5.7 km from Oakley, John Bunyan museum leads the list
Every one of the 6 places on the list is among the museums or galleries. Oakley itself has none of them. For a full day, there is Bletchley Park, 25 km away.
The best known around Oakley
5 museums follow John Bunyan museum.
MuseumJohn Bunyan museum5 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseum1940's Re-enactors2.1 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumFire Museum1.8 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumMT Museum2 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumMuseums and YMCA Canteen2 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumS.O.44 Museum1.9 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.
Where each one is
To the east lie most of the 6 nearby.
The dashed line is Oakley’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What there is to see
Every one of them is among museums or galleries.
Green: inside Oakley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Near Oakley
Here are the 6 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
21 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Oakley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Oakley →
Beyond Oakley
Head 25 km out for Bletchley Park, the best known of 12.
MuseumBletchley Park25 km southwestHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey22 km south
CastleKimbolton Castle17 km northeast
CastleBedford Castle5.8 km southeast
Historic houseColworth House7.1 km northwest
Historic houseAlthorp35 km west
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral27 km west
CastleLavendon Castle9.5 km west
CastleFotheringhay Castle40 km north
ZooWhipsnade Zoo36 km south
Historic house · English HeritageHoughton House15 km south
Historic house · English HeritageWrest Park20 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Oakley (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.
Seeing Oakley: your questions
What is there to see near Oakley?
No attraction is mapped inside Oakley itself. Within 5 km of it are John Bunyan museum, 1940's Re-enactors, Fire Museum and MT Museum.
Does Oakley have a museum?
6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Oakley: John Bunyan museum, 1940's Re-enactors, Fire Museum and MT Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Oakley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Houghton House (English Heritage), 15 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Oakley?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (25 km), Woburn Abbey (22 km), Kimbolton Castle (17 km), Bedford Castle (5.8 km).
Where are Oakley’s historic buildings listed?
Oakley has 21 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 Oakley 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 (12)
- John Bunyan museum: Simon Speed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bedford Castle: Matthew Paris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Colworth House: Lecomte99 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lavendon Castle: Nigel Stickells, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whipsnade Zoo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Houghton House: APB-CMX at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wrest Park: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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