Milton Keynes
Discover Milton Keynes
Most people think they know MK. Grid roads. Roundabouts. Concrete cows. They are missing the real story.
1967
Year Founded
300K+
Residents
22M
Trees Planted
1,000+
Roundabouts
900+
Years of History
35min
From London
The Real MK
Britain's Most
Surprising City
Milton Keynes contains over 20 ancient villages, some dating back to the Domesday Book. A Buddhist peace pagoda built by Japanese monks. The place where the Enigma code was cracked and modern computing was invented.
22 million trees. More bridges than Venice. A road aligned perfectly with the summer solstice. A city where delivery robots are legally classified as pedestrians.
This is the MK most people never find. Scratch the map below to start exploring.
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Things You Didn't Know About MK
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The Peace Pagoda at Willen Lake is one of only two in the entire UK.
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Stony Stratford is the origin of the phrase "Cock and Bull story" — two rival pubs, two rival tales.
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MK has over 22 million trees — more per resident than almost any other UK city.
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MK is just 35 minutes from London Euston — faster than travelling across many London boroughs.
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The National Bowl has hosted some of the world's biggest artists — from The Rolling Stones to Eminem.
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While local legend claims there are over 1,000 roundabouts, MK actually has around 130 — which is still one of the highest concentrations per square mile anywhere in the UK.
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The Concrete Cows have been stolen, painted and dressed up dozens of times since 1978.
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