Milton Keynes, a Large New Town in the English County of Buckinghamshire
Milton Keynes, locally addressed as MK, is a large town in the English County of Buckinghamshire located 45 miles north-west of London, and the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes. It was formally named a “new town” on January 23, 1967, to include the towns of Stony Stratford, Wolverton and Bletchley together with fifteen more farmlands and villages in between. The new town derived its name from the existing village, several miles east of the planned centre.
Food, Shopping and Accommodation in Milton Keynes
The Centre MK, the city’s largest shopping centre which is universally acclaimed as the most beautiful shopping centre in the country is located in this town. With the intu, this town also called Central Milton Keynes Shopping Centre and the MK 1 Shopping and Leisure Park, it is no wonder why this city is referred to as a shopping paradise. These shopping centres do not have only house most of the High Street fashion shops, and department stores in the UK, but also a wide range of places to eat and drink. This town is also a virtual foodie’s haven with almost five hundred eating and dining establishments ranging from fine dining restaurants and bars to cheap eats and fast foods.
For a place to stay while in the city, visitors will have a choice of thirty-four hotels, thirty-two B&Bs and twenty-seven vacation rentals and twenty-nine speciality lodgings such as converted farmhouses, city-stay apartments and more.
Things to See and Do in Milton Keynes
As this town, the new city turns 50 this year we see an urban paradise of 22 million shrubs and trees, with numerous waterfronts, three ancient woodlands, 186 miles of cycling paths, and 200 public works of art. Worthy of a special mention and a “must visit” in MK is the Bletchley Park, the home of the World War II codebreakers as well as the town’s Museum where it bygones can be re-experienced in the interactive displays, brilliant recreation and amazing stories about the past.