if people are using old guidebooks

Named routeRef CWexLocal walking route
Marston Vale Timberland TrailWalking route21 km

A 13 mile / 21 km circular walk around the Forest of Marston Vale - https://www.marstonvale.org/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=8eb96757-1ae3-4db0-a66f-830ab1081402

Named routeLength 21 kmLocal walking route
Vincent Austin Waypublic footpath · 59 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 59 mSurface concretePath type: track
Flit Valley Walkpublic footpath · 541 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 541 mPath type: footway
Vincent Austin Waypublic footpath · 574 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 574 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: track
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Beds)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Greensand CyclewayCycling route59 km
Named routeLength 59 kmRegional cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The De Grey Mausoleum, Flitton

📷 N Avery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The De Grey Mausoleum, Flitton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Wrest Park 18th century outbuildings, statues and gardensHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Silsoe Nature Reserve & ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Millennium ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Wrest Park & GardensUrban park3.2 km→✦Pump and signpost in Market PlaceHistoric site3.3 km→✦WREST PARKHistoric site3.4 km→

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