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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.
8 km · about 15 min drive
England, United Kingdom · Europe
Olney works well as a base: 5 minutes from Lavendon, 8km from Aston Martin Works Heritage.
Olney is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 6,477, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Olney sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Olney to your route.
Olney (, rarely , OW-nee, rarely OLL-nee; the "L" is not pronounced by local people), is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, England.
The parish occupies the northernmost part of the historic county of Buckinghamshire. Lying on the left bank of the River GreatRead more
Ouse, the town is located (straight line distances) around 8 miles (13 km) from Milton Keynes, 10 miles (16 km) from Bedford, Northampton and Wellingborough, and just over 50 miles (80km) from London.
At the 2021 census, it had a population of 6,598.
Olney is best known for poet William Cowper, anti-slavery preacher John Newton, and their 1770's collaboration on the Olney Hymns, including Amazing Grace, as well as for its Pancake Race.
The many places in the USA, and elsewhere, also called Olney, appear to be named either directly after Olney in England, or after a family whose surname originates from the Buckinghamshire town.
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Olney is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 52.1534 latitude, -0.7020 longitude.
Olney has a population of approximately 6,477 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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The spiritual home of Aston Martin at the original Newport Pagnell factory, offering heritage servicing, restoration, and sales.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Europe's premier drag racing venue in Northamptonshire, hosting iconic events like the FIA European Finals and Flame & Thunder.
11 km · about 20 min drive
museum
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.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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The Bedfordshire location set in a dramatic former quarry bowl, opened in 2023 as the brand's third venue.
22 km · about 25 min drive
racetrack
The home of British motorsport, hosting the first ever F1 World Championship race in 1950
23 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Immersive museum at the home of British motorsport telling the story of the past, present, and future of racing.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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The UK's largest zoo set across 600 acres of Bedfordshire parkland with drive-through animal enclosures.
36 km · about 40 min drive
April to October
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