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Houghton House
Attractions in Wilstead

Places to visit around Wilstead, from Houghton House

Nothing to visit is mapped inside Wilstead’s built-up area, but 5 places are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a historic house, a theme park and a museum. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by English Heritage. A drive of 22 km brings you to Bletchley Park.

Photo: Houghton House, APB-CMX at English Wikipedia (Public domain)
In Wilstead
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

The names to know near Wilstead

Then come a theme park, a museum and an attraction, behind Houghton House.

Historic house · English HeritageHoughton House4.1 km outside town, to the southwestTheme parkTheme parkUniversal United Kingdom Resort3.3 km outside town, to the westMuseumMoot Hall3.9 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionSummerfields' Miniature Railways2.1 km outside town, to the eastZooZooEnglish School of Falconry800 m outside town, to the northeast

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 map

Where things are

Furthest from the centre is Houghton House, 4.9 km away.

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The dashed line is Wilstead’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

Kinds of place

The places here are a historic house, a theme park and a museum.

Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 theme park · 1 zoo0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Wilstead. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Houghton House).

Every place

The list in full

Here are the 5 places within 5 km of its edge.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

16 listed buildings are on Wilstead’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Wilstead →

Big names nearby

Worth the drive

Bletchley Park, 22 km away, is the best known of the 12.

MuseumBletchley Park22 km southwestHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey15 km southwestHistoric house · English HeritageWrest Park8.2 km southCathedralSt Albans Cathedral37 km southCastleBedford Castle6.4 km northCastleKimbolton Castle24 km northHistoric houseHatfield House39 km southeastMuseumNatural History Museum at Tring35 km southwest · 134K visitors a year (2022)ZooWhipsnade Zoo27 km southMuseumIWM Duxford39 km east · 401K visitors a year (2019)MuseumMuseumThe Shuttleworth Collection8.4 km eastHistoric houseMentmore Towers29 km southwest

Places well known beyond Wilstead (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 Wilstead

What is there to see near Wilstead?

No attraction is mapped inside Wilstead itself. Within 5 km of it are Houghton House, Universal United Kingdom Resort, Moot Hall and Summerfields' Miniature Railways.

Does Wilstead have a museum?

1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Wilstead: Moot Hall.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Wilstead?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Wilstead, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Houghton House).

What are the best-known days out near Wilstead?

Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (22 km), Woburn Abbey (15 km), Wrest Park (8.2 km), St Albans Cathedral (37 km).

Where are Wilstead’s historic buildings listed?

Wilstead has 16 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 Wilstead 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)

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