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Bletchley Park
Attractions in Bow Brickhill

Bletchley Park and more near Bow Brickhill

All 16 places on the list are museums or galleries. None of them is inside Bow Brickhill itself. Further out, Woburn Abbey is 6.5 km away.

Photo: Bletchley Park, DeFacto (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Bow Brickhill
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
16
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
16
in or near town
Best known

The names to know near Bow Brickhill

The list goes on from Bletchley Park to 5 museums.

MuseumBletchley Park3.5 km outside town, to the westMuseumThe National Museum of Computing3.6 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumNational Radio Centre (RSGB)3.4 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumWoburn Heritage Museum3.8 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumBlock B3.4 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumHut 13.5 km outside town, to the west

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 to find them

Most of the 16 close by lie to the west.

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The dashed line is Bow Brickhill’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

A breakdown by kind

They are all museums or galleries: 16 in all.

Museums & galleries 15 museums · 1 art gallery0 in town · 16 nearby

Green: inside Bow Brickhill. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

The places, one by one

Here are the 16 places within 5 km of its edge.

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

5 listed buildings are on Bow Brickhill’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bow Brickhill →

Big names nearby

A little further out

Top of the 12 day trips: Woburn Abbey, at 6.5 km.

Historic houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey6.5 km eastMuseumNatural History Museum at Tring24 km south · 134K visitors a year (2022)Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor25 km southwestCathedralSt Albans Cathedral37 km southeastZooWhipsnade Zoo20 km southeastHistoric houseMentmore Towers15 km southHistoric houseChequers30 km southTheme parkGulliver's Land6.2 km northwestWildlife parkWoburn Safari Park6.5 km eastHistoric houseAlthorp38 km northwestCastleKimbolton Castle38 km northeastCastle · English HeritageBerkhamsted Castle28 km south

Places well known beyond Bow Brickhill (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.

Questions before you go to Bow Brickhill

What is there to see near Bow Brickhill?

No attraction is mapped inside Bow Brickhill itself. Within 5 km of it are Bletchley Park, The National Museum of Computing, National Radio Centre (RSGB) and Woburn Heritage Museum.

Does Bow Brickhill have a museum?

16 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bow Brickhill: Bletchley Park, The National Museum of Computing, National Radio Centre (RSGB) and Woburn Heritage Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bow Brickhill?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Waddesdon Manor (National Trust), 25 km southwest.

What are the best-known days out near Bow Brickhill?

Within 40 km: Woburn Abbey (6.5 km), Natural History Museum at Tring (24 km), Waddesdon Manor (25 km), St Albans Cathedral (37 km).

Where are Bow Brickhill’s historic buildings listed?

Bow Brickhill has 5 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 Bow Brickhill 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).

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