From Shillington, 3.8 km to Wrest Park
No place to visit is mapped inside Shillington’s built-up area; 6 are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 2 museums, a historic house and a garden, among others. Of the places on our list, 2 are looked after by English Heritage. Further out, Bletchley Park is 26 km away.
Where to start near Shillington
The list goes on from Wrest Park to 2 museums, a garden and a castle.
Historic house · English HeritageWrest Park3.1 km outside town, to the west
MuseumRAF Henlow3.9 km outside town, to the northeastGardenGarden · English HeritageWrest Park & Gardens2.9 km outside town, to the west
MuseumMilitary Intelligence Museum4.4 km outside town, to the northCastleCastleMeppershall Castel1 km outside town, to the northeastHistoric siteHistoric siteHawker Hunter WT6123.7 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.
On the map
Military Intelligence Museum, 5.3 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Shillington’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
There are more castles or historic places (3) than anything else, then museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside Shillington. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Wrest Park and Wrest Park & Gardens).
All 6 on the list
You will find all 6 within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
26 listed buildings are on Shillington’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Shillington →
Further afield
Allow a day for Bletchley Park, 26 km away, the pick of 12.
MuseumBletchley Park26 km westHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey16 km west
CathedralSt Albans Cathedral27 km southMuseumMuseumFitzwilliam Museum40 km northeast · 364K visitors a year
Historic houseHatfield House28 km south
ZooWhipsnade Zoo21 km southwest
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring31 km southwest · 134K visitors a year (2022)
MuseumIWM Duxford35 km east · 401K visitors a year (2019)
Historic houseKnebworth House17 km southeast
Historic house · English HeritageHoughton House10 km northwest
CastleKimbolton Castle33 km north
CastleSomeries Castle14 km southPlaces well known beyond Shillington (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 people ask about Shillington
What is there to see near Shillington?
No attraction is mapped inside Shillington itself. Within 5 km of it are Wrest Park, RAF Henlow, Wrest Park & Gardens and Military Intelligence Museum.
Does Shillington have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Shillington: RAF Henlow and Military Intelligence Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Shillington?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Shillington, 2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Wrest Park and Wrest Park & Gardens).
What are the best-known days out near Shillington?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (26 km), Woburn Abbey (16 km), St Albans Cathedral (27 km), Fitzwilliam Museum (40 km).
Where are Shillington’s historic buildings listed?
Shillington has 26 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 Shillington 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
- RAF Henlow: M J Richardson, 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
- St Albans Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hatfield House: Allan Engelhardt, 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
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knebworth House: Heron2 (Heron on en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Houghton House: APB-CMX at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Someries Castle: Forscher scs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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