Just outside Upper Gravenhurst: Wrest Park and more
None of our places to visit is inside Upper Gravenhurst’s built-up area; 6 are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 museums, a historic house and a garden. Of the places on our list, 2 are looked after by English Heritage. At 25 km, Bletchley Park is worth the journey.
The best known around Upper Gravenhurst
Once you have seen Wrest Park, try 2 museums, a garden and a castle.
Historic house · English HeritageWrest Park1.8 km outside town, to the west
MuseumRAF Henlow4.7 km outside town, to the eastGardenGarden · English HeritageWrest Park & Gardens1.8 km outside town, to the west
MuseumMilitary Intelligence Museum3.3 km outside town, to the northCastleCastleMeppershall Castel1.5 km outside town, to the eastHistoric siteHistoric siteHawker Hunter WT6124.9 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
Look to the east for most of the 6 just outside.
The dashed line is Upper Gravenhurst’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kinds of place
Count 3 castles or historic places and 2 museums or galleries.
Green: inside Upper Gravenhurst. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Wrest Park and Wrest Park & Gardens).
Each place in turn
6 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
9 listed buildings are on Upper Gravenhurst’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Upper Gravenhurst →
Further away
Most famous of the 12 is Bletchley Park, 25 km from the centre.
MuseumBletchley Park25 km westHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey15 km west
CathedralSt Albans Cathedral29 km south
Historic houseHatfield House30 km southeast
ZooWhipsnade Zoo22 km southwest
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring31 km southwest · 134K visitors a year (2022)
Historic house · English HeritageHoughton House8.2 km northwest
MuseumIWM Duxford36 km east · 401K visitors a year (2019)
Historic houseKnebworth House19 km southeast
CastleKimbolton Castle32 km northMuseumMuseumThe Shuttleworth Collection9.7 km northeast
CastleSomeries Castle16 km southPlaces well known beyond Upper Gravenhurst (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.
Planning a visit to Upper Gravenhurst
What is there to see near Upper Gravenhurst?
No attraction is mapped inside Upper Gravenhurst itself. Within 5 km of it are Wrest Park, RAF Henlow, Wrest Park & Gardens and Military Intelligence Museum.
Does Upper Gravenhurst have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Upper Gravenhurst: RAF Henlow and Military Intelligence Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Upper Gravenhurst?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Upper Gravenhurst, 2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Wrest Park and Wrest Park & Gardens).
What are the best-known days out near Upper Gravenhurst?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (25 km), Woburn Abbey (15 km), St Albans Cathedral (29 km), Hatfield House (30 km).
Where are Upper Gravenhurst’s historic buildings listed?
Upper Gravenhurst has 9 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 Upper Gravenhurst 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)
- Wrest Park: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- RAF Henlow: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Military Intelligence Museum: Gothic20, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- 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
- Houghton House: APB-CMX at English Wikipedia, Public domain, 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
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Someries Castle: Forscher scs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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