Nothing in Whaddon itself: Gambado is 4.4 km away
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Whaddon’s built-up area, but 3 places are within 5 km of its edge. A longer outing takes you to Bletchley Park, 5.8 km off.
Leading the list near Whaddon
After Gambado, look out for 2 theme parks.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
Beyond the town, the 3 nearby are mostly to the northeast.
The dashed line is Whaddon’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
They are all zoos, theme parks or other days out: 3 in all.
Green: inside Whaddon. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every entry
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 3 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
12 listed buildings are on Whaddon’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Whaddon →
Out of town
Most famous of the 12 is Bletchley Park, 5.8 km from the centre.
MuseumBletchley Park5.8 km eastHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey16 km east
Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor19 km southwest
MuseumThe National Museum of Computing5.6 km east
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring26 km southeast · 134K visitors a year (2022)
Historic houseChequers29 km south
Museum · National TrustStowe House14 km west
Historic houseMentmore Towers17 km southeast
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History40 km southwest
Historic houseAlthorp34 km north
ZooWhipsnade Zoo26 km southeast
Theme parkGulliver's Land8.7 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Whaddon (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 Whaddon: questions
What is there to see near Whaddon?
No attraction is mapped inside Whaddon itself. Within 5 km of it are Gambado, Kidsplay Activity Land and Si5 Spy Missions.
Does Whaddon have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Whaddon.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Whaddon?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Waddesdon Manor (National Trust), 19 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Whaddon?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (5.8 km), Woburn Abbey (16 km), Waddesdon Manor (19 km), The National Museum of Computing (5.6 km).
Where are Whaddon’s historic buildings listed?
Whaddon has 12 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 Whaddon 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 (11)
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waddesdon Manor: Mattlever, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The National Museum of Computing: Computid, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natural History Museum at Tring: Rob Farrow. Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chequers: Stephen Simpson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stowe House: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mentmore Towers: The original uploader was Swanker at English Wikipedia., 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
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whipsnade Zoo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gulliver's Land: Dmitrij M, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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