Wardown Park Museum
Wardown Park Museum is a local museum in Luton, Bedfordshire. On the official register, it is a Grade II listed building. Top of the 31 other places within 15 km is Someries Castle, 4.1 km off.
Museum in Luton
Inside Luton
Wardown Park Museum is inside Luton’s built-up area, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade II listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Luton has 88 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather by the month
Warmest in Luton are June to September, at 19–23°C.
Wardown Park Museum
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 3 languages.
- Type
- Museum
- Listed
- Grade II listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- in Luton
- Official site
- lutonculture.com/wardown-park-museum
Its place on the map
The places near Wardown Park Museum are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Luton’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
Of these 3 towns, the largest is Luton (233,524 people). Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Wardown Park Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luton | It’s in town | 233,524 | 12 |
| Caddington | 3.6 km southwest of it | 3,288 | 7 |
| Slip End | 4.4 km south of it | 1,410 | 7 |
Also near Wardown Park Museum
Also close at hand are 3 historic houses, a castle and a zoo, among 31 within 15 km.
CastleSomeries Castle4.1 km away2
ZooWhipsnade Zoo10 km away3
Historic houseKnebworth House14 km away4
Historic houseLuton Hoo4.7 km away5
Historic house · English HeritageWrest Park13 km away6
Abbey or prioryDunstable Priory6.9 km away7GardenGarden · National TrustWhipsnade Tree Cathedral9.4 km away8
MuseumMossman Collection3.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Wardown Park Museum: common questions
Where is Wardown Park Museum?
Wardown Park Museum is in Luton, Bedfordshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Wardown Park Museum?
Local museum in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Wardown Park Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Luton, with afternoon highs of 19–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Wardown Park Museum a listed building?
Yes: Grade II listed building.
What else is there to see near Wardown Park Museum?
Within 15 km: Someries Castle (4.1 km), Whipsnade Zoo (10 km), Knebworth House (14 km) and Luton Hoo (4.7 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)
- Wardown Park Museum: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Someries Castle: Forscher scs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whipsnade Zoo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knebworth House: Heron2 (Heron on en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luton Hoo: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wrest Park: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunstable Priory: Mike Stuchbery Mikestuchbery, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mossman Collection: Cameraman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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