Book : Chiltern Footpath
Map: Tring and Wendover No.18 (Chiltern Footpath Maps).
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Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, Whipsnade, Dunstable, Bedfordshire,
LU6 2LF. The country home of the Zoological Society of London,
(London Zoo). About 7 miles north east of Tring.
Tring Park belonged to
Tring Mansion, now the Arts Educational School. The 300 acre
park is now managed by the Woodland Trust and provides wonderful
open space for the walker and naturalist. Location: South, on
the outskirts of Tring.
The Walter Rothschild Zoological Museum, Akeman Street, Tring,
Herts, HP23 6AP. Tel: 020 7942 6171. The Museum covers a large
site and has extensive facilities including a café, a
gift shop, a discovery room, two outdoor picnic areas and free
car parking. The Zoological Museum has been part of the Natural
History Museum since 1937. Location: In the centre of Tring.
The Grand Union Canal
passes to the north of Tring on its way from London to Birmingham.
Tring reservoirs at Wilstone, Tringford, Startops End and Marsworth
supply water for the Grand Union Canal and are also a haven for
wildlife. They have been a national nature reserve since 1955.
You will find There are car parking at Marsworth and near Wilstone.
About 1 mile north of Tring.
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