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Sandy is a small market town in Bedfordshire. The area is dominated by the Sand Hills and the Ivel River. The history of Sandy supposedly, camping bed
, dates back to 250BC as an archaeological dig in 2006 discovered items from this era. The town was originally a roman settlement that was used as a trading center. Caesar’s camp, an ancient hill fort can still be seen overlooking the town.

The town is best known as the headquarters of the RSPB, which is the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. This organization works towards,, camping bed
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, protecting birds and their environments, camping bed
, . This charity is the largest wildlife conservation group in Europe. Currently it works in conjunction with the government and civil service to advise the government on environmental and conservation policies.

The town remained very small into the 20th century as most of the residents were land workers, camping bed
, or employed by large market gardens. The William Jordan’s mill was opened along side the market square in the beginning of the 1900s. This mill is the last of the, camping bed
, Jordan mills, an independently owned flourmill. Though the flourmill was burnt down the coal yard still remains and the coal order office is now a pet shop and estate agents office.

The Cambridge gliding club operates out of Sandy and offers trial lessons. You can either be launched by a winch or be towed behind a light aircraft. Your instructor will encourage you to use the controls as much as possible during your glide. The Greensand Ridge Walk runs through Sandy. The, camping bed
, walk is about 40 miles in length and goes through the mid-Beds. There are two golf courses at the John O’Gaunt Golf Club.

Kingfisher Way is a lovely walk along the Ivel River. Along the walk you will pass many former mills and beautiful countryside. Old Warden is a picturesque village that was built in the rustic Swiss style during the Victorian era. Robert, the third Lord Ongley, created it when he inherited Old Warden Park.

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