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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Milton Keynes is the home of the Red Bull Racing Formula One team, who design and build their championship-winning cars at their massive local campus.
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Over 90 languages are spoken in Milton Keynes, making it one of the UK's most diverse cities.
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Milton Keynes was built on top of at least 13 ancient villages, many listed in the Domesday Book.
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The Peace Pagoda at Willen Lake is one of only two in the entire UK.
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MK is one of the fastest growing cities in the UK, adding thousands of new residents every single year.
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The Concrete Cows have been stolen, painted and dressed up dozens of times since 1978.
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MK is just 35 minutes from London Euston — faster than travelling across many London boroughs.
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