From Flitton, 3.1 km to Wrest Park
What there is to see lies just outside: 3 places within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 historic houses and a garden. Of the places on our list, 3 are looked after by English Heritage. A day out reaches Bletchley Park, 20 km away.
The first to see around Flitton
Wrest Park aside, the next best known are a historic house and a garden.
Historic house · English HeritageWrest Park2.6 km outside town, to the east
Historic house · English HeritageHoughton House3.9 km outside town, to the northwestGardenGarden · English HeritageWrest Park & Gardens2.8 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Places on the map
To the east is where most of the 3 lie.
The dashed line is Flitton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
Castles or historic places lead the count with 2 of 3.
Green: inside Flitton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
3 places are cared for by English Heritage (Wrest Park, Houghton House and Wrest Park & Gardens).
All of them, one by one
Here are the 3 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
13 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Flitton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Flitton →
The wider area
Bletchley Park, 20 km away, is the best known of the 12.
MuseumBletchley Park20 km westHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey10 km west
CathedralSt Albans Cathedral30 km south
ZooWhipsnade Zoo19 km south
Historic houseHatfield House33 km southeast
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring28 km southwest · 134K visitors a year (2022)
Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor38 km southwest
Historic houseChequers37 km southwest
CastleKimbolton Castle32 km north
Historic houseMentmore Towers22 km southwest
Wildlife parkWoburn Safari Park9.2 km west
Historic houseKnebworth House23 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Flitton (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.
Flitton: questions and answers
What is there to see near Flitton?
No attraction is mapped inside Flitton itself. Within 5 km of it are Wrest Park, Houghton House and Wrest Park & Gardens.
Does Flitton have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Flitton.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Flitton?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Flitton, 3 places are cared for by English Heritage (Wrest Park, Houghton House and Wrest Park & Gardens).
What are the best-known days out near Flitton?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (20 km), Woburn Abbey (10 km), St Albans Cathedral (30 km), Whipsnade Zoo (19 km).
Where are Flitton’s historic buildings listed?
Flitton has 13 listed buildings, 2 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 Flitton 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)
- Wrest Park: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Houghton House: APB-CMX at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Albans Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whipsnade Zoo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hatfield House: Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natural History Museum at Tring: Rob Farrow. Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waddesdon Manor: Mattlever, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chequers: Stephen Simpson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mentmore Towers: The original uploader was Swanker at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woburn Safari Park: Karen Abeyasekere, U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Knebworth House: Heron2 (Heron on en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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