What to see from Pavenham: Colworth House first
5 of the 7 places to visit in and around Pavenham are museums or galleries. Pavenham itself has none of them. Beyond the town, Bletchley Park sits 25 km away.
Where to start near Pavenham
4 museums and an abbey or priory follow Colworth House.
Historic houseColworth House4.2 km outside town, to the north
Abbey or prioryTurvey Abbey4.8 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseum1940's Re-enactors4 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumFire Museum3.8 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumMT Museum4 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumMuseums and YMCA Canteen4 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 to go
The map shows most of the 7 nearby to the east.
The dashed line is Pavenham’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
5 museums or galleries and 2 castles or historic places top the count.
Green: inside Pavenham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by place
All 7 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.
39 listed buildings are on Pavenham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Pavenham →
Out of town
Head 25 km out for Bletchley Park, the best known of 12.
MuseumBletchley Park25 km southwest
CastleKimbolton Castle17 km northeastHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey23 km south
CastleBedford Castle8.6 km southeast
Historic houseAlthorp32 km west
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral24 km west
CastleLavendon Castle7.3 km west
CastleFotheringhay Castle38 km north
ZooWhipsnade Zoo38 km south
Historic house · English HeritageHoughton House17 km south
Historic house · English HeritageWrest Park22 km southeast
FortBuckden Towers24 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Pavenham (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.
Quick answers on Pavenham
What is there to see near Pavenham?
No attraction is mapped inside Pavenham itself. Within 5 km of it are Colworth House, Turvey Abbey, 1940's Re-enactors and Fire Museum.
Does Pavenham have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Pavenham: 1940's Re-enactors, Fire Museum, MT Museum and Museums and YMCA Canteen.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Pavenham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Houghton House (English Heritage), 17 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Pavenham?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (25 km), Kimbolton Castle (17 km), Woburn Abbey (23 km), Bedford Castle (8.6 km).
Where are Pavenham’s historic buildings listed?
Pavenham has 39 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 Pavenham 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)
- Colworth House: Lecomte99 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Turvey Abbey: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- 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
- Buckden Towers: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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