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Chequers
Attractions in Stoke Mandeville

Chequers and more near Stoke Mandeville

Visitors to Stoke Mandeville can choose from 5 museums, 3 forts and 2 historic houses. There is no place to visit inside Stoke Mandeville’s built-up area; there are 16 within 5 km of its edge. Here, one place is kept up by the National Trust. Windsor Castle lies 36 km out, the pick for a day trip.

Photo: Chequers, Stephen Simpson (Public domain)
In Stoke Mandeville
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
16
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
5
in or near town
Castles & historic places
6
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

The first to see around Stoke Mandeville

2 museums, a historic house and a fort follow Chequers.

Historic houseChequers2.7 km outside town, to the southHistoric houseHalton House2.6 km outside town, to the eastFortCymbeline's Castle2.6 km outside town, to the southCastleDinton Folly2.8 km outside town, to the westMuseumBuckinghamshire County Museum1.8 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumRoald Dahl Children's Gallery1.8 km outside town, to the northwest

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

Plotted on the map

The outermost point is St Mary Magdalene, Little Hampden, at 7.5 km.

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The dashed line is Stoke Mandeville’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

Grouped by kind

The two biggest groups: castles or historic places (6) and museums or galleries (5).

Museums & galleries 5 museums0 in town · 5 nearby
Castles & historic places 3 forts · 2 historic houses · 1 castle0 in town · 6 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 park or estate0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo · 1 wildlife park0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside Stoke Mandeville. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Pulpit Hill Nature Reserve).

Every place

All 16 on the list

16 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.

Halton House

Historic house · 2.6 km outside town, to the east

Country house in the Chiltern Hills above the village of Halton in Buckinghamshire, England, UK.

About Halton House →

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

31 listed buildings are on Stoke Mandeville’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Stoke Mandeville →

Big names nearby

Further away

Top of the 12 day trips: Windsor Castle, at 36 km.

CastleWindsor Castle36 km southMuseumNatural History Museum at Tring8.8 km east · 134K visitors a year (2022)MuseumBletchley Park23 km northMuseumAshmolean Museum33 km westHistoric house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor12 km northwestHistoric houseBlenheim Palace40 km westCathedralSt Albans Cathedral31 km eastHistoric houseMentmore Towers11 km northeastHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey25 km northeastZooWhipsnade Zoo18 km eastMuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History32 km westCastle · English HeritageBerkhamsted Castle16 km east

Places well known beyond Stoke Mandeville (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.

What people ask about Stoke Mandeville

What is there to see near Stoke Mandeville?

No attraction is mapped inside Stoke Mandeville itself. Within 5 km of it are Chequers, Halton House, Cymbeline's Castle and Dinton Folly.

Does Stoke Mandeville have a museum?

5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Stoke Mandeville: Buckinghamshire County Museum, Roald Dahl Children's Gallery, Trenchard Museum and National Paralympic Heritage Centre.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Stoke Mandeville?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Stoke Mandeville, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Pulpit Hill Nature Reserve).

What are the best-known days out near Stoke Mandeville?

Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (36 km), Natural History Museum at Tring (8.8 km), Bletchley Park (23 km), Ashmolean Museum (33 km).

Where are Stoke Mandeville’s historic buildings listed?

Stoke Mandeville has 31 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 Stoke Mandeville 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 (18)

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