Nothing in Henlow itself: RAF Henlow is 2.1 km away
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Henlow’s built-up area, but 3 places are within 5 km of its edge. They include a museum, a castle and a historic site. If you have a day, head to Bletchley Park, 32 km away.
Around Henlow: where to begin
After RAF Henlow, look out for a castle and a historic site.
MuseumRAF Henlow1.4 km outside town, to the southwestCastleCastleMeppershall Castel4.5 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric siteHistoric siteHawker Hunter WT6121.9 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map view
To the southwest is where most of the 3 nearby are.
The dashed line is Henlow’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 biggest group is castles or historic places, with 2 of the 3.
Green: inside Henlow. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Each place in turn
The list runs to 3 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
11 listed buildings are on Henlow’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Henlow →
Within a day
Start with Bletchley Park, 32 km off, the best known of 12.
MuseumBletchley Park32 km westMuseumMuseumFitzwilliam Museum34 km northeast · 364K visitors a yearHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey22 km west
CathedralSt Albans Cathedral31 km south
Historic houseHatfield House31 km south
MuseumIWM Duxford29 km east · 401K visitors a year (2019)
Historic house · English HeritageWrest Park9.1 km westMuseumMuseumThe Shuttleworth Collection7 km north
Historic houseKnebworth House18 km south
CastleKimbolton Castle30 km north
ZooWhipsnade Zoo27 km southwest
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring37 km southwest · 134K visitors a year (2022)Places well known beyond Henlow (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.
What visitors ask about Henlow
What is there to see near Henlow?
No attraction is mapped inside Henlow itself. Within 5 km of it are RAF Henlow, Meppershall Castel and Hawker Hunter WT612.
Does Henlow have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Henlow: RAF Henlow.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Henlow?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Wrest Park (English Heritage), 9.1 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Henlow?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (32 km), Fitzwilliam Museum (34 km), Woburn Abbey (22 km), St Albans Cathedral (31 km).
Where are Henlow’s historic buildings listed?
Henlow has 11 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 Henlow 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 (10)
- RAF Henlow: M J Richardson, 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
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wrest Park: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knebworth House: Heron2 (Heron on en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, 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
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