From Totternhoe, 4.3 km to Whipsnade Zoo
Most of what there is to see is zoos, theme parks or other days out: 7 of 11. Totternhoe itself has none of them. In heritage care, 2 places on the list are looked after by the National Trust. Beyond the town, the best known is Bletchley Park, 18 km off.
The names to know near Totternhoe
Close behind Whipsnade Zoo are a garden, an abbey or priory and a park or estate.
ZooWhipsnade Zoo3.7 km outside town, to the southGardenGarden · National TrustWhipsnade Tree Cathedral3.1 km outside town, to the southeast
Abbey or prioryDunstable Priory2.7 km outside town, to the eastPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustDunstable Downs1.6 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionMead Open Farm2.8 km outside town, to the northwestAquariumAquariumAquarium3.5 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.
On the map
To the south is where most of the 11 nearby are.
The dashed line is Totternhoe’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
There are more zoos, theme parks or other days out (7) than anything else, then gardens or estates (2).
Green: inside Totternhoe. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Whipsnade Tree Cathedral and Dunstable Downs).
Every one of them
Here are the 11 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
12 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Totternhoe’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Totternhoe →
Days out
Allow a day for Bletchley Park, 18 km away, the pick of 12.
MuseumBletchley Park18 km northwestHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey11 km north
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring12 km southwest · 134K visitors a year (2022)
CathedralSt Albans Cathedral21 km southeast
Historic houseMentmore Towers8.9 km west
Historic houseChequers22 km southwest
Historic houseHatfield House28 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageBerkhamsted Castle13 km south
Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor26 km west
CastleSomeries Castle13 km east
Heritage railwayLeighton Buzzard Light Railway6.7 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustCliveden House37 km southPlaces well known beyond Totternhoe (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.
Visiting Totternhoe: the answers
What is there to see near Totternhoe?
No attraction is mapped inside Totternhoe itself. Within 5 km of it are Whipsnade Zoo, Whipsnade Tree Cathedral, Dunstable Priory and Dunstable Downs.
Does Totternhoe have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Totternhoe.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Totternhoe?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Totternhoe, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Whipsnade Tree Cathedral and Dunstable Downs).
What are the best-known days out near Totternhoe?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (18 km), Woburn Abbey (11 km), Natural History Museum at Tring (12 km), St Albans Cathedral (21 km).
Where are Totternhoe’s historic buildings listed?
Totternhoe has 12 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 Totternhoe 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 (13)
- Whipsnade Zoo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunstable Priory: Mike Stuchbery Mikestuchbery, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Hatfield House: Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berkhamsted Castle: Winstainforth at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waddesdon Manor: Mattlever, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Someries Castle: Forscher scs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leighton Buzzard Light Railway: G-Man at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliveden House: Antony McCallum. The original uploader was Wyrdlight at English Wikipedia., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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