The Shuttleworth Collection
The Shuttleworth Collection is an aviation museum. Its location is 400 m south of Ickwell. There are 30 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with The Mansion House (700 m).
Museum near Ickwell
Just outside Ickwell
The Shuttleworth Collection is 400 m south of Ickwell. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Picking your season
The warmest stretch in Ickwell is May to September, at 18–23°C in the afternoon.
The Shuttleworth Collection
It is written up in 6 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- 400 m south of Ickwell
- Official site
- shuttleworth.org
The Shuttleworth Collection and what surrounds it
On this map, The Shuttleworth Collection is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
Biggleswade tops the 8 for size, at 21,945 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
Ickwell
Northill
Upper Caldecote
Southill
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where The Shuttleworth Collection is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ickwell | 400 m north of it | 319 | 5 |
| Northill | 1.3 km north of it | 357 | 5 |
| Upper Caldecote | 1.3 km northeast of it | 1,333 | 5 |
| Southill | 2.6 km south of it | 276 | 6 |
| Broom | 2.6 km southeast of it | 593 | 4 |
| Biggleswade | 3.3 km east of it | 21,945 | 5 |
| Beeston | 3.6 km northeast of it | 804 | 5 |
| Moggerhanger | 4 km north of it | 672 | 7 |
Make a day of it near The Shuttleworth Collection
Also close at hand are 5 historic houses, a museum and a castle, among 30 within 15 km.
Historic houseThe Mansion House700 m away2
Historic house · English HeritageWrest Park11 km away3
MuseumRAF Henlow8.3 km away4
CastleBedford Castle11 km away5
Historic house · English HeritageHoughton House12 km away6
Historic houseShortmead House4 km away7
Historic houseMoggerhanger House4.1 km away8Theme parkTheme parkUniversal United Kingdom Resort12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit The Shuttleworth Collection
Where is The Shuttleworth Collection?
The Shuttleworth Collection is 400 m south of Ickwell, Bedfordshire.
What is The Shuttleworth Collection?
Aviation museum in Old Warden, Bedfordshire.
When is the best time to visit The Shuttleworth Collection?
May to September are the warmest months in Ickwell, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Shuttleworth Collection?
Within 15 km: The Mansion House (700 m), Wrest Park (11 km), RAF Henlow (8.3 km) and Bedford Castle (11 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 (7)
- The Mansion House: Giles Keen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wrest Park: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- RAF Henlow: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bedford Castle: Matthew Paris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Houghton House: APB-CMX at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shortmead House: Richard a slade, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moggerhanger House: John Brightley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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