Stowe House opens Dadford’s list
The middle of Dadford has 37 places to visit within 1 km. 5 more lie within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 28 attractions, 5 historic sites and 4 museums, among others. Of the places on our list, 20 are looked after by the National Trust. Drive 19 km to reach Bletchley Park.
Start with these in Dadford
Close behind Stowe House are 4 attractions and a historic site.
Museum · National TrustStowe Housein townAttractionAttraction · National TrustBrown's Cascadein townAttractionAttraction · National TrustCaptain Cook's Monumentin townHistoric siteHistoric site · National TrustCaptain Grenville's Columnin townAttractionAttraction · National TrustFane of Pastoral Poetryin townAttractionAttraction · National TrustGladiatorin townEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The lie of the land
Most of the 5 out of town lie to the southeast.
The dashed line is Dadford’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
28 other attractions and 8 castles or historic places top the count.
Green: inside Dadford. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
20 places are cared for by the National Trust (Stowe House, Brown's Cascade, Captain Cook's Monument and Captain Grenville's Column, and 16 more).
Everything on the list
The town has 36; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 5 more.
Buckingham Old Gaol
Historic building in Buckingham, England, United Kingdom.
Buckinghamshire Military Museum Trust
Archive organization and museum in Buckingham, United Kingdom.
The 36 inside Dadford 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.
35 listed buildings are on Dadford’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Dadford →
Beyond the town
Worth the drive, Bletchley Park (19 km) is first of the 12.
MuseumBletchley Park19 km east
Historic houseBlenheim Palace32 km southwest
MuseumAshmolean Museum35 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor22 km southHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey29 km east
Historic houseAlthorp28 km north
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History34 km southwest
Historic houseChequers36 km southeast
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring36 km southeast · 134K visitors a year (2022)
CastleOxford Castle Motte35 km southwest
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral25 km north
MuseumPitt Rivers Museum34 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Dadford (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.
Visiting Dadford: questions
What are the main attractions in Dadford?
The best known inside Dadford’s built-up area are Stowe House, Brown's Cascade, Captain Cook's Monument and Captain Grenville's Column. In all, 36 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 5 more within 5 km.
Does Dadford have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Dadford: Stowe House, Buckingham Old Gaol, Buckinghamshire Military Museum Trust and Silverstone Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Dadford?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Dadford, 20 places are cared for by the National Trust (Stowe House, Brown's Cascade, Captain Cook's Monument and Captain Grenville's Column).
What are the best-known days out near Dadford?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (19 km), Blenheim Palace (32 km), Ashmolean Museum (35 km), Waddesdon Manor (22 km).
Where are Dadford’s historic buildings listed?
Dadford has 35 listed buildings, 23 of them Grade I. 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 Dadford 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
- Chequers: Stephen Simpson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Natural History Museum at Tring: Rob Farrow. Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford Castle Motte: Tejvan Pettinger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pitt Rivers Museum: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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