Just outside Cheddington: Mentmore Towers and more
Natural History Museum at Tring, 6.2 km from Cheddington, is the best-known trip nearby. The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. Look for a historic house and a museum.
The names to know near Cheddington
The list goes on from Mentmore Towers to a museum.
Historic houseMentmore Towers2.4 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumPitstone Green Museum1.7 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Cheddington, mapped
The map stretches to Mentmore Towers, 3 km away.
The dashed line is Cheddington’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
Between them they are a historic house and a museum.
Green: inside Cheddington. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
Nothing is inside Cheddington itself; these 2 are within 5 km of its edge.
Pitstone Green Museum
Museum in Leighton Buzzard, England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
10 listed buildings are on Cheddington’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cheddington →
Beyond Cheddington
Best known of the 12 within reach is Natural History Museum at Tring, at 6.2 km.
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring6.2 km south · 134K visitors a year (2022)
MuseumBletchley Park18 km north
ZooWhipsnade Zoo8.2 km eastHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey16 km north
Historic houseChequers14 km southwest
CathedralSt Albans Cathedral25 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor19 km west
Castle · English HeritageBerkhamsted Castle12 km southeast
Historic houseHatfield House33 km east
Historic houseHalton House8.4 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustCliveden House32 km south
Historic house · National TrustAscott House6.2 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Cheddington (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.
Cheddington, answered
What is there to see near Cheddington?
No attraction is mapped inside Cheddington itself. Within 5 km of it are Mentmore Towers and Pitstone Green Museum.
Does Cheddington have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Cheddington: Pitstone Green Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Cheddington?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Waddesdon Manor (National Trust), 19 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Cheddington?
Within 40 km: Natural History Museum at Tring (6.2 km), Bletchley Park (18 km), Whipsnade Zoo (8.2 km), Woburn Abbey (16 km).
Where are Cheddington’s historic buildings listed?
Cheddington 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 Cheddington 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)
- Mentmore Towers: The original uploader was Swanker 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
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whipsnade Zoo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chequers: Stephen Simpson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St Albans Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waddesdon Manor: Mattlever, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berkhamsted Castle: Winstainforth at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hatfield House: Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Halton House: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliveden House: Antony McCallum. The original uploader was Wyrdlight at English Wikipedia., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ascott House: Paul Shreeve, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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