Milton Keynes: Things To Do And See When You Visit Milton Keynes The new town of Milton Keynes (or actually new city, to be more correct) is easy to get to, around 45 miles north west of London and within easy reach of both Oxford and Cambridge.When the city was designed, it was laid out on a grid system. Which makes navigating your way around the city very easy, if slightly boring compared with the usual road layout in towns across most of the rest of England....... Source : Home Travel Agent Business