Start with Buckinghamshire Railway Centre: the sights of Quainton
Visitors to Quainton can choose from 9 attractions, a museum and a historic house. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 9 beyond the 3 inside Quainton’s built-up area. Of the places on our list, 7 are looked after by the National Trust. For a full day, there is Bletchley Park, 18 km away.
Highlights of Quainton
Next to Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, the best known are 4 attractions and a historic house.
MuseumBuckinghamshire Railway Centrein townAttractionAttractionGolding Spring Miniature Railwayin townAttractionAttractionQuainton Windmillin town
Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor2.4 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttraction · National TrustPullham rockword2.1 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttraction · National TrustTerra degli Etruschi2.2 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
The map puts most of the 9 to the south.
The dashed line is Quainton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
The biggest group is other attractions, with 9 of the 12.
Green: inside Quainton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
7 places are cared for by the National Trust (Waddesdon Manor, Pullham rockword, Terra degli Etruschi and The Power House, and 3 more).
The list in full
After the 3 in town come 9 more within 5 km of its edge.
The 3 inside Quainton 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.
49 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Quainton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Quainton →
Day trips from Quainton
Of the 12 day trips, Bletchley Park (18 km) is the best known.
MuseumBletchley Park18 km northeast
Historic houseBlenheim Palace31 km west
MuseumAshmolean Museum27 km southwest
Historic houseChequers17 km southeast
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring20 km southeast · 134K visitors a year (2022)
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History26 km southwestHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey25 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustClaydon House5.9 km northwest
Historic houseMentmore Towers16 km east
CastleOxford Castle Motte27 km southwest
MuseumPitt Rivers Museum26 km southwest
ZooWhipsnade Zoo26 km eastPlaces well known beyond Quainton (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.
Asked about places to visit in Quainton
What are the main attractions in Quainton?
The best known inside Quainton’s built-up area are Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Golding Spring Miniature Railway and Quainton Windmill. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 9 more within 5 km.
Does Quainton have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Quainton: Buckinghamshire Railway Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Quainton?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Quainton, 7 places are cared for by the National Trust (Waddesdon Manor, Pullham rockword, Terra degli Etruschi and The Power House).
What are the best-known days out near Quainton?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (18 km), Blenheim Palace (31 km), Ashmolean Museum (27 km), Chequers (17 km).
Where are Quainton’s historic buildings listed?
Quainton has 49 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 Quainton 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)
- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre: Oxyman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waddesdon Manor: Mattlever, 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
- Chequers: Stephen Simpson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Natural History Museum at Tring: Rob Farrow. Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford University Museum of Natural History: The original uploader was MykReeve at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claydon House: mym, modified by Sir Gawain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mentmore Towers: The original uploader was Swanker at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford Castle Motte: Tejvan Pettinger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pitt Rivers Museum: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whipsnade Zoo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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