Historic site · Willington · Bedfordshire

Willington Dovecote

Among the sights of Willington is Willington Dovecote, a historic site. 2 more places to visit are within 5 km. It is cared for by the National Trust.

Where

In Willington

inside the built-up area

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Historic site in Willington

Inside Willington

Willington Dovecote is inside Willington’s built-up area, with 2 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

Seasons and weather

Warm weather in Willington runs May to September, with highs of 18–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°46 mm

Feb8° / 2°36 mm

Mar11° / 3°31 mm

Apr14° / 4°42 mm

May18° / 7°40 mm

Jun20° / 10°49 mm

Jul23° / 12°48 mm

Aug23° / 12°54 mm

Sep20° / 10°58 mm

Oct15° / 7°55 mm

Nov11° / 4°56 mm

Dec8° / 2°48 mm

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

About

Willington Dovecote

Worth the trip, Bedford Castle is 5.4 km off.

Type: Historic site
Run by: National Trust
Town: in Willington

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

The map

Where Willington Dovecote is

Use the numbers to match each place near Willington Dovecote with the list.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Willington Dovecote

Bedford tops the 8 for size, at 97,226 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · It’s in town

Willington

802 people · 3 places to visit

2 · 500 m south of it

Cople

781 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 1.7 km west of it

Bedford

97,226 people · 15 places to visit

4 · 2.1 km north of it

Workhouse End

343 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Willington Dovecote is	People	Places to visit
Willington	It’s in town	802	3
Cople	500 m south of it	781	9
Bedford	1.7 km west of it	97,226	15
Workhouse End	2.1 km north of it	343	5
Cardington	2.2 km southwest of it	331	10
Great Barford	2.8 km northeast of it	2,254	4
Moggerhanger	3 km east of it	672	7
Shortstown	3.4 km southwest of it	4,837	11

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

Our list has 30 more within 15 km, among them 3 museums, 3 historic houses and a castle.

CastleBedford Castle5.4 km away 2MuseumMuseumThe Shuttleworth Collection6.7 km away 3

Historic house · English HeritageWrest Park14 km away 4

Historic houseMoggerhanger House3.2 km away 5

Historic house · English HeritageHoughton House12 km away 6

MuseumJohn Bunyan museum5.4 km away 7

MuseumThe Higgins5.4 km away 8Theme parkTheme parkUniversal United Kingdom Resort9.4 km away

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

Know before you visit Willington Dovecote

Where is Willington Dovecote?

Willington Dovecote is in Willington, Bedfordshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Willington Dovecote?

Historic site.

Who runs Willington Dovecote?

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

When is the best time to visit Willington Dovecote?

May to September are the warmest months in Willington, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Willington Dovecote?

Within 15 km: Bedford Castle (5.4 km), The Shuttleworth Collection (6.7 km), Wrest Park (14 km) and Moggerhanger House (3.2 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)

Bedford Castle: Matthew Paris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Wrest Park: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Moggerhanger House: John Brightley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Houghton House: APB-CMX at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
John Bunyan museum: Simon Speed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The Higgins: Simon Speed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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