Wolverton

Worth seeing in and around Wolverton

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Wolverton Viaduct

   Wolverton Viaduct is a railway bridge carrying the West Coast Main Line over the River Great Ouse near Wolverton, part of Milton Keynes, in southern England. Built in 1838 for the London and Birmingham Railway to the design of Robert Stephenson, it was the largest viaduct on the L&BR's route.

   1.1 km · viaduct in Haversham-cum-Little Linford, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   St. Mary's Church, Shenley

   St. Mary's Church, Shenley is an ecumenical church located in Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes, England.

   4.8 km · Grade I listed church in Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Milton Keynes Museum

   Milton Keynes Museum is an independent local museum in the parish of Wolverton and Greenleys in Milton Keynes, England. It is mostly run by volunteers with a small number of paid staff.

   1.1 km · museum in Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Church of Christ the Cornerstone

   Church of Christ the Cornerstone is an ecumenical church in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. It was completed in 1991 and has the Church of England, the Baptist Union, the Methodist Church, the Roman Catholic Church and the United Reformed Church working together to share the space.

   4.5 km · church in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Castlethorpe Castle

   Castlethorpe Castle stood in the village of Castlethorpe, to the north of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. This was originally a motte and bailey castle with a timber structure built by Winemar, the Flemish Lord of Hanslope in the 12th Century.

   3.7 km · motte-and-bailey castle in Castlethorpe, Milton Keynes, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Central Milton Keynes Shopping Centre

   The Central Milton Keynes shopping area is a regional shopping centre located in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England which is about 50 miles north-west of London. It comprises two adjacent shopping centres, thecentre:mk which opened in 1979, and Midsummer Place, opened in 2000.

   4.7 km · Shopping mall in the UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Milton Keynes Theatre

   Milton Keynes Theatre is a large theatre in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. It opened on 4 October 1999, 25 years after the campaign for a new theatre first started.

   5.1 km · theatre in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Newport Pagnell canal

   The Newport Pagnell Canal was a 1.25 mile canal in Buckinghamshire that ran from the Grand Junction Canal at Great Linford to Newport Pagnell through seven locks. Construction was authorised by an act of Parliament in June 1814 and it probably opened in 1817.

   5.2 km · closed canal that ran to Newport Pagnell, Buckingham, England · Wikipedia
9. 09
   St Bartholomew's Church, Furtho

   St Bartholomew's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the former village of Furtho, Northamptonshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

   4.3 km · church in Furtho, Northamptonshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Parish Church of St Mary and St Giles

    St Mary & St Giles Church is a parish church in Stony Stratford, in Milton Keynes, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.

    2.6 km · church in Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Wolverton

Airports

London Luton (LTN), 37 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 70 km · London Stansted (STN), 75 km

Stations

Milton Keynes Central railway station, 4.3 km · Wolverton railway station, 1 km · Bradwell railway station, 2.1 km · Castlethorpe railway station, 3.7 km

• London → Wolverton

  9 km · quickest by road, 49 min · £1–1.5
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• London, Essex → Wolverton

  9 km · quickest by road, 49 min · £1–1.5
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Wolverton

  28 km · quickest by road, 1h 9m · £5–6
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