Greenham Control Tower
This is Greenham Control Tower, a museum 900 m east of Greenham. There are 16 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Donnington Castle (5.6 km).
Museum near Greenham
Just outside Greenham
Greenham Control Tower is 900 m east of Greenham. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month in Greenham
Aim for May to September, when Greenham reaches 17–23°C.
Greenham Control Tower
Museum.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- 900 m east of Greenham
- Official site
- greenhamtower.org.uk
Map of Greenham Control Tower and nearby
Find Greenham Control Tower in orange; each number is a place listed below.
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The towns around Greenham Control Tower
The largest of the 8 towns is Newbury, with 42,262 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Greenham
Newbury
Thatcham
Headley
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Greenham Control Tower is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenham | 900 m west of it | 986 | 9 |
| Newbury | 1.5 km northwest of it | 42,262 | 10 |
| Thatcham | 1.9 km northeast of it | 25,537 | 11 |
| Headley | 2.3 km southeast of it | 711 | 5 |
| Burghclere Common | 3.1 km southwest of it | 658 | 9 |
| Ashmore Green | 4 km north of it | 350 | 8 |
| Cold Ash | 4.1 km north of it | 2,267 | 7 |
| Burghclere | 4.3 km southwest of it | 596 | 5 |
Combine it with these
Nearby, 16 places within 15 km include 2 castles, 2 museums and a fort.
CastleHighclere Castle8.1 km away3
Fort · English HeritageCalleva Atrebatum14 km away4MuseumMuseumThatcham Nature Discovery Centre2.1 km away5
MuseumWest Berkshire Museum3.4 km away6
Historic houseShaw House4 km away7Historic siteHistoric site · English HeritageCruise missile shelter complex, Greenham Common Airbase1.4 km away8
ZooBucklebury Farm Park7.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Greenham Control Tower: the answers
Where is Greenham Control Tower?
Greenham Control Tower is 900 m east of Greenham, Berkshire.
What is Greenham Control Tower?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Greenham Control Tower?
May to September are the warmest months in Greenham, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Greenham Control Tower?
Within 15 km: Donnington Castle (5.6 km), Highclere Castle (8.1 km), Calleva Atrebatum (14 km) and Thatcham Nature Discovery Centre (2.1 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 (5)
- Highclere Castle: Richard Munckton from Windsor, Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calleva Atrebatum: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- West Berkshire Museum: Tom Bastin from Reading, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaw House: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bucklebury Farm Park: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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