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Attractions near Quainton
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Buckinghamshire Railway Centre
(< 1 Mile)*
The Buckinghamshire Railway Centre is a working Steam Museum, with one of the largest collections of locomotives, vehicles and railway memorabilia in the UK. |
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Waddesdon Manor
(2 Miles)*
Waddesdon manor was built between 1874 and 1889 in the style of a 16th-century French chateau for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild to entertain his guests and display his vast collection of art treasures. |
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Claydon House
(4 Miles)*
Claydon is an extraordinary house with remarkable 18th century, rococo and chinoiserie decoration. Features include the unique Chinese room and parquetry Grand Stairs. |
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Oak Farm Rare Breeds Park
(7 Miles)*
Oak Farm Rare Breeds Park is now Closed to Visitors. |
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Bucks Goats Centre
(8 Miles)*
Over the years the Goat Centre has grown into a successful 'miniature zoo' and in fact now showcases animals from all over the world |
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Ascott
(9 Miles)*
Originally a half-timbered Jacobean farmhouse, Ascott was bought in 1876 by the de Rothschild family and considerably transformed and enlarged. |
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Stowe Landscape Gardens
(11 Miles)*
One of the first and finest Georgian landscape gardens in Britain, Stowe has over 30 arches and temples mirrored in the waters of lakes or silhouetted against the sky. The garden and park were created by the Temple family during a two hundred year period. |
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Leighton Buzzard Railway
(12 Miles)*
With its sharp curves, its steep gradients, its level crossings and its unique roadside running, the Leighton Buzzard Railway takes you back to a more relaxed age of transport. |
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Ashridge Estate
(14 Miles)*
A 5,000 acre countryside estate with many splendid walks. The focal point of the area is the Bridgewater Monument. |
 ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
(15 Miles)*
Escape the urban jungle and head for Whipsnade for the perfect family day out. |
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Pitt Rivers Museum
(16 Miles)*
One of Oxford’s most popular attractions, famous for its period atmosphere and outstanding collections from many cultures around the world, past and present. |
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West Wycombe Park
(16 Miles)*
The West Wycombe Park house is one of the most theatrical and Italianate mid-18th-century buildings in England with facades designed as classical temples. |
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Museum of the History of Science
(16 Miles)*
The Museum of the History of Science houses an unrivalled collection of historic scientific instruments in the world's oldest surviving purpose-built museum building - the Old Ashmolean on Broad Street, Oxford. |
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Hughenden Manor
(16 Miles)*
Hughenden Manor was the home of Victorian prime minister and statesman Benjamin Disraeli from 1848 until his death in 1881. Most of his furniture, books and pictures remain in this, his private retreat. |
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Museum of Oxford
(16 Miles)*
Housed in the historic Town Hall, the Museum of Oxford tells the story of the city and the University using finds from local archaeological excavations including an outstanding Medieval collection. |
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