Fishbourne Roman Palace
Fishbourne Roman Palace is a Roman palace and museum near Chichester. Visitors find it inside Fishbourne’s built-up area. Our list has 29 more places within 15 km; first among them is Chichester Cathedral, at 2 km.
Museum in Fishbourne
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#309 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (17 Wikipedias). About ↓
Inside Fishbourne
Fishbourne Roman Palace is inside Fishbourne’s built-up area, with 9 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 seasons here
Highs of 17–22°C mark May to September in Fishbourne.
Fishbourne Roman Palace
17 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 17 languages
- Town
- in Fishbourne
- Official site
- sussexpast.co.uk/attraction/fishbourne-roman-palace
Fishbourne Roman Palace and what surrounds it
Use the numbers to match each place near Fishbourne Roman Palace with the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Fishbourne’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns close to Fishbourne Roman Palace
The biggest base of the 8 is Chichester (31,709 people). The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Fishbourne
Chichester
Bosham
Hunston
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Fishbourne Roman Palace is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishbourne | It’s in town | 3,368 | 10 |
| Chichester | 800 m east of it | 31,709 | 18 |
| Bosham | 1.9 km west of it | 2,693 | 8 |
| Hunston | 3.4 km southeast of it | 1,154 | 9 |
| Mid Lavant | 3.6 km north of it | 1,441 | 20 |
| North Mundham | 3.7 km southeast of it | 712 | 11 |
| Hambrook and Nutbourne | 3.8 km west of it | 2,752 | 4 |
| Westhampnett | 3.8 km east of it | 1,238 | 15 |
Worth adding to a visit
29 more lie within 15 km, 3 museums, a cathedral and a castle among them.
CathedralChichester Cathedral2 km away2
CastleChichester Castle2.4 km away3
Historic houseGoodwood House6.3 km away4
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBoxgrove Priory and Grounds7.4 km away5
MuseumThe Novium2 km away6
Art galleryPallant House Gallery2.3 km away7
MuseumWeald & Downland Open Air Museum8.6 km away8
MuseumTangmere Military Aviation Museum6.8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Fishbourne Roman Palace
Where is Fishbourne Roman Palace?
Fishbourne Roman Palace is in Fishbourne, West Sussex, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Fishbourne Roman Palace?
Roman palace and museum near Chichester in Sussex, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Fishbourne Roman Palace?
May to September are the warmest months in Fishbourne, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Fishbourne Roman Palace?
Within 15 km: Chichester Cathedral (2 km), Chichester Castle (2.4 km), Goodwood House (6.3 km) and Boxgrove Priory and Grounds (7.4 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)
- Fishbourne Roman Palace: Charlesdrakew, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chichester Cathedral: Evgeniy Podkopaev, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chichester Castle: Simon Carey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Goodwood House: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boxgrove Priory and Grounds: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Novium: ACT124, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pallant House Gallery: A bit iffy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Weald & Downland Open Air Museum: Adrian Cable, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tangmere Military Aviation Museum: Colin Babb, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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