4.3 km from Stevington, Turvey Abbey leads the list
5 of the 7 places to visit in and around Stevington are museums or galleries. Stevington itself has none of them. Out of town, Bletchley Park is 23 km away.
Leading the list near Stevington
Once you have seen Turvey Abbey, try 4 museums and a historic house.
Abbey or prioryTurvey Abbey4.1 km outside town, to the west
Historic houseTurvey House4.7 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseum1940's Re-enactors4.4 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumFire Museum4.2 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumMT Museum4.4 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumMuseums and YMCA Canteen4.4 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 they are
To the east lie most of the 7 nearby.
The dashed line is Stevington’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 are museums or galleries; castles or historic places come next with 2.
Green: inside Stevington. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 7.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
31 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Stevington’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Stevington →
Beyond Stevington
The pick of the 12 is Bletchley Park, 23 km off.
MuseumBletchley Park23 km southwestHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey21 km south
CastleKimbolton Castle18 km northeast
CastleBedford Castle7.3 km southeast
Historic houseColworth House6.9 km north
Historic houseAlthorp33 km west
CastleLavendon Castle7.3 km west
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral25 km west
ZooWhipsnade Zoo36 km southTheme parkTheme parkUniversal United Kingdom Resort9.6 km southeast
Historic house · English HeritageHoughton House15 km south
Historic house · English HeritageWrest Park20 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Stevington (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 Stevington
What is there to see near Stevington?
No attraction is mapped inside Stevington itself. Within 5 km of it are Turvey Abbey, Turvey House, 1940's Re-enactors and Fire Museum.
Does Stevington have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Stevington: 1940's Re-enactors, Fire Museum, MT Museum and Museums and YMCA Canteen.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Stevington?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Houghton House (English Heritage), 15 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Stevington?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (23 km), Woburn Abbey (21 km), Kimbolton Castle (18 km), Bedford Castle (7.3 km).
Where are Stevington’s historic buildings listed?
Stevington has 31 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 Stevington 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)
- Turvey Abbey: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Turvey House: James Yardley, 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
- Colworth House: Lecomte99 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lavendon Castle: Nigel Stickells, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, 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
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