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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Stony Stratford is the origin of the phrase "Cock and Bull story" — two rival pubs, two rival tales.
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MK's redway cycle network stretches over 150 miles — you can cycle across the city without touching a road.
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MK was one of the first places in the UK to trial autonomous driverless pods on its pavements and public paths.
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The grid road system means you can cross the entire city without hitting a single traffic light.
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Campbell Park contains over 20 permanent public art installations you can visit for free.
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"Amazing Grace" was written by John Newton in Olney — now part of the MK borough.
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The UK’s very first fully integrated American-style multiplex cinema, The Point, opened in Milton Keynes in 1985, revolutionising how the country watched movies.
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