Dinton Folly
Dinton Folly is a castle located just north of the village of Dinton, in Buckinghamshire. On the official register, it is a Grade II* listed building. A short trip away is Waddesdon Manor, 5.9 km off, the first of 41 within 15 km.
Castle near Dinton
Just outside Dinton
Dinton Folly is 400 m north of Dinton. Towns near it ↓
Grade II* listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Dinton has 44 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
A month-by-month guide
May to September are the warmest in Dinton, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C.
Dinton Folly
4 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Grade II* listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 400 m north of Dinton
Where it sits
Dinton Folly is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns within reach of Dinton Folly
Of these 8 towns, the largest is Aylesbury (87,966 people). The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
Dinton
Stone
Cuddington
Stoke Mandeville
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Dinton Folly is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dinton | 400 m south of it | 244 | 5 |
| Stone | 1 km east of it | 2,081 | 8 |
| Cuddington | 2.4 km west of it | 592 | 9 |
| Stoke Mandeville | 2.8 km east of it | 2,855 | 16 |
| Haddenham | 2.9 km southwest of it | 5,603 | 8 |
| Bishopstone | 3.5 km east of it | 326 | 5 |
| Aylesbury | 3.7 km east of it | 87,966 | 19 |
| Chearsley | 4.5 km west of it | 543 | 7 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Also within reach
41 more lie within 15 km, 6 historic houses and 2 museums among them.
Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor5.9 km away2
Historic houseChequers9.6 km away3
Historic house · National TrustBoarstall Tower14 km away4
Historic houseNether Winchendon House3.1 km away5
Historic houseHalton House11 km away6
Museum · National TrustLong Crendon Courthouse7.2 km away7
Historic house · National TrustClaydon House15 km away8
MuseumBuckinghamshire Railway Centre7.8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Dinton Folly in questions
Where is Dinton Folly?
Dinton Folly is 400 m north of Dinton, Buckinghamshire.
What is Dinton Folly?
Castle located just north of the village of Dinton, in Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Dinton Folly?
May to September are the warmest months in Dinton, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Dinton Folly a listed building?
Yes: Grade II* listed building.
What else is there to see near Dinton Folly?
Within 15 km: Waddesdon Manor (5.9 km), Chequers (9.6 km), Boarstall Tower (14 km) and Nether Winchendon House (3.1 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Dinton Folly: D Gore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waddesdon Manor: Mattlever, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chequers: Stephen Simpson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Boarstall Tower: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nether Winchendon House: MICHAEL ZAWADZKI, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Halton House: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Long Crendon Courthouse: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claydon House: mym, modified by Sir Gawain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre: Oxyman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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