Skip to content
Geonivora
Town

Leighton Buzzard

Located in Leighton-Linslade, Central Bedfordshire Coordinates: 51°55′02″ N 0°39′29″ W

Leighton Buzzard
M J Richardson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
42,727
42.7K
Elevation
97 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LTN London Luton Airport20 km
LHR London Heathrow Airport52 km

About Leighton Buzzard

Leighton Buzzard is a town. Location: Leighton-Linslade, Central Bedfordshire. Population: 42,727. Elevation: 97 m.

From Wikipedia

Leighton Buzzard ( LAY-tən BUZ-ərd) is a market town in the civil parish of Leighton–Linslade, in the Central Bedfordshire district, in Bedfordshire, England, in the southwest of the county and close to the Buckinghamshire border. It lies between Aylesbury, Tring, Luton/Dunstable and Milton Keynes, near the Chiltern Hills. It is 36 miles (58 km) northwest of Central London and linked to the capital by the Grand Union Canal and the West Coast Main Line.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Travel notes for Leighton Buzzard

From Wikivoyage

Leighton Buzzard is a town in Bedfordshire, England.

Understand+

Leighton Buzzard is probably best known for the Grand Union Canal and the Great Train Robbery (1963) which took place just outside the town. Nowadays, it is considered a commuter town with good transport links to London and Milton Keynes.

Get in+

By road:

The town lies 5 miles from the A5 main London to Holyhead main road.

The town is bypassed by the A4146 Milton Keynes to Hemel Hempstead main road.

The A418 connects the town to Aylesbury

By train:

1 Railway Station, Station Approach, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2LY. On the West Coast Main Line, trains run into London Euston station and Bletchley & Milton Keynes. Station managed and services operated by London Northwestern Railway. (updated May 2017)

By bus:

Arriva service 150 and RedRose 100 runs between the town and Aylesbury and services F70 & F77 connects to Luton, whilst routes 150 & F70 run to Milton Keynes.

By air:

Luton Airport is 18 mi (29 km) east of the town.

By bicycle:

Leighton Buzzard is on National Cycle Route 6 from London to the Lake District.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Leighton Buzzard

  • Bletchley

Climate of Leighton Buzzard

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 64 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
October (65 mm)
Driest month
February (45 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Leighton Buzzard
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°16°19°22°22°18°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°1°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)624554515359465560656465

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Leighton Buzzard

The nearest airport is London Luton Airport (LTN), 20 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Milton Keynes, 15 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 20 kmeast
  • London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 52 kmsouth
  • London Stansted Airport (STN) London, Essex 62 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Milton Keynes Population: 256.4K 15 kmnorthwest
  • Luton Population: 225.3K 17 kmeast
  • Bedford Population: 106.9K 28 kmnortheast
  • High Wycombe Population: 133.2K 33 kmsouth
  • Watford Population: 125.7K 34 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Leighton Buzzard

Within 100 km: 898 historic and cultural sites, 557 natural sites, 266 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km159 places

  • Bird Island Island 18 kmNE
  • Tongwell Lake Lake 18 kmN
  • Reservoir Lake 14 kmE
  • Stewartby Lake Lake 19 kmNE

25–60 km682 places

  • White Hart Lane Landmark 54 kmSE
  • The Lynch Island 50 kmS
  • Holm Island Island 54 kmS
  • Sunbury Court Island 59 kmS

60–100 km880 places

  • Northey Island Island 97 kmE
  • Canvey Island Island 96 kmSE
  • Two Tree Island Island 99 kmSE
  • Ravens Ait Island 62 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources