Historic house · near Bishops Wood · Staffordshire

Boscobel House

Boscobel House is a historic house museum. It lies 900 m south of Bishops Wood. Its status is a Grade II* listed building.

Photo: Boscobel House, Rob Farrow (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

900 m

south of Bishops Wood

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 13%

#1,081 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Historic house near Bishops Wood

Just outside Bishops Wood

Boscobel House is 900 m south of Bishops Wood. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Bishops Wood has 4 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

Afternoons in Bishops Wood reach 18–22°C from June to September.

Jan7° / 1°64 mm

Feb8° / 1°47 mm

Mar10° / 2°47 mm

Apr14° / 4°52 mm

May17° / 7°54 mm

Jun20° / 10°66 mm

Jul22° / 11°62 mm

Aug21° / 11°65 mm

Sep18° / 9°59 mm

Oct14° / 7°69 mm

Nov10° / 4°66 mm

Dec8° / 1°70 mm

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

About

Boscobel House

The site is kept up by English Heritage. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 5 languages. Look also at White Ladies Priory, 1.3 km away, first of 27 more within 15 km.

Bishops Wood’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 5 languages
Town: 900 m south of Bishops Wood
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/boscobel-house-and-the-royal-oak

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

The map

Getting to Boscobel House

Orange: Boscobel House.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Boscobel House

The biggest base of the 8 is Codsall (11,867 people). Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · 900 m north of it

Bishops Wood

331 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 3.6 km southwest of it

Albrighton

6,983 people · 14 places to visit

3 · 3.6 km east of it

Brewood

2,552 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 4.3 km north of it

Wheaton Aston

1,995 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Boscobel House is	People	Places to visit
Bishops Wood	900 m north of it	331	7
Albrighton	3.6 km southwest of it	6,983	14
Brewood	3.6 km east of it	2,552	5
Wheaton Aston	4.3 km north of it	1,995	4
Codsall	4.4 km southeast of it	11,867	12
Coven	7.1 km east of it	2,399	3
Shifnal	8.7 km west of it	8,973	10
Sheriffhales	8.8 km northwest of it	361	3

Make a day of it

Close to Boscobel House

Nearby, 27 places within 15 km include 3 museums, 2 historic houses and an abbey or priory.

Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhite Ladies Priory1.3 km away 2

PalaceWeston Hall3.9 km away 3

Historic houseChillington Hall3 km away 4

MuseumWolverhampton Art Gallery12 km away · 159K visitors a year 5

MuseumRAF Museum Midlands5.7 km away 6

Garden · National TrustWightwick Manor Gardens10 km away 7

Historic house · National TrustMoseley Old Hall10 km away 8

MuseumBlists Hill Victorian Town15 km away

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

Boscobel House in questions

Where is Boscobel House?

Boscobel House is 900 m south of Bishops Wood, Staffordshire.

What is Boscobel House?

Historic house museum in Shropshire, England, UK.

Who runs Boscobel House?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Boscobel House?

June to September are the warmest months in Bishops Wood, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Boscobel House a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Boscobel House?

Within 15 km: White Ladies Priory (1.3 km), Weston Hall (3.9 km), Chillington Hall (3 km) and Wolverhampton Art Gallery (12 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)

Boscobel House: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
White Ladies Priory: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Weston Hall: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chillington Hall: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wolverhampton Art Gallery: Æthelred, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
RAF Museum Midlands: Voice of Clam, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Wightwick Manor Gardens: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Moseley Old Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Blists Hill Victorian Town: The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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