Dunstable

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. Many visitors will be there to see Whipsnade Zoo (4 miles S of the town).

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)

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

• Whipsnade Zoo

  phone: +44 344 225 1826
  address: Dunstable LU6 2LF
  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.

• Grove Theatre

  phone: +44 1582 602080
  address: Grove Park, Court Drive, Dunstable, LU5 4GP

• Priory House Heritage Centre

  phone: +44 1582 891420

• Totternhoe Knolls13 hectare site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). 4-mile circular walk including the hill forts at the Knolls

• Waulud's BankNeolithic enclosure at Leagrave

• Wardown Park Museum

  phone: +44 1582 546722
  address: Old Bedford Rd, Luton LU2 7HA

• Dunstable Downs

• Go Bowling

  phone: +44 1582 472727
  address: Grove Park, Court Drive, Dunstable LU5 4JD

• London Gliding Club (Trial Lesson)

  phone: +44 1582 663419
  address: Tring Rd, Dunstable LU6 2JP

• Dunstable Market

  phone: +44 1582 471009
  address: Ashton Square

Supermarkets

• Sainsbury's

  phone: +44 1582 477082
  address: 2-8 Luton Rd, Dunstable LU5 4RF
  Petrol station, cafe & pharmacy (different hours)

• Asda

  phone: +44 1582 697000
  address: Court Drive, Dunstable LU5 4JD

Cyclists

• Pedalworks Bike Shop

  phone: +44 1582 478070
  address: 5-7 West St, Dunstable LU6 1SL

• Lumpini

  phone: +44 1582 601788
  address: 105 High st South, Dunstable LU6 3SQ
  Good Thai food alternative if you are tired of pub food.

• Vantage Indian Restaurant

  phone: +44 1582 662626
  address: 31 High St South, Dunstable LU6 3RZ

• Market Cross Carvery

  phone: +44 1582 674381
  address: 14 Luton Rd, Dunstable, LU5 4JN

• Ivory Lounge

  phone: +44 1582 470171
  address: 23 High St North, Dunstable LU6 1HX
  F & Sa night has entertainment

• Spice Fusion

  phone: +44 1582 662551
  address: 4-6 Albion St, Dunstable LU6 1SA

• The Gary Cooper

  phone: +44 1582 471452
  address: Unit 2, Grove Park, Court Drive, Dunstable LU5 4GP
  Better pub food than some of the offerings in town. Also largest menu in town which includes some pasta and wider range of meat dishes.

• The Old Sugar Loaf

  phone: +44 1582 601326
  address: 42-44 High St North, Dunstable LU6 1LA

• Cubes

  address: 51 High St North, Dunstable LU6 1JF

• The Pheasant

  phone: +44 1582 662706
  address: 208 West St, Dunstable LU6 1NX
  Free Wi-Fi

• The Glider

  phone: +44 1582 806206
  address: 65 Lowther Rd, Dunstable LU6 3NL

• The Old Palace Lodge

  phone: +44 1582 662201
  address: Church St, Dunstable LU5 4RT
  Upscale hotel. Excellent staff. Rooms have been remodeled in the past couple of years - i.e. flat screen TV with DVD attachment. Pillows weren't the best and the shower pressure was pretty weak. Price was about £100 per night but great long-term rates. The price included a cold buffet and hot breakfast. There has been a building at this location since the 1100s - when Henry I built a palace here.

• Holiday Inn

  phone: +44 1582 344499
  address: London Rd, Dunstable LU6 3DX

• Regent House

  phone: +44 1582 342741
  address: 79a High St North, Dunstable LU6 1JF

• Premier Inn

  phone: +44 871 527 8330 (premium)
  address: 350 Luton Rd, Dunstable LU5 4LL
  Free Wi-Fi

• Post Office

  address: 13 Queensway, Dunstable LU5 4ET

• Leighton Buzzard
• Luton
• Hitchin
• Aylesbury
• Milton Keynes
• Hemel Hempstead