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All the United Kingdom England Aldbury

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Aldbury

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Aldbury, England

Updated November 15, 2018

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Aldbury, England

Aldbury Stocks and Whipping Post

A relic of medieval punishment marks the center of this quintessential English village.
Bridgewater Monument.

Aldbury, England

Bridgewater Monument

You can climb to the top of the column built to honor the "father of British inland navigation."
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Buckinghamshire, England

Dockey Wood Bluebells

Each spring this woodland floor is carpeted with purplish flowers as far as the eye can see.
1 mile from Aldbury
Jarman’s Coffin.

Little Gaddesden, England

Jarman's Coffin

Local legend says this unusual chimney is actually a broken-hearted man's tomb.
2 miles from Aldbury
The Pitstone Windmill

Ivinghoe, England

The Pitstone Windmill

This windmill is believed to be the oldest in the British Isles.
2 miles from Aldbury
Tombstone of Wild Peter at St. Mary’s Church.

Northchurch, England

Grave of Peter, the Wild Boy of Hanover

"The Most Wonderful Wonder that ever appeared to the Wonder of the British Nation."
2 miles from Aldbury
The taxidermy “puma-pard.”

Tring, England

Tring Natural History Museum Hybrid Animals

A menagerie of curiously bred creatures.
2 miles from Aldbury
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