Attraction · Dadford · Buckinghamshire

Samson & the Philistine

One of the places to visit in Dadford is Samson & the Philistine, an attraction. Our list has 40 more places within 5 km. It is conserved by the National Trust.

Where

In Dadford

inside the built-up area

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Attraction in Dadford

Inside Dadford

Samson & the Philistine is inside Dadford’s built-up area, with 40 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

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

When to go

The seasons here

The warmest afternoons in Dadford run June to September, at 19–22°C.

Jan7° / 1°64 mm

Feb8° / 1°50 mm

Mar11° / 2°44 mm

Apr14° / 4°49 mm

May17° / 7°57 mm

Jun20° / 9°56 mm

Jul22° / 12°55 mm

Aug22° / 11°60 mm

Sep19° / 9°54 mm

Oct15° / 7°74 mm

Nov10° / 4°71 mm

Dec8° / 1°69 mm

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

About

Samson & the Philistine

Stowe House, 700 m off, heads what is near.

Type: Attraction
Run by: National Trust
Town: in Dadford

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

The map

Samson & the Philistine at a glance

Samson & the Philistine is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Samson & the Philistine

Among the 5, Buckingham is the biggest, home to 14,296 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in town

Dadford

874 people · 41 places to visit

2 · 2.7 km east of it

Akeley

593 people · 40 places to visit

3 · 2.8 km north of it

Silverstone

2,542 people · 40 places to visit

4 · 3.2 km southeast of it

Maids Moreton

865 people · 40 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Samson & the Philistine is	People	Places to visit
Dadford	It’s in town	874	41
Akeley	2.7 km east of it	593	40
Silverstone	2.8 km north of it	2,542	40
Maids Moreton	3.2 km southeast of it	865	40
Buckingham	3.4 km southeast of it	14,296	40

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

There are 52 within 15 km, 2 museums, 2 historic houses and 2 attractions among them.

Museum · National TrustStowe House700 m away 2

Garden · National TrustStowe Park and Garden300 m away 3

CastleAstwell Castle9.2 km away 4

MuseumBuckingham Old Gaol4.4 km away 5

Historic house · National TrustClaydon House13 km away 6AttractionAttraction · National TrustFane of Pastoral Poetry100 m away 7AttractionAttraction · National TrustGrecian Urn100 m away 8

Historic houseEaston Neston11 km away

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

A visit to Samson & the Philistine: questions

Where is Samson & the Philistine?

Samson & the Philistine is in Dadford, Buckinghamshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Samson & the Philistine?

Attraction.

Who runs Samson & the Philistine?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Samson & the Philistine?

June to September are the warmest months in Dadford, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Samson & the Philistine?

Within 15 km: Stowe House (700 m), Stowe Park and Garden (300 m), Astwell Castle (9.2 km) and Buckingham Old Gaol (4.4 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)

Stowe House: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stowe Park and Garden: Neoclassicist, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Astwell Castle: Allan Fea (1860 - 1956)?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Old Gaol: Chris Nyborg, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Claydon House: mym, modified by Sir Gawain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Easton Neston: Cj1340 at English Wikipedia, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

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