Things to do in Woburn: Woburn Heritage Museum and one other
There are 2 places to visit inside Woburn’s built-up area, and 2 more within 5 km of its edge. They include a museum, an art gallery and a historic house. On foot, 2 are within 1 km of the centre. Drive 8.5 km to reach Bletchley Park.
The headline places in Woburn
The list goes on from Woburn Heritage Museum to an art gallery, a historic house and a wildlife park.
Wildlife parkWoburn Safari Park2.1 km outside town, to the northeastEach 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
The list reaches out to Woburn Safari Park, 2.5 km away.
The dashed line is Woburn’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
The places here are a museum, an art gallery and a historic house.
Green: inside Woburn. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The whole list for Woburn
First the 2 in town, then the 2 within 5 km of its edge.
Woburn Abbey
Occupying the east of the village of Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, is a country house, the family seat of the Duke of Bedford.
The 2 inside Woburn come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
63 listed buildings are on Woburn’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Woburn →
For a day out
The 12 days out are led by Bletchley Park, 8.5 km away.
MuseumBletchley Park8.5 km west
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring22 km south · 134K visitors a year (2022)
CathedralSt Albans Cathedral33 km southeast
ZooWhipsnade Zoo17 km south
MuseumThe National Museum of Computing8.6 km west
Historic houseMentmore Towers14 km south
Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor27 km southwest
Historic houseChequers29 km south
Historic houseHatfield House38 km southeast
Historic house · English HeritageWrest Park14 km east
Historic house · English HeritageHoughton House11 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageBerkhamsted Castle25 km southPlaces well known beyond Woburn (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.
Seeing Woburn: questions
What are the main attractions in Woburn?
The best known inside Woburn’s built-up area are Woburn Heritage Museum and Woburn Art Gallery. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Woburn have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Woburn: Woburn Heritage Museum and Woburn Art Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Woburn?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Waddesdon Manor (National Trust), 27 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Woburn?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (8.5 km), Natural History Museum at Tring (22 km), St Albans Cathedral (33 km), Whipsnade Zoo (17 km).
Where are Woburn’s historic buildings listed?
Woburn has 63 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 Woburn 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)
- Woburn Safari Park: Karen Abeyasekere, U.S. Air Force, Public domain, 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
- Whipsnade Zoo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The National Museum of Computing: Computid, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mentmore Towers: The original uploader was Swanker at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waddesdon Manor: Mattlever, 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
- Wrest Park: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Houghton House: APB-CMX at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Berkhamsted Castle: Winstainforth at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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