Just outside Shefford: RAF Henlow and more
Of the 5 places to visit in and around Shefford, 3 are castles or historic places. None of them is inside Shefford itself. Beyond the town, Bletchley Park sits 28 km away.
The names to know near Shefford
Behind RAF Henlow on the list are a historic house, a museum and a castle.
MuseumRAF Henlow1.9 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic houseThe Mansion House4.5 km outside town, to the north
MuseumMilitary Intelligence Museum1.3 km outside town, to the westCastleCastleMeppershall Castel2.6 km outside town, to the southHistoric siteHistoric siteHawker Hunter WT6122.6 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where things are
Furthest out is The Mansion House, at 5.2 km.
The dashed line is Shefford’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 kind of places
Castles or historic places are the biggest group (3), then museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside Shefford. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
Its 5 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
34 listed buildings are on Shefford’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Shefford →
Out of town
Top of the 12 day trips: Bletchley Park, at 28 km.
MuseumBletchley Park28 km westHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey19 km westMuseumMuseumFitzwilliam Museum36 km northeast · 364K visitors a year
Historic house · English HeritageWrest Park6.3 km southwest
CathedralSt Albans Cathedral32 km south
Historic houseHatfield House32 km south
MuseumIWM Duxford32 km east · 401K visitors a year (2019)MuseumMuseumThe Shuttleworth Collection5.8 km north
CastleKimbolton Castle29 km north
ZooWhipsnade Zoo26 km southwest
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring36 km southwest · 134K visitors a year (2022)
Historic houseKnebworth House20 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Shefford (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.
Questions before you go to Shefford
What is there to see near Shefford?
No attraction is mapped inside Shefford itself. Within 5 km of it are RAF Henlow, The Mansion House, Military Intelligence Museum and Meppershall Castel.
Does Shefford have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Shefford: RAF Henlow and Military Intelligence Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Shefford?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Wrest Park (English Heritage), 6.3 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Shefford?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (28 km), Woburn Abbey (19 km), Fitzwilliam Museum (36 km), Wrest Park (6.3 km).
Where are Shefford’s historic buildings listed?
Shefford has 34 listed buildings. 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 Shefford 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)
- RAF Henlow: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Mansion House: Giles Keen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Military Intelligence Museum: Gothic20, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wrest Park: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- 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
- Knebworth House: Heron2 (Heron on en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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