A castle just outside Slip End: Someries Castle
The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 7 are within 5 km of its edge. There are 3 museums, 2 historic houses and a castle to choose from. Further afield, St Albans Cathedral is 13 km from the centre.
The names to know near Slip End
Behind Someries Castle on the list are 3 museums and 2 historic houses.
CastleSomeries Castle3.9 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseLuton Hoo1.8 km outside town, to the east
MuseumStockwood Discovery Centre1.2 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumMossman Collection1.3 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumWardown Park Museum4.4 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseBeechwood Park4.7 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Slip End, mapped
Out at 5.2 km is Beechwood Park, the farthest.
The dashed line is Slip End’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
Ahead are castles or historic places (3); next, museums or galleries (3).
Green: inside Slip End. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near Slip End
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 7.
Luton Hoo
Country house and estate in Hyde, Bedfordshire, England, UK, designed by Robert Adam in 1767.
Stockwood Discovery Centre
Museum in Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom.
Beechwood Park
Grade I listed English country house in Flamstead, Dacorum, Hertfordshire, England, UK.
Woodside Animal Farm & Leisure PArk
Zoo in Slip End near Luton, Central Bedfordshire.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Further away
The pick of the 12 is St Albans Cathedral, 13 km off.
CathedralSt Albans Cathedral13 km southeast
ZooWhipsnade Zoo7.8 km west
MuseumBletchley Park27 km northwest
Historic houseHatfield House19 km southeastHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey18 km northwest
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring17 km southwest · 134K visitors a year (2022)
Historic house · English HeritageKenwood House36 km southeast · 160K visitors a year (2015)
Castle · English HeritageBerkhamsted Castle13 km southwest
Historic houseChequers27 km southwest
Historic houseKnebworth House15 km east
MuseumFreud Museum London38 km southeast
Historic houseMentmore Towers18 km westPlaces well known beyond Slip End (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 Slip End
What is there to see near Slip End?
No attraction is mapped inside Slip End itself. Within 5 km of it are Someries Castle, Luton Hoo, Stockwood Discovery Centre and Mossman Collection.
Does Slip End have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Slip End: Stockwood Discovery Centre, Mossman Collection and Wardown Park Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Slip End?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenwood House (English Heritage), 36 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Slip End?
Within 40 km: St Albans Cathedral (13 km), Whipsnade Zoo (7.8 km), Bletchley Park (27 km), Hatfield House (19 km).
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 Slip End 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 (17)
- Someries Castle: Forscher scs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luton Hoo: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stockwood Discovery Centre: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mossman Collection: Cameraman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wardown Park Museum: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beechwood Park: Wanderingyid, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Albans Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whipsnade Zoo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hatfield House: Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natural History Museum at Tring: Rob Farrow. Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenwood House: Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berkhamsted Castle: Winstainforth at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chequers: Stephen Simpson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Knebworth House: Heron2 (Heron on en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Freud Museum London: Rup11, 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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