Abbey or priory · near Marlow · Buckinghamshire

Bisham Abbey

Bisham Abbey is a monastic and manorial complex. Visitors find it 300 m south of Marlow. It is protected as a scheduled monument.

Photo: Bisham Abbey, http://www.wyrdlight.com Author: Antony McCallum (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

300 m

south of Marlow

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Abbey or priory near Marlow

Just outside Marlow

Bisham Abbey is 300 m south of Marlow. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Marlow has 167 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

A month-by-month guide

From May to September, Marlow sees highs of 17–23°C.

Jan8° / 1°71 mm

Feb8° / 1°59 mm

Mar11° / 3°52 mm

Apr14° / 4°55 mm

May17° / 7°54 mm

Jun20° / 10°58 mm

Jul23° / 12°57 mm

Aug22° / 12°68 mm

Sep19° / 9°62 mm

Oct15° / 7°84 mm

Nov11° / 4°90 mm

Dec8° / 2°78 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Marlow, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Marlow. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Marlow’s full climate →

About

Bisham Abbey

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 3 languages. Nearby, Windsor Castle (15 km) heads a list of 58 within 15 km.

Marlow’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Abbey or priory
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: 300 m south of Marlow
Official site: bishamabbeynsc.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Getting to Bisham Abbey

The places near Bisham Abbey are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Bisham Abbey

The biggest base of the 8 is Maidenhead (67,391 people). Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · 300 m north of it

Marlow

14,641 people · 14 places to visit

2 · 1.5 km east of it

Cookham

5,216 people · 16 places to visit

3 · 1.8 km southwest of it

Hurley

1,317 people · 13 places to visit

4 · 2.1 km northwest of it

Bovingdon Green

347 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Bisham Abbey is	People	Places to visit
Marlow	300 m north of it	14,641	14
Cookham	1.5 km east of it	5,216	16
Hurley	1.8 km southwest of it	1,317	13
Bovingdon Green	2.1 km northwest of it	347	9
Maidenhead	2.6 km southeast of it	67,391	25
Marlow Bottom	3 km north of it	3,339	11
Bourne End	4.4 km northeast of it	7,166	16
Littlewick Green	4.7 km south of it	234	6

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

There are 58 within 15 km, 4 historic houses, 2 castles and a theme park among them.

CastleWindsor Castle15 km away 2

Historic house · National TrustCliveden House6.3 km away 3

Big drawTheme parkLegoland Windsor14 km away · 2.3M visitors a year (2024)4

Historic house · National TrustWest Wycombe House9.4 km away 5

Castle · National TrustGreys Court (National Trust)12 km away 6

Historic houseFriar Park9.5 km away 7

ZooBerkshire College of Agriculture3.4 km away 8

Historic house · National TrustHughenden Manor10 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Bisham Abbey: the answers

Where is Bisham Abbey?

Bisham Abbey is 300 m south of Marlow, Buckinghamshire.

What is Bisham Abbey?

Monastic and manorial complex.

When is the best time to visit Bisham Abbey?

May to September are the warmest months in Marlow, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Bisham Abbey a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Bisham Abbey?

Within 15 km: Windsor Castle (15 km), Cliveden House (6.3 km), Legoland Windsor (14 km) and West Wycombe House (9.4 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Bisham Abbey: http://www.wyrdlight.com Author: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Windsor Castle: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Cliveden House: Antony McCallum. The original uploader was Wyrdlight at English Wikipedia., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Legoland Windsor: Rob Young profile, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
West Wycombe House: Original author was Giano, converted to PNG format by PNG crusade bot at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Greys Court (National Trust): Dennis Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Friar Park: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Berkshire College of Agriculture: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hughenden Manor: Francis Orpen Morris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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