Out from Tilsworth: Dunstable Priory and more
All of it lies outside: 5 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Tilsworth’s built-up area. There are an abbey or priory, a heritage railway and a park or estate to choose from. Our list counts one place looked after by the National Trust. Beyond the town, the best known is Bletchley Park, 15 km off.
Just outside Tilsworth, the best known
The list goes on from Dunstable Priory to a heritage railway, a park or estate and an attraction.
Abbey or prioryDunstable Priory4.5 km outside town, to the southeast
Heritage railwayLeighton Buzzard Light Railway4.5 km outside town, to the westPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustDunstable Downs5 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionMead Open Farm2.4 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumLeighton Buzzard Railway Museum4.5 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Tilsworth
Furthest out is Dunstable Downs, at 5.4 km.
The dashed line is Tilsworth’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
The list holds an abbey or priory, a heritage railway and a park or estate.
Green: inside Tilsworth. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Dunstable Downs).
Full list of places
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 5 places in all.
Leighton Buzzard Light Railway
Preserved narrow gauge railway in Bedfordshire.
Leighton Buzzard Railway Museum
Independent transport museum in England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
5 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Tilsworth’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Tilsworth →
Day trips from Tilsworth
Of the 12 day trips, Bletchley Park (15 km) is the best known.
MuseumBletchley Park15 km northwestHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey8.3 km north
ZooWhipsnade Zoo7.4 km south
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring14 km southwest · 134K visitors a year (2022)
CathedralSt Albans Cathedral24 km southeast
Historic houseMentmore Towers9 km southwest
Historic houseChequers23 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor26 km west
Historic houseHatfield House30 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageBerkhamsted Castle16 km southGardenGarden · National TrustWhipsnade Tree Cathedral6.9 km southeast
MuseumThe National Museum of Computing15 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Tilsworth (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.
Before a day out in Tilsworth
What is there to see near Tilsworth?
No attraction is mapped inside Tilsworth itself. Within 5 km of it are Dunstable Priory, Leighton Buzzard Light Railway, Dunstable Downs and Mead Open Farm.
Does Tilsworth have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Tilsworth: Leighton Buzzard Railway Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Tilsworth?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Tilsworth, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Dunstable Downs).
What are the best-known days out near Tilsworth?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (15 km), Woburn Abbey (8.3 km), Whipsnade Zoo (7.4 km), Natural History Museum at Tring (14 km).
Where are Tilsworth’s historic buildings listed?
Tilsworth has 5 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 Tilsworth 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)
- Dunstable Priory: Mike Stuchbery Mikestuchbery, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leighton Buzzard Light Railway: G-Man at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- St Albans Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mentmore Towers: The original uploader was Swanker at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chequers: Stephen Simpson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Waddesdon Manor: Mattlever, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hatfield House: Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berkhamsted Castle: Winstainforth at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The National Museum of Computing: Computid, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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