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Dinton Folly
Attractions in Dinton

Out from Dinton: Dinton Folly and more

No place to visit is mapped inside Dinton’s built-up area; 5 are within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 museums, a castle and a historic house. Further out, Windsor Castle is 40 km away.

Photo: Dinton Folly, D Gore (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Dinton
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known

Around Dinton: where to begin

The list goes on from Dinton Folly to 2 museums, a historic house and a wildlife park.

CastleDinton Folly400 m outside town, to the northHistoric houseNether Winchendon House2.4 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumHaddenham Museum2.6 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumThe Fuze Centre1.6 km outside town, to the southwestWildlife parkWildlife parkTiggywinkles Wildlife Teaching Hospital2.7 km outside town, to the southwest

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

How they lie

Leave town to the southwest for most of the 5 nearby.

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The dashed line is Dinton’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

By kind

Castles or historic places are the biggest group (2), then museums or galleries (2).

Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle · 1 historic house0 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 wildlife park0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Dinton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Near Dinton

Nothing is inside Dinton itself; these 5 are within 5 km of its edge.

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

44 listed buildings are on Dinton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Dinton →

Big names nearby

Further afield

First of the 12 big names within reach is Windsor Castle, 40 km away.

CastleWindsor Castle40 km southeastHistoric house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor6.6 km northwestMuseumAshmolean Museum25 km westHistoric houseBlenheim Palace33 km westHistoric houseChequers9.4 km southeastMuseumBletchley Park25 km northeastMuseumNatural History Museum at Tring16 km east · 134K visitors a year (2022)MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History25 km westHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey30 km northeastCathedralSt Albans Cathedral38 km eastCastleOxford Castle Motte26 km westMuseumPitt Rivers Museum25 km west

Places well known beyond Dinton (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 about Dinton’s attractions

What is there to see near Dinton?

No attraction is mapped inside Dinton itself. Within 5 km of it are Dinton Folly, Nether Winchendon House, Haddenham Museum and The Fuze Centre.

Does Dinton have a museum?

2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Dinton: Haddenham Museum and The Fuze Centre.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Dinton?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Waddesdon Manor (National Trust), 6.6 km northwest.

What are the best-known days out near Dinton?

Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (40 km), Waddesdon Manor (6.6 km), Ashmolean Museum (25 km), Blenheim Palace (33 km).

Where are Dinton’s historic buildings listed?

Dinton has 44 listed buildings, 1 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 Dinton 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)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.