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Aston Martin Works Heritage
The spiritual home of Aston Martin at the original Newport Pagnell factory, offering heritage servicing, restoration, and sales.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Bletchley
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Bletchley
Bletchley works well as a base: 5 minutes from Simpson, 10km from Aston Martin Works Heritage.
Bletchley is in England, United Kingdom, with about 50,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Simpson, about 4 km away.
Bletchley is a constituent town of Milton Keynes, a city in Buckinghamshire, England. It gives its name to a larger census "built-up area" that occupies the south-west of the city and which is divided by the West Coast Main Line railway between the civil parishes of Bletchley & Fenny Stratford and West Bletchley,Read more
together with a fragment of Stoke Hammond CP. At the 2021 census, the population of this wider area was 45,010.
Bletchley and Fenny Stratford CP, which includes its commercial centre, consists of two towns with one town council. West Bletchley, which includes its pre-railways village centre, has a parish council. The latter is best known for Bletchley Park, the headquarters of Britain's World War II codebreaking organisation and now a major tourist attraction; the National Museum of Computing is also located in the park.
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What is there to see near Bletchley?
Within an hour or so of Bletchley: Aston Martin Works Heritage (10 km), Super Sausage Cafe (16 km), Caffeine & Machine: The Bowl (17 km), ZSL Whipsnade Zoo (21 km).
Are there any good drives near Bletchley?
The nearest famous roads are Crystal Palace Circuit, Goodwood Festival of Speed and A466 Wye Valley (Chepstow to Monmouth).
Where is Bletchley?
Bletchley is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Simpson.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 50,193
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 51.9933, -0.7347
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Bletchley
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Super Sausage Cafe
Legendary transport cafe on the A5 Watling Street near Potterspury, a favourite fry-up stop for bikers and classic car runs heading between London and the Midlands since the 1960s.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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Caffeine & Machine: The Bowl
The Bedfordshire location set in a dramatic former quarry bowl, opened in 2023 as the brand's third venue.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
The UK's largest zoo set across 600 acres of Bedfordshire parkland with drive-through animal enclosures.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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The Silverstone Experience
Immersive museum at the home of British motorsport telling the story of the past, present, and future of racing.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Silverstone Circuit
The home of British motorsport, hosting the first ever F1 World Championship race in 1950
22 km · about 25 min drive
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Santa Pod Raceway
Europe's premier drag racing venue in Northamptonshire, hosting iconic events like the FIA European Finals and Flame & Thunder.
28 km · about 35 min drive
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Bicester Heritage
A former RAF bomber station transformed into the UK's hub for historic motoring excellence with specialist workshops and regular Scramble events.
29 km · about 35 min drive
Driving roads near Bletchley
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 62 kmThe Backs, CambridgeThe famous riverside meadows behind the Cambridge colleges, offering iconic views of King's College Chapel, the Bridge of Sighs and punts on the Cam.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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