Museum · near Lower Stondon · Bedfordshire

RAF Henlow

RAF Henlow is a royal Air Force support station. Visitors find it 200 m north of Lower Stondon. It is managed by Royal Air Force.

Photo: RAF Henlow, M J Richardson (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

200 m

north of Lower Stondon

Run by

Royal Air Force

the operator on record

How well known

Top 16%

#1,300 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Museum near Lower Stondon

Just outside Lower Stondon

RAF Henlow is 200 m north of Lower Stondon. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The seasons here

Warm weather in Lower Stondon runs May to September, with highs of 17–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°48 mm

Feb8° / 2°37 mm

Mar11° / 3°33 mm

Apr14° / 5°39 mm

May17° / 7°46 mm

Jun20° / 10°54 mm

Jul23° / 12°46 mm

Aug23° / 12°54 mm

Sep20° / 10°52 mm

Oct15° / 8°62 mm

Nov11° / 4°58 mm

Dec8° / 2°51 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Lower Stondon, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Lower Stondon. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Lower Stondon’s full climate →

About

RAF Henlow

Articles on it exist in 6 languages. Look also at Wrest Park, 7.5 km away, first of 26 more within 15 km.

Type: Museum
Run by: Royal Air Force
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: 200 m north of Lower Stondon
Official site: raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-henlow

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

RAF Henlow at a glance

Orange: RAF Henlow.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from RAF Henlow

With 7,317 people, Shefford is the largest of the 8. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · 200 m south of it

Lower Stondon

3,966 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 1.4 km northeast of it

Henlow

2,446 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 1.6 km west of it

Meppershall

2,044 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 1.8 km north of it

Clifton

2,769 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where RAF Henlow is	People	Places to visit
Lower Stondon	200 m south of it	3,966	5
Henlow	1.4 km northeast of it	2,446	3
Meppershall	1.6 km west of it	2,044	6
Clifton	1.8 km north of it	2,769	4
Shefford	1.9 km northwest of it	7,317	5
Arlesey	2.2 km east of it	6,027	8
Holwell	3 km south of it	422	9
Campton	3.6 km west of it	293	6

Make a day of it

Beyond RAF Henlow

Also close at hand are 4 historic houses and 4 museums, among 26 within 15 km.

Historic house · English HeritageWrest Park7.5 km away 2MuseumMuseumThe Shuttleworth Collection8.3 km away 3

Historic house · English HeritageHoughton House13 km away 4

MuseumNorth Hertfordshire Museum7.5 km away 5

Historic houseThe Mansion House7.9 km away 6

Historic houseHinxworth Place7.9 km away 7

MuseumBritish schools museum7.9 km away 8

MuseumBaldock Museum8.4 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Quick answers on RAF Henlow

Where is RAF Henlow?

RAF Henlow is 200 m north of Lower Stondon, Bedfordshire.

What is RAF Henlow?

Royal Air Force support station in Bedfordshire, England.

Who runs RAF Henlow?

Royal Air Force.

When is the best time to visit RAF Henlow?

May to September are the warmest months in Lower Stondon, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near RAF Henlow?

Within 15 km: Wrest Park (7.5 km), The Shuttleworth Collection (8.3 km), Houghton House (13 km) and North Hertfordshire Museum (7.5 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 (8)

RAF Henlow: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wrest Park: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Houghton House: APB-CMX at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
North Hertfordshire Museum: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Mansion House: Giles Keen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hinxworth Place: see below, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
British schools museum: Jack1956, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Baldock Museum: Richard Kelly, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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