Out from Apsley End: Wrest Park and more
The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 3 are within 5 km of its edge. There are a historic house, a garden and a castle to choose from. Of the places on our list, 2 are looked after by English Heritage. At 25 km, Bletchley Park is worth the journey.
Where to start near Apsley End
Following Wrest Park are a garden and a castle.
Historic house · English HeritageWrest Park3.4 km outside town, to the northwestGardenGarden · English HeritageWrest Park & Gardens3.1 km outside town, to the northwestCastleCastleMeppershall Castel2.7 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where each one is
Of the 3 nearby, most are to the northwest.
The dashed line is Apsley End’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
The biggest group is castles or historic places, with 2 of the 3.
Green: inside Apsley End. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Wrest Park and Wrest Park & Gardens).
Place after place
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 3 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
12 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Apsley End’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Apsley End →
Within a day
The pick of the 12 is Bletchley Park, 25 km off.
MuseumBletchley Park25 km westHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey15 km west
CathedralSt Albans Cathedral26 km south
Historic houseHatfield House27 km southeast
ZooWhipsnade Zoo20 km southwest
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring29 km southwest · 134K visitors a year (2022)
MuseumRAF Henlow5.7 km northeast
Historic houseKnebworth House17 km southeast
MuseumIWM Duxford36 km east · 401K visitors a year (2019)
CastleSomeries Castle13 km south
Historic houseChequers39 km southwest
CastleKimbolton Castle34 km northPlaces well known beyond Apsley End (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.
Places to visit in Apsley End: questions
What is there to see near Apsley End?
No attraction is mapped inside Apsley End itself. Within 5 km of it are Wrest Park, Wrest Park & Gardens and Meppershall Castel.
Does Apsley End have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Apsley End.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Apsley End?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Apsley End, 2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Wrest Park and Wrest Park & Gardens).
What are the best-known days out near Apsley End?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (25 km), Woburn Abbey (15 km), St Albans Cathedral (26 km), Hatfield House (27 km).
Where are Apsley End’s historic buildings listed?
Apsley End has 12 listed buildings. 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 Apsley End 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)
- Wrest Park: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Albans Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hatfield House: Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- RAF Henlow: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knebworth House: Heron2 (Heron on en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Someries Castle: Forscher scs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chequers: Stephen Simpson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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