A museum just outside Clifton: RAF Henlow
Nothing on our list is inside Clifton’s built-up area; the 4 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. They include 2 museums, a castle and a historic site. Bletchley Park lies 31 km out, the pick for a day trip.
The first to see around Clifton
Then come a museum, a castle and a historic site, behind RAF Henlow.
MuseumRAF Henlow1.8 km outside town, to the south
MuseumMilitary Intelligence Museum3.7 km outside town, to the westCastleCastleMeppershall Castel3.8 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric siteHistoric siteHawker Hunter WT6122.5 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
The map puts most of the 4 to the south.
The dashed line is Clifton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The mix
2 are museums or galleries; castles or historic places come next with 2.
Green: inside Clifton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near Clifton
All 4 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
15 listed buildings are on Clifton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Clifton →
Beyond Clifton
Day trips number 12; the best known is Bletchley Park, 31 km off.
MuseumBletchley Park31 km westMuseumMuseumFitzwilliam Museum34 km northeast · 364K visitors a yearHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey21 km west
CathedralSt Albans Cathedral32 km south
Historic house · English HeritageWrest Park8.2 km west
Historic houseHatfield House31 km south
MuseumIWM Duxford30 km east · 401K visitors a year (2019)MuseumMuseumThe Shuttleworth Collection6.1 km north
CastleKimbolton Castle29 km north
Historic houseKnebworth House19 km south
ZooWhipsnade Zoo27 km southwest
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring37 km southwest · 134K visitors a year (2022)Places well known beyond Clifton (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.
Visiting Clifton: the answers
What is there to see near Clifton?
No attraction is mapped inside Clifton itself. Within 5 km of it are RAF Henlow, Military Intelligence Museum, Meppershall Castel and Hawker Hunter WT612.
Does Clifton have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Clifton: RAF Henlow and Military Intelligence Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Clifton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Wrest Park (English Heritage), 8.2 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Clifton?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (31 km), Fitzwilliam Museum (34 km), Woburn Abbey (21 km), St Albans Cathedral (32 km).
Where are Clifton’s historic buildings listed?
Clifton has 15 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 Clifton 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 (11)
- RAF Henlow: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Military Intelligence Museum: Gothic20, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Albans Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wrest Park: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hatfield House: Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knebworth House: Heron2 (Heron on en.wikipedia.org), 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
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