Title: Visit Great Shefford: Best of Great Shefford Tourism | Expedia Travel Guide - Expedia.ca [Hotels in Great Shefford](https://expedia.ca/Great-Shefford-Hotels.d3000419969.Travel-Guide-Hotels)[Vacation Rentals in Great Shefford](https://expedia.ca/Great-Shefford-Vacation-Rentals.d3000419969.Travel-Guide-VacationRentals)[Great Shefford Car Rentals](https://expedia.ca/Car-Rentals-In-Great-Shefford.d3000419969.Car-Rental-Guide)[Great Shefford Vacation Packages](https://expedia.ca/Great-Shefford.d3000419969.Destination-Travel-Guides) # Great Shefford ## Travel Guide ![Descent to Great Shefford. A footpath descends to the village. The tractor lines indicate that the crop was planted at right angles to the slope of the hill so the path must have been cleared at the time of planting.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/11972/a9025bdb-1ac2-4102-ad5a-dbb46369742b.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) [Photo](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/11972/a9025bdb-1ac2-4102-ad5a-dbb46369742b.jpg) by [Graham Horn](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/10124) ([Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ![Descent to Great Shefford. A footpath descends to the village. The tractor lines indicate that the crop was planted at right angles to the slope of the hill so the path must have been cleared at the time of planting.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/11972/a9025bdb-1ac2-4102-ad5a-dbb46369742b.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) [Photo](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/11972/a9025bdb-1ac2-4102-ad5a-dbb46369742b.jpg) by [Graham Horn](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/10124) ([Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ![Footpath through the wheat. According to the GPS the path seems to be north of the official line, but this is the one that has been cleared. Perhaps this is the farmer making an arbitrary line about where the path goes, unless there are more sinister factors in play.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/11972/85218f7a-dbda-403e-8a38-c875bd2a7323.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) [Photo](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/11972/85218f7a-dbda-403e-8a38-c875bd2a7323.jpg) by [Graham Horn](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/10124) ([Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ![Patterns in the wheat. These are patterns simply caused by the tractor turning at the end of the row, not part of a crop "circle".](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/11972/20255746-b1a3-4f87-9c6f-f1a1de99ace1.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) [Photo](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/11972/20255746-b1a3-4f87-9c6f-f1a1de99ace1.jpg) by [Graham Horn](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/10124) ([Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ![Patterned Farmland near Great Shefford. A stubble field in the distance showing a mix of regular straight tramlines (used by tractors/sprayers for fertiliser/pesticide application while the crop was growing) and several winding tracks (left by combine/tractors/trailers at harvest). – The square is all farmland. These interesting lines of differing vegetation and crops and lines made an interesting landscape for the entire section along the road to Great Shefford, in this square.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/11972/8d898b29-53e8-4640-b170-87f69f44ca30.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) [Photo](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/11972/8d898b29-53e8-4640-b170-87f69f44ca30.jpg) by [Pam Brophy](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/40) ([Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ## Visit Great Shefford Things to do ![](https://forever.travel-assets.com/flex/flexmanager/images/2026/02/06/expedia-sale-2026-desktop-us-ca.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1400&h=600&q=mediumHigh) ## The Annual Vacation Sale Members save up to 40% on hotels and homes. Plan this year’s big trip and save. 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The hotel was a short walk from the station and we were able to check in as soon as we arrived as a room was ready. Room was lovely, a nice temperature. The breakfast was very good lots of choice. Staff were very friendly. The hotel was in a great position just a short ... Reviewed on Feb 2, 2026 [](https://expedia.ca/Hotel-Search?startDate=08%2F03%2F2026&endDate=09%2F03%2F2026&selected=36762018&PinnedHotelID=36762018&HadPinnedHotel=true®ionId=3000419969) [See all 1,250 properties in Great Shefford](https://expedia.ca/Hotel-Search?rfrrid=TG.LP.Hotels.DestinationExperience&startDate=16%2F02%2F2026&endDate=17%2F02%2F2026®ionId=3000419969) Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. 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