Houghton House
Grade I listed English country house in Central Bedfordshire, England, UK.
Attractions in Ampthill
Photo: Houghton House, APB-CMX at English Wikipedia (Public domain)Nothing mapped in Ampthill itself; Houghton House is the nearest draw
The best-known day out from Ampthill is Bletchley Park, 17 km away. All of it lies outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Ampthill’s built-up area. They include a historic house and a water park. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by English Heritage.
In Ampthill
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known
Around Ampthill: where to begin
Then comes a water park, behind Houghton House.
Historic house · English HeritageHoughton House1 km outside town, to the northWater parkWater parkSubtropical Swimming Paradise1.5 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map
Map of the places
At 2.6 km, Subtropical Swimming Paradise is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Ampthill’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
The list by type
It comes down to a historic house and a water park.
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 water park0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Ampthill. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Houghton House).
Every place
All of them, one by one
Here are the 2 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
122 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Ampthill’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ampthill →
Big names nearby
The wider area
The pick of the 12 is Bletchley Park, 17 km off.
MuseumBletchley Park17 km westHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey8.5 km southwest
Historic house · English HeritageWrest Park6.1 km east
CathedralSt Albans Cathedral33 km south
ZooWhipsnade Zoo20 km south
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring29 km southwest · 134K visitors a year (2022)
Historic houseHatfield House36 km southeast
Wildlife parkWoburn Safari Park7.2 km southwest
CastleKimbolton Castle31 km north
Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor37 km southwest
Historic houseChequers37 km southwest
Historic houseMentmore Towers22 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Ampthill (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Your questions on Ampthill
What is there to see near Ampthill?
No attraction is mapped inside Ampthill itself. Within 5 km of it are Houghton House and Subtropical Swimming Paradise.
Does Ampthill have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Ampthill.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Ampthill?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Ampthill, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Houghton House).
What are the best-known days out near Ampthill?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (17 km), Woburn Abbey (8.5 km), Wrest Park (6.1 km), St Albans Cathedral (33 km).
Where are Ampthill’s historic buildings listed?
Ampthill has 122 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Ampthill when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (12)
- Houghton House: APB-CMX at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wrest Park: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Albans Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whipsnade Zoo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natural History Museum at Tring: Rob Farrow. Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hatfield House: Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woburn Safari Park: Karen Abeyasekere, U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waddesdon Manor: Mattlever, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chequers: Stephen Simpson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mentmore Towers: The original uploader was Swanker at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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