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ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
The UK's largest zoo set across 600 acres of Bedfordshire parkland with drive-through animal enclosures.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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Stevenage
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Stevenage
Stevenage is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Knebworth, 40km from The Backs, Cambridge.
Stevenage is in England, United Kingdom, with about 92,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Knebworth, about 4 km away.
Stevenage ( STEE-vən-ij) is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, about 28 miles (45 km) north of London. Stevenage is east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1(M), between Letchworth Garden City to the north and Welwyn Garden City to the south. In 1946, Stevenage was designated the United Kingdom's first New TownRead more
under the New Towns Act. In 2021 it had a population of 94,456.
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What is there to see near Stevenage?
Within an hour or so of Stevenage: ZSL Whipsnade Zoo (24 km), Caffeine & Machine: The Bowl (26 km), Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - Making of Harry Potter (28 km), High Beach Tea Hut (32 km).
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The nearest famous roads are Crystal Palace Circuit and Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Where is Stevenage?
Stevenage is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Knebworth.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 91,774
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 51.9022, -0.2026
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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 Stevenage
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cafe
Caffeine & Machine: The Bowl
The Bedfordshire location set in a dramatic former quarry bowl, opened in 2023 as the brand's third venue.
26 km · about 30 min drive
film location
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - Making of Harry Potter
The Leavesden studios where all eight films were shot; the tour preserves the original Great Hall, Diagon Alley and Hogwarts Express sets.
28 km · about 30 min drive
cafe
High Beach Tea Hut
A simple roadside tea hut in Epping Forest that has been a legendary biker gathering spot for decades.
32 km · about 35 min drive
museum
Bletchley Park
Victorian estate where Alan Turing and thousands of codebreakers cracked the German Enigma cipher, arguably shortening WWII by years. Restored huts, working Bombe machine, and the National Museum of Computing next door.
38 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
King's College Chapel, Cambridge
Pinnacle of late Gothic architecture with the world's largest fan vault ceiling and Rubens' masterpiece altarpiece, an icon of Cambridge University.
40 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The Backs, Cambridge
The famous riverside meadows behind the Cambridge colleges, offering iconic views of King's College Chapel, the Bridge of Sighs and punts on the Cam.
40 km · about 45 min drive
cafe
Ace Cafe London
The 1938 North Circular roadside cafe that became the home of the ton-up boys and rocker culture, reopened on its original site in 1997 and still holding weekly bike and classic car meets.
40 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Stevenage
2 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 40 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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