Convocation House
One of the places to visit in Oxford is Convocation House, an attraction. There are 49 other places to visit inside 5 km. A drive of 400 m reaches Ashmolean Museum.
Attraction in Oxford
Inside Oxford
Convocation House is inside Oxford’s built-up area, with 49 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The weather, month by month
The warmest stretch in Oxford is May to September, at 17–23°C in the afternoon.
Convocation House
Attraction.
In Oxford, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- in Oxford
Convocation House and what surrounds it
The map centres on Convocation House, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Oxford’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns within reach of Convocation House
Oxford tops the 6 for size, at 170,799 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
Oxford
Kennington
Boars Hill
Wolvercote
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Convocation House is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | It’s in town | 170,799 | 55 |
| Kennington | 3.1 km south of it | 4,595 | 53 |
| Boars Hill | 3.9 km southwest of it | 540 | 52 |
| Wolvercote | 4 km northwest of it | 1,328 | 49 |
| Chawley | 4.5 km southwest of it | 1,127 | 49 |
| Sandford-on-Thames | 4.8 km southeast of it | 500 | 40 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Make a day of it near Convocation House
Also close at hand are 4 museums, 2 historic houses and a castle, among 76 within 15 km.
MuseumAshmolean Museum400 m away2
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History500 m away3
CastleOxford Castle Motte600 m away4
MuseumPitt Rivers Museum500 m away5
Historic houseBeaumont Palace500 m away6
GardenUniversity of Oxford Botanic Garden600 m away7
Historic houseBlenheim Palace12 km away8
MuseumMuseum of the History of Science100 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about Convocation House
Where is Convocation House?
Convocation House is in Oxford, Oxfordshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Convocation House?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Convocation House?
May to September are the warmest months in Oxford, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Convocation House?
Within 15 km: Ashmolean Museum (400 m), Oxford University Museum of Natural History (500 m), Oxford Castle Motte (600 m) and Pitt Rivers Museum (500 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)
- Ashmolean Museum: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford University Museum of Natural History: The original uploader was MykReeve at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford Castle Motte: Tejvan Pettinger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pitt Rivers Museum: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beaumont Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- University of Oxford Botanic Garden: JMski, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blenheim Palace: Jvhertum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of the History of Science: Wiki alf at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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