Billington’s draw is Mead Open Farm
One place to visit is mapped inside Billington’s built-up area, and 4 more within 5 km of its edge. They include 2 historic houses, an attraction and a heritage railway. One of them is cared for by the National Trust. Further out, Bletchley Park is 14 km away.
The headline places in Billington
The rest of the best known are 2 historic houses, a heritage railway and a museum.
Historic houseMentmore Towers4.7 km outside town, to the southwest
Heritage railwayLeighton Buzzard Light Railway1.4 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic house · National TrustAscott House4.3 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumLeighton Buzzard Railway Museum1.5 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Billington, mapped
To the northwest is where most of the 4 lie.
The dashed line is Billington’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
Between them they are 2 historic houses, an attraction and a heritage railway.
Green: inside Billington. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Ascott House).
Every place, in and near Billington
In town there is one, and the list adds 4 more within 5 km of its edge.
Leighton Buzzard Light Railway
Preserved narrow gauge railway in Bedfordshire.
Ascott House
Historic house and National Trust site in Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
Leighton Buzzard Railway Museum
Independent transport museum in England, United Kingdom.
The one inside Billington comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
8 listed buildings are on Billington’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Billington →
For a day out
Of the 12 day trips, Bletchley Park (14 km) is the best known.
MuseumBletchley Park14 km northwestHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey10 km north
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring12 km south · 134K visitors a year (2022)
ZooWhipsnade Zoo8.2 km southeast
CathedralSt Albans Cathedral26 km southeast
Historic houseChequers20 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor22 km west
Castle · English HeritageBerkhamsted Castle15 km south
Historic houseHatfield House33 km southeast
MuseumThe National Museum of Computing14 km northwestGardenGarden · National TrustWhipsnade Tree Cathedral8.2 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustCliveden House38 km southPlaces well known beyond Billington (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.
Planning a visit to Billington
What are the main attractions in Billington?
The place to visit inside Billington’s built-up area is Mead Open Farm. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 4 more within 5 km.
Does Billington have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Billington: Leighton Buzzard Railway Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Billington?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Billington, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Ascott House).
What are the best-known days out near Billington?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (14 km), Woburn Abbey (10 km), Natural History Museum at Tring (12 km), Whipsnade Zoo (8.2 km).
Where are Billington’s historic buildings listed?
Billington has 8 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 Billington 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 (13)
- Mentmore Towers: The original uploader was Swanker at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leighton Buzzard Light Railway: G-Man at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ascott House: Paul Shreeve, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natural History Museum at Tring: Rob Farrow. Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whipsnade Zoo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Albans Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chequers: Stephen Simpson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Waddesdon Manor: Mattlever, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berkhamsted Castle: Winstainforth at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hatfield House: Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The National Museum of Computing: Computid, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliveden House: Antony McCallum. The original uploader was Wyrdlight at English Wikipedia., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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