Penguin Enclosure
Penguin Enclosure is an aviary zoo. Its location is 1.5 km northeast of Dagnall. Around it, within 15 km, lie 38 more places, Whipsnade Zoo (700 m) first on our list.
Zoo near Dagnall
Just outside Dagnall
Penguin Enclosure is 1.5 km northeast of Dagnall. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
Warm weather in Dagnall runs June to September, with highs of 18–22°C.
Penguin Enclosure
Zoo: aviary.
- Type
- Zoo
- Town
- 1.5 km northeast of Dagnall
Map of Penguin Enclosure and nearby
Orange: Penguin Enclosure.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where people come from
The largest of the 8 towns is Dunstable, with 34,498 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
- 1Dagnall
- 2Holywell
- 3Kensworth
- 4Eaton Bray and Edlesborough
- 5Oldhill Wood
- 6Dunstable
- 7Totternhoe
- 8Little Gaddesden
Dagnall
Holywell
Kensworth
Eaton Bray and Edlesborough
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Penguin Enclosure is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dagnall | 1.5 km southwest of it | 377 | 11 |
| Holywell | 1.7 km southeast of it | 599 | 13 |
| Kensworth | 1.8 km east of it | 1,517 | 13 |
| Eaton Bray and Edlesborough | 2.4 km northwest of it | 4,201 | 14 |
| Oldhill Wood | 2.6 km east of it | 151 | 12 |
| Dunstable | 2.7 km northeast of it | 34,498 | 14 |
| Totternhoe | 3 km north of it | 1,017 | 11 |
| Little Gaddesden | 3.9 km south of it | 631 | 16 |
What else is near Penguin Enclosure
There are 38 within 15 km, 3 historic houses, a zoo and a garden among them.
ZooWhipsnade Zoo700 m away2GardenGarden · National TrustWhipsnade Tree Cathedral800 m away3
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring10 km away · 134K visitors a year (2022)4Historic houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey15 km away5
Castle · English HeritageBerkhamsted Castle9.8 km away6
Historic houseMentmore Towers9.9 km away7
Abbey or prioryDunstable Priory4.3 km away8
Historic houseAshridge5.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Penguin Enclosure
Where is Penguin Enclosure?
Penguin Enclosure is 1.5 km northeast of Dagnall, Buckinghamshire.
What is Penguin Enclosure?
Zoo: aviary.
When is the best time to visit Penguin Enclosure?
June to September are the warmest months in Dagnall, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Penguin Enclosure?
Within 15 km: Whipsnade Zoo (700 m), Whipsnade Tree Cathedral (800 m), Natural History Museum at Tring (10 km) and Woburn Abbey (15 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 (6)
- Whipsnade Zoo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natural History Museum at Tring: Rob Farrow. Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berkhamsted Castle: Winstainforth at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mentmore Towers: The original uploader was Swanker at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunstable Priory: Mike Stuchbery Mikestuchbery, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashridge: myself, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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