Places to visit near Wixams: Bedford Castle & more
Around Wixams, the places to visit include 4 museums, a castle and a historic house. What there is to see lies just outside: 9 places within 5 km of its edge. One of them is cared for by English Heritage. Day-trippers head 21 km out to Bletchley Park.
Where to start near Wixams
Beyond Bedford Castle, there are 3 museums, a historic house and a theme park.
CastleBedford Castle4 km outside town, to the north
Historic house · English HeritageHoughton House3.8 km outside town, to the southTheme parkTheme parkUniversal United Kingdom Resort900 m outside town, to the west
MuseumThe Higgins4.1 km outside town, to the north
MuseumJohn Bunyan museum4.1 km outside town, to the north
MuseumMoot Hall1.8 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The places, mapped
Leave town to the north for most of the 9 nearby.
The dashed line is Wixams’ built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
Museums or galleries number 4, castles or historic places 2.
Green: inside Wixams. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Houghton House).
The whole list for Wixams
All 9 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Houghton House
Grade I listed English country house in Central Bedfordshire, England, UK.
Universal United Kingdom Resort
Planned Universal Studios theme park in Bedford, England.
7Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Further away
The 12 days out are led by Bletchley Park, 21 km away.
MuseumBletchley Park21 km southwestHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey15 km southwest
CathedralSt Albans Cathedral38 km south
CastleKimbolton Castle24 km north
Historic house · English HeritageWrest Park9.6 km southeast
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring35 km south · 134K visitors a year (2022)
ZooWhipsnade Zoo27 km southMuseumMuseumThe Shuttleworth Collection10 km east
Historic houseMentmore Towers29 km southwest
Wildlife parkWoburn Safari Park13 km southwest
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral34 km northwest
Historic houseKnebworth House30 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Wixams (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.
Wixams: questions and answers
What is there to see near Wixams?
No attraction is mapped inside Wixams itself. Within 5 km of it are Bedford Castle, Houghton House, Universal United Kingdom Resort and The Higgins.
Does Wixams have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Wixams: The Higgins, John Bunyan museum, Moot Hall and Panacea Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Wixams?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Wixams, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Houghton House).
What are the best-known days out near Wixams?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (21 km), Woburn Abbey (15 km), St Albans Cathedral (38 km), Kimbolton Castle (24 km).
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 Wixams 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 (16)
- Bedford Castle: Matthew Paris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Houghton House: APB-CMX at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Higgins: Simon Speed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bunyan museum: Simon Speed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moot Hall: Shritwod at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Panacea Museum: Paul Harrop, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Albans Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wrest Park: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natural History Museum at Tring: Rob Farrow. Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whipsnade Zoo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mentmore Towers: The original uploader was Swanker at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woburn Safari Park: Karen Abeyasekere, U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Knebworth House: Heron2 (Heron on en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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