Bishop's Palace
Bishop's Palace is a bishop's palace in Winchester, Hampshire. It counts as a Grade I listed building. Add Winchester Cathedral, 300 m away, to a visit; it leads 37 places within 15 km.
Palace in Winchester
Inside Winchester
Bishop's Palace is inside Winchester’s built-up area, with 21 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Winchester has 488 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons in Winchester
Aim for May to September, when Winchester reaches 18–23°C.
Bishop's Palace
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 2 languages.
- Type
- Palace
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Winchester
Getting your bearings
The map centres on Bishop's Palace, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Winchester’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The towns around Bishop's Palace
Of these 7 towns, the largest is Winchester (48,486 people). The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Winchester
Kings Worthy
Shawford
Twyford
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Bishop's Palace is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winchester | It’s in town | 48,486 | 24 |
| Kings Worthy | 2.6 km north of it | 4,631 | 20 |
| Shawford | 2.9 km southwest of it | 416 | 17 |
| Twyford | 3.1 km south of it | 1,482 | 19 |
| Littleton | 3.5 km northwest of it | 1,506 | 18 |
| Compton | 4.2 km south of it | 1,307 | 20 |
| Sparsholt | 5 km northwest of it | 434 | 16 |
Combine it with these
Within 15 km are 37 places, among them 4 museums, 2 castles and a cathedral.
CathedralWinchester Cathedral300 m away2
CastleWinchester Castle800 m away3
Castle · English HeritageWolvesey Castle100 m away4ChurchChurchOld Minster300 m away5
MuseumGurkha Museum800 m away6
MuseumRoyal Green Jackets Museum900 m away7
MuseumSerle's House600 m away8
MuseumMuseum of the Adjutant General's Corps900 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Bishop's Palace: what to know
Where is Bishop's Palace?
Bishop's Palace is in Winchester, Hampshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Bishop's Palace?
Bishop's palace in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Bishop's Palace?
May to September are the warmest months in Winchester, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Bishop's Palace a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Bishop's Palace?
Within 15 km: Winchester Cathedral (300 m), Winchester Castle (800 m), Wolvesey Castle (100 m) and Old Minster (300 m).
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 (8)
- Bishop's Palace: Johan Bakker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winchester Cathedral: http://www.wyrdlight.com Author: Antony McCallum, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winchester Castle: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wolvesey Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gurkha Museum: Anwpwiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Green Jackets Museum: Major J Pearson - museum photographer., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Serle's House: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of the Adjutant General's Corps: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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