One to see in Tempsford: Knotts of Tempsford
From Tempsford, the big name within reach is Fitzwilliam Museum, 29 km away. We list one place to visit inside Tempsford’s built-up area and another within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are a zoo and a castle.
Tempsford’s big names
Alongside Knotts of Tempsford you find a castle.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The layout
At 5.3 km, Eaton Socon Castle is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Tempsford’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 is on offer
It comes down to a zoo and a castle.
Green: inside Tempsford. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The complete list
The one inside Tempsford comes first, then one more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Tempsford comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
11 listed buildings are on Tempsford’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Tempsford →
Day trips from Tempsford
Worth the drive, Fitzwilliam Museum (29 km) is first of the 12.
MuseumBletchley Park36 km southwest
CastleKimbolton Castle15 km northwestHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey29 km southwest
MuseumIWM Duxford30 km east · 401K visitors a year (2019)
FortBuckden Towers14 km north
CastleBedford Castle12 km westMuseumMuseumThe Shuttleworth Collection9 km south
MuseumMuseum of Zoology29 km east · 139K visitors a year (2023)
Historic house · English HeritageWrest Park20 km southwestCastleCastle · National TrustWimpole Hall17 km east
ZooWhipsnade Zoo40 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Tempsford (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.
Seeing Tempsford: questions
What are the main attractions in Tempsford?
The place to visit inside Tempsford’s built-up area is Knotts of Tempsford. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Tempsford have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Tempsford.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Tempsford?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Wrest Park (English Heritage), 20 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Tempsford?
Within 40 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (29 km), Bletchley Park (36 km), Kimbolton Castle (15 km), Woburn Abbey (29 km).
Where are Tempsford’s historic buildings listed?
Tempsford has 11 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 Tempsford 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 (9)
- Eaton Socon Castle: Chris Jefferies., 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
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckden Towers: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bedford Castle: Matthew Paris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Zoology: Magnus Manske, 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
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