Wrest Park and more near Flitwick
All of it lies outside: 4 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Flitwick’s built-up area. The commonest are 2 historic houses, a garden and a water park. 3 of them are cared for by English Heritage. Drive 7.1 km to reach Woburn Abbey.
Top of the list around Flitwick
A historic house, a garden and a water park follow Wrest Park.
Historic house · English HeritageWrest Park4.8 km outside town, to the east
Historic house · English HeritageHoughton House3.3 km outside town, to the northGardenGarden · English HeritageWrest Park & Gardens4.9 km outside town, to the eastWater parkWater parkSubtropical Swimming Paradise2.1 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.
Plotted on the map
The map puts most of the 4 to the east.
The dashed line is Flitwick’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 holds 2 historic houses, a garden and a water park.
Green: inside Flitwick. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
3 places are cared for by English Heritage (Wrest Park, Houghton House and Wrest Park & Gardens).
The places, one by one
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 4 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
14 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Flitwick’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Flitwick →
For a day out
The pick of the 12 is Woburn Abbey, 7.1 km off.
MuseumBletchley Park17 km west
CathedralSt Albans Cathedral30 km south
ZooWhipsnade Zoo18 km south
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring26 km southwest · 134K visitors a year (2022)
Historic houseHatfield House34 km southeast
Wildlife parkWoburn Safari Park6.3 km west
Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor35 km southwest
Historic houseChequers35 km southwest
Historic houseMentmore Towers20 km southwest
CastleKimbolton Castle33 km north
MuseumThe National Museum of Computing17 km westPlaces well known beyond Flitwick (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.
Flitwick: questions and answers
What is there to see near Flitwick?
No attraction is mapped inside Flitwick itself. Within 5 km of it are Wrest Park, Houghton House, Wrest Park & Gardens and Subtropical Swimming Paradise.
Does Flitwick have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Flitwick.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Flitwick?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Flitwick, 3 places are cared for by English Heritage (Wrest Park, Houghton House and Wrest Park & Gardens).
What are the best-known days out near Flitwick?
Within 40 km: Woburn Abbey (7.1 km), Bletchley Park (17 km), St Albans Cathedral (30 km), Whipsnade Zoo (18 km).
Where are Flitwick’s historic buildings listed?
Flitwick has 14 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 Flitwick 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
- 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
- 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
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The National Museum of Computing: Computid, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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