RAF Henlow, 4.8 km from Stotfold
Of the 9 places to visit in and around Stotfold, 7 are museums or galleries. None of them is inside Stotfold itself. Out of town, Fitzwilliam Museum is 32 km away.
Leading the list near Stotfold
4 museums and a historic house follow RAF Henlow.
MuseumRAF Henlow3.7 km outside town, to the west
MuseumBaldock Museum3.1 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic houseHinxworth Place2.5 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumAshwell Village Museum5 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumGarden City Collection Study Centre1.6 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumLetchworth Community Museum2.1 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
The map stretches to Ashwell Village Museum, 6.4 km away.
The dashed line is Stotfold’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The mix
7 are museums or galleries; castles or historic places come next with 2.
Green: inside Stotfold. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every one of them
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 9 places.
Hinxworth Place
Medieval manor house near Hinxworth, Hertfordshire, England, UK.
Ashwell Village Museum
Historic building museum in Ashwell, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
Garden City Collection Study Centre
UK archive and museum resource centre in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.
The International Garden Cities Exhibition
Museum in Letchworth Garden City, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
19 listed buildings are on Stotfold’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Stotfold →
Within a day
Out of town, Fitzwilliam Museum (32 km) leads 12 names to know.
MuseumBletchley Park35 km west
CathedralSt Albans Cathedral30 km southHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey25 km west
Historic houseHatfield House28 km south
MuseumIWM Duxford27 km east · 401K visitors a year (2019)
Historic houseKnebworth House16 km south
Historic house · English HeritageWrest Park12 km west
ZooWhipsnade Zoo28 km southwest
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring38 km southwest · 134K visitors a year (2022)
CastleKimbolton Castle33 km north
MuseumMuseum of Zoology32 km northeast · 139K visitors a year (2023)Places well known beyond Stotfold (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 Stotfold
What is there to see near Stotfold?
No attraction is mapped inside Stotfold itself. Within 5 km of it are RAF Henlow, Baldock Museum, Hinxworth Place and Ashwell Village Museum.
Does Stotfold have a museum?
7 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Stotfold: RAF Henlow, Baldock Museum, Ashwell Village Museum and Garden City Collection Study Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Stotfold?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Wrest Park (English Heritage), 12 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Stotfold?
Within 40 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (32 km), Bletchley Park (35 km), St Albans Cathedral (30 km), Woburn Abbey (25 km).
Where are Stotfold’s historic buildings listed?
Stotfold has 19 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 Stotfold 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 (14)
- RAF Henlow: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Baldock Museum: Richard Kelly, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hinxworth Place: see below, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashwell Village Museum: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- 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
- Wrest Park: Nigel Cox, 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
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Zoology: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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