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Shefford Road through the village, past the Mill House and the primary school. Turn left into Great Lane, a scenic route to Haynes, and follow this narrow, wooded country lane up over the hill until you meet with Church Lane (Haynes). There is quite a good view of Haynes
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Clophill Road. Here you can take advantage of the old "Dog and Badger" pub on the left to quench your thirst or appetite, but the route continues right, along the Clophill Road to meet with the Bedford Road (A6) - make sure you follow the Clophill Road round to
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Italian restaurant in the old "Green Man" -
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Greensand Cycleway, continue along Standalone Warren until the next T-junction. Bear right and continue on to the crossroads with the A600. "Chicksands Bike Park" is at the top of the warren in "Rowney Warren Woods" on the right. A refreshment van has been known to ply its trade at
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Ickwell is a striking hamlet with its oversized village green which commodiously accommodates the village cricket club and some very old oaks. The cycle route continues along through the green and out towards
Northill where the "Crown", a pub and restaurant, parts of which date back to the 17th
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Flitwick Road (Malden). Turn left and then right into New Road alongside open fields. You will briefly merge with Silsoe Road before turning right into Water End. There are a number of pretty thatched cottages here, as well as
16:"Greensand Cycleway" signs for this route appeared in the first half of 2014. It covers roughly 40 miles (64 km), using minor roads and runs roughly in parallel with its sister walk, the
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