Theme park · near Kempston · Bedfordshire

Universal United Kingdom Resort

Universal United Kingdom Resort is a planned Universal Studios theme park. This one stands 700 m south of Kempston. Around it, within 15 km, lie 31 more places, Woburn Abbey (14 km) first on our list.

Where

700 m

south of Kempston

How well known

Top 19%

#1,601 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Theme park near Kempston

Just outside Kempston

Universal United Kingdom Resort is 700 m south of Kempston. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

The climate through the year

Warmest in Kempston are May to September, at 17–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°48 mm

Feb8° / 2°40 mm

Mar11° / 3°34 mm

Apr14° / 5°39 mm

May17° / 7°47 mm

Jun20° / 10°48 mm

Jul23° / 12°48 mm

Aug23° / 12°55 mm

Sep19° / 10°49 mm

Oct15° / 7°63 mm

Nov11° / 4°58 mm

Dec8° / 2°53 mm

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

About

Universal United Kingdom Resort

Wikipedia covers it in 5 languages.

Type: Theme park
Wikipedias: Covered in 5 languages
Town: 700 m south of Kempston
Official site: universalukproject.co.uk

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

The map

Finding Universal United Kingdom Resort

Numbered points are the places near Universal United Kingdom Resort, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Towns that count Universal United Kingdom Resort

By population, Bedford leads the 8 with 97,226. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · 700 m north of it

Kempston

22,779 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 900 m east of it

Wixams

6,044 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 1 km west of it

Wootton

7,567 people · 2 places to visit

4 · 1.5 km south of it

Stewartby

2,546 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Universal United Kingdom Resort is	People	Places to visit
Kempston	700 m north of it	22,779	7
Wixams	900 m east of it	6,044	9
Wootton	1 km west of it	7,567	2
Stewartby	1.5 km south of it	2,546	3
Houghton Conquest	2.7 km southeast of it	1,867	4
Bedford	2.9 km northeast of it	97,226	15
Wilstead	3.3 km east of it	2,404	5
Marston Moretaine	3.3 km southwest of it	6,350	3

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Universal United Kingdom Resort

Our list has 31 more within 15 km, among them 3 historic houses, 3 museums and a castle.

1Historic houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey14 km away 2

CastleBedford Castle5.7 km away 3

Historic house · English HeritageHoughton House5.2 km away 4

Historic house · English HeritageWrest Park11 km away 5

MuseumMoot Hall3.6 km away 6

MuseumThe Higgins5.7 km away 7

MuseumJohn Bunyan museum5.8 km away 8

Wildlife parkWoburn Safari Park12 km away

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

Before visiting Universal United Kingdom Resort

Where is Universal United Kingdom Resort?

Universal United Kingdom Resort is 700 m south of Kempston, Bedfordshire.

What is Universal United Kingdom Resort?

Planned Universal Studios theme park in Bedford, England.

When is the best time to visit Universal United Kingdom Resort?

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

What else is there to see near Universal United Kingdom Resort?

Within 15 km: Woburn Abbey (14 km), Bedford Castle (5.7 km), Houghton House (5.2 km) and Wrest Park (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)

Bedford Castle: Matthew Paris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Houghton House: APB-CMX at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Wrest Park: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Moot Hall: Shritwod at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The Higgins: Simon Speed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
John Bunyan museum: Simon Speed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Woburn Safari Park: Karen Abeyasekere, U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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