Marwell Zoo
Marwell Zoo is a zoo situated at Owslebury near Winchester. Within 15 km there are 57 more places to visit, starting with Winchester Cathedral (7.8 km). Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 5 languages.
Zoo near Owslebury
Just outside Owslebury
Marwell Zoo is 1.3 km southwest of Owslebury. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The weather, month by month
Afternoons in Owslebury reach 17–22°C from May to September.
Marwell Zoo
Zoo situated at Owslebury near Winchester in England.
1.3 km southwest of Owslebury.
- Type
- Zoo
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- 1.3 km southwest of Owslebury
- Official site
- marwell.org.uk
Know before you go
- EntryA fee is charged
Where Marwell Zoo is
The orange dot is Marwell Zoo; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns to Marwell Zoo
Among the 8, Eastleigh is the biggest, home to 48,355 people. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
Owslebury
Colden Common
Eastleigh
Upham
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Marwell Zoo is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owslebury | 1.3 km northeast of it | 856 | 4 |
| Colden Common | 1.8 km west of it | 3,827 | 4 |
| Eastleigh | 2.1 km southwest of it | 48,355 | 10 |
| Upham | 2.4 km east of it | 335 | 3 |
| Twyford | 3.2 km northwest of it | 1,482 | 19 |
| Horton Heath | 3.8 km south of it | 3,047 | 5 |
| Otterbourne | 4 km west of it | 1,252 | 4 |
| Compton | 4 km northwest of it | 1,307 | 20 |
Other places close by
A visit can add 4 castles, a cathedral and a church, from 57 places within 15 km.
CathedralWinchester Cathedral7.8 km away2
CastleWinchester Castle8.2 km away3
Castle · English HeritageWolvesey Castle7.6 km away4ChurchChurchOld Minster7.9 km away5
CastleSouthampton Castle14 km away6
Historic house · English HeritageBishop's Waltham Palace6.4 km away7
MuseumTwyford Pumping Station3.4 km away8
CastleNetley Castle14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Marwell Zoo: common questions
Where is Marwell Zoo?
Marwell Zoo is 1.3 km southwest of Owslebury, Hampshire.
What is Marwell Zoo?
Zoo situated at Owslebury near Winchester in England.
When is the best time to visit Marwell Zoo?
May to September are the warmest months in Owslebury, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Marwell Zoo?
Within 15 km: Winchester Cathedral (7.8 km), Winchester Castle (8.2 km), Wolvesey Castle (7.6 km) and Old Minster (7.9 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 (8)
- Marwell Zoo: User:Urshankov, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Southampton Castle: John Speed, 17th century artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bishop's Waltham Palace: Michael Coppins, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Twyford Pumping Station: Celuici, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Netley Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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