Around Silsoe, Wrest Park leads the list
No place to visit is mapped inside Silsoe’s built-up area; 4 are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 2 historic houses, a garden and a castle, among others. Of the places on our list, 3 are looked after by English Heritage. Travel 22 km and you reach Bletchley Park.
The first to see around Silsoe
Alongside Wrest Park you find a historic house, a garden and a castle.
Historic house · English HeritageWrest Park600 m outside town, to the east
Historic house · English HeritageHoughton House4.8 km outside town, to the northwestGardenGarden · English HeritageWrest Park & Gardens800 m outside town, to the eastCastleCastleMeppershall Castel4.8 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.
Mapped
On the map, most of the 4 sit to the east.
The dashed line is Silsoe’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 lead the count with 3 of 4.
Green: inside Silsoe. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
3 places are cared for by English Heritage (Wrest Park, Houghton House and Wrest Park & Gardens).
Place after place
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 4 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
30 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Silsoe’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Silsoe →
Days out
The standout of the 12 is Bletchley Park, 22 km from town.
MuseumBletchley Park22 km westHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey12 km west
CathedralSt Albans Cathedral29 km south
Historic houseHatfield House31 km southeast
ZooWhipsnade Zoo20 km southwest
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring29 km southwest · 134K visitors a year (2022)
MuseumIWM Duxford39 km east · 401K visitors a year (2019)
CastleKimbolton Castle32 km north
Historic houseChequers38 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor40 km southwest
Historic houseKnebworth House21 km southeast
Historic houseMentmore Towers24 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Silsoe (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.
Your questions on Silsoe
What is there to see near Silsoe?
No attraction is mapped inside Silsoe itself. Within 5 km of it are Wrest Park, Houghton House, Wrest Park & Gardens and Meppershall Castel.
Does Silsoe have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Silsoe.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Silsoe?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Silsoe, 3 places are cared for by English Heritage (Wrest Park, Houghton House and Wrest Park & Gardens).
What are the best-known days out near Silsoe?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (22 km), Woburn Abbey (12 km), St Albans Cathedral (29 km), Hatfield House (31 km).
Where are Silsoe’s historic buildings listed?
Silsoe has 30 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 Silsoe 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
- Houghton House: APB-CMX at English Wikipedia, Public domain, 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
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chequers: Stephen Simpson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Waddesdon Manor: Mattlever, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knebworth House: Heron2 (Heron on en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mentmore Towers: The original uploader was Swanker at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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