Milton Keynes Area

All about Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes has a unique and diverse culture and heritage; being a new city it has successfully fuses together the old and the new and celebrates both. The city centre and surrounding areas have a creative mix of theatres, museums, the arts, sculptures and diverse architecture. It has a vibrant music scene catering for all tastes including Jazz, Blues, Folk, Rock Classical or Pop music. Milton Keynes is the place to be.

The city boasts idyllic landscaped gardens, and lakes and its buildings and architecture are an interesting mix of traditional and the here and now.

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Milton Keynes consists of pre-existing towns and villages; the four main towns Bletchley, Newport Pagnell, Stony Stratford and Wolverton have evolved with the addition of infill developments to create Milton Keynes.

Culture

The city boasts numerous parks, lakes and landscaped gardens; for the more adventurous, there is wakeboarding, wall climbing, year-round skiing and indoor sky diving facilities. Milton Keynes also provides for excellent cycling, fishing and golfing.

Industry

Technology is at the heart of Milton Keynes history, home of the famous Code Breakers, the Bletchley Park complex houses the museum of wartime cryptography, and the National Museum of Computing houses a replica of the Colossus computer. There is now a wide range of industries in Milton Keynes, with global company HQs based in the city, this continues to develop providing a healthy economy and employment for the area.

Housing

Milton Keynes buildings and architecture are an interesting mix of traditional and modern design. This mix provides a wealth of variety for those wishing to buy or rent in the area.

Transport

Getting to and around Milton Keynes is easy whether travelling by foot, bus, boat or cycle. Milton Keynes has five railway stations with Milton Keynes Central being the main station; it is served by inter-city services providing good national access. The M1 motorway runs along the east of Milton Keynes with many long-distance coaches stopping at the Milton Keynes coach way. The Grand Union Canal between London and Birmingham provides an alternative means of transport and Milton Keynes is well served by the National Cycle Network. The nearest international airport is London Luton Airport accessible by Stagecoach from Milton Keynes Central station,

Education

In addition to the 113 nursery, primary and secondary schools you will find academies and education centres in Milton Keynes, it is also home of the Open University headquarters. There are adult learning opportunities providing short courses and workshops covering subjects such as arts, digital media, fashion, business and computer skills and languages

Sports

Milton Keynes has professional teams in football, ice hockey and the Red Bull formula one racing team is locally based.

Shopping

Milton Keynes has a purpose-built centre, with a very large covered high street shopping centre, with all the major high street brands. You will also find a theatre, art galleries, two multiplex cinemas and hotels in the centre providing an ideal shopping experience.

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Milton Keynes area guide

Areas we cover

We work together with the Bedford office to cover a wider geographical area and have detailed expertise in each location. Whether you are looking to buy, sell, rent or let a property in Milton Keynes or Bedford we have fully trained experts with the knowledge of the area and the property market to help you.