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Wardown Park, Luton - Photo:
Nigel Cox
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With Britain’s
fastest-growing airport, industrial Luton is
part of Bedfordshire for ceremonial purposes
only and has long been a unitary local
authority. It was the original home of
Vauxhall cars and at one time had a major lace
and hat-making industry, hence the nickname of
its football team, ‘The Hatters’.
Away from the hustle and
bustle, however, it boasts a number of
picturesque parks that include Wardown, which
has a lace museum, and Stockwood, which has
both a craft museum and the Mossman
Collection. Each year the town stages Europe’s
largest one-day carnival.
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