Near Akeley: Stowe House and other places to visit
Around Akeley, the places to visit include 28 attractions, 5 historic sites and 3 museums. All of it lies outside: 40 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Akeley’s built-up area. Of the places on our list, 20 are looked after by the National Trust. A day out reaches Bletchley Park, 16 km away.
Where to start near Akeley
Following Stowe House are 2 attractions, a garden and a museum.
Museum · National TrustStowe House2.9 km outside town, to the west
Garden · National TrustStowe Park and Garden3 km outside town, to the west
MuseumBuckingham Old Gaol3.2 km outside town, to the southChurchChurch · National TrustBuckingham Chantry Chapel3.3 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttraction · National TrustBrown's Cascade2.2 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttraction · National TrustSaxon Deities2.5 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where things are
Out of town, most of the 40 are to the west.
The dashed line is Akeley’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
Most are other attractions, 28 in all, ahead of castles or historic places (8).
Green: inside Akeley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
20 places are cared for by the National Trust (Stowe House, Stowe Park and Garden, Buckingham Chantry Chapel and Brown's Cascade, and 16 more).
All 40 on the list
All 40 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Buckingham Old Gaol
Historic building in Buckingham, England, United Kingdom.
Buckinghamshire Military Museum Trust
Archive organization and museum in Buckingham, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
10 listed buildings are on Akeley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Akeley →
Out of town
First of the 12 big names within reach is Bletchley Park, 16 km away.
MuseumBletchley Park16 km east
Historic houseBlenheim Palace34 km southwest
MuseumAshmolean Museum37 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor21 km southHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey26 km east
Historic houseAlthorp28 km north
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History36 km southwest
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring34 km southeast · 134K visitors a year (2022)
Historic houseChequers35 km south
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral25 km north
CastleOxford Castle Motte37 km southwest
MuseumPitt Rivers Museum36 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Akeley (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 Akeley: questions
What is there to see near Akeley?
No attraction is mapped inside Akeley itself. Within 5 km of it are Stowe House, Stowe Park and Garden, Buckingham Old Gaol and Buckingham Chantry Chapel.
Does Akeley have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Akeley: Stowe House, Buckingham Old Gaol and Buckinghamshire Military Museum Trust.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Akeley?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Akeley, 20 places are cared for by the National Trust (Stowe House, Stowe Park and Garden, Buckingham Chantry Chapel and Brown's Cascade).
What are the best-known days out near Akeley?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (16 km), Blenheim Palace (34 km), Ashmolean Museum (37 km), Waddesdon Manor (21 km).
Where are Akeley’s historic buildings listed?
Akeley has 10 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 Akeley 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 (14)
- Stowe House: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stowe Park and Garden: Neoclassicist, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Old Gaol: Chris Nyborg, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blenheim Palace: Jvhertum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashmolean Museum: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waddesdon Manor: Mattlever, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford University Museum of Natural History: The original uploader was MykReeve at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natural History Museum at Tring: Rob Farrow. Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chequers: Stephen Simpson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford Castle Motte: Tejvan Pettinger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pitt Rivers Museum: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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