Ampthill tourist information

Ampthill has many old buildings, mostly dating from the 17-18th Century. In the park is the site of a 15th century castle, where Henry VIII visited and he kept Katherine of Aragon there for a few years. The park also has a 17th century house used as a Cheshire Home.

In the town centre The White Hart incorporates a Tudor building, and the church has a large monument to the Richard Nicholl who owned Ampthill Park and was responsible for naming New York.

You can see, from the outside, Avenue House, at 20 Church Street, which was the home of Sir Albert Richardson, who was a architect, and was also a past President of the Royal Academy.

On the western edge of the town near Little Farm is the Oxford Hospital, an almshouse of 1607 in Wren style, of chequered brickwork with original windows, dormers and a single-handed clock on a central pediment below a cupola - a little gem, backed by Scots pines in a rural setting.

Days Out around Ampthill.

A day out to visit Woburn with the Safari Park and Abbey is a good choice, or try the small town of Shefford for a quieter time.

Towns Near Ampthill To Visit - straight line distance:

Silsoe (3.21 miles) Toddington (5.57 miles) Woburn (5.89 miles) Shefford (6.88 miles)
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Menzies Hotels Woburn - Flitwick Manor
Church Rd, Flitwick Bedford MK45 1AE
Nestled amid the tranquillity of acres of rolling gardens and parkland, this classical Georgian house aims to continue its ancestral traditions of hospitality throughout its 18 individually furnished bedrooms.
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Cranfield Management Development Centre
Wharley End, Cranfield near Bedford MK43 0HG
Situated in rural Bedfordshire, only 5 miles from junctions 13 & 14 of M1, 8 miles from central Milton Keynes, 10 miles from Bedford and 20 miles from London Luton Airport. Airfield on site.Member of Conference Centres of Excellence.
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Ampthill, A507 from the A6, or A5120 from Junction 12 on the M1.

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Historic HousesHistoric Houses

Houghton House Ruined 17th century mansion.

Oxford Hospital A Grade II listed Almshouse.

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Maulden Wood Walk in the ancient woodland.

Ampthill Park The former hunting grounds of Henry VIII.

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