リード周辺のアトラクション＆必見スポット - トップ20

The "invention" of the prime meridian – more precisely, the scientifically based division of the globe into longitude and latitude, with the prime meridian running at this point as the central reference line – in the second half of the 19th century was an epochal masterpiece in the field of cartography and navigation, particularly significant for seafaring at the time. Even today, in the age of modern GPS navigation based on satellites orbiting the Earth, coordinates based on this principle continue to be used to determine location. A film (in German) from the highly recommended series "Treasures of the World – Heritage of Humanity" explains the UNESCO World Heritage-listed sites in Greenwich and discusses the problem of longitude measurement solved there. This episode can be found in the ARD media library under the following link =>> https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/schaetze-der-welt/maritime-greenwich-grossbritannien-folge-194/swr/Y3JpZDovL3N3ci5kZS83MDM1NjMw

War Memorial on former airfield worth a few minutes stop.

This is a long, straight off-road path with changing surfaces (gravel, singletrack) between Ashwell and Melbourn, which is part of the Icknield Way. It is not particularly scenic, but you can get that continuing westward toward Letchworth.

Loved this section. Chalky dry and fast!

Apparently the only complete windmill in Hertfordshire

Great straight route, quite bumpy, alot divets. Ideal if you suspension to soak up the bumbs

Ensure you stop off at the Woodman Pub, which is almost adjacent to the old 8th airforce airfield at Nuthampstead. The Woodman pub is an excellent stop and littered with history pertaining to the American aircrews who flew from there during WW2. At the back of the pub is the airfield museum which is definitely worth a visit.

Beautiful fan tailed Windmill, in a stunning location.