Mottisfont Abbey
Mottisfont Abbey is a grade I listed estate and former Augustinian priory. On the map, it sits 2 km northwest of Timsbury. Its care is managed by the National Trust.
Historic house near Timsbury
Just outside Timsbury
Mottisfont Abbey is 2 km northwest of Timsbury. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by the National Trust
One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Timsbury has 7 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Warm months and wet ones
The warmest afternoons in Timsbury run May to September, at 17–22°C.
Mottisfont Abbey
It has articles in 5 Wikipedias. Close by, Paultons Park is 10 km away, one of 20 within 15 km.
- Type
- Historic house
- Run by
- National Trust
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- 2 km northwest of Timsbury
- Official site
- nationaltrust.org.uk/mottisfont
Getting your bearings
Orange marks Mottisfont Abbey, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Where people come from
Romsey tops the 8 for size, at 19,923 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Timsbury
Newtown
Houghton
King's Somborne
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Mottisfont Abbey is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timsbury | 2 km southeast of it | 899 | 4 |
| Newtown | 4 km southwest of it | 306 | 2 |
| Houghton | 4.2 km north of it | 372 | 4 |
| King's Somborne | 4.2 km northeast of it | 1,206 | 3 |
| Braishfield | 4.8 km east of it | 653 | 3 |
| Broughton | 5 km north of it | 689 | 4 |
| West Tytherley | 6.1 km northwest of it | 319 | 1 |
| Romsey | 6.2 km southeast of it | 19,923 | 8 |
Also within reach
Our list has 20 more within 15 km, among them 2 historic houses, a theme park and a fort.
Big drawTheme parkPaultons Park10 km away · 1.1M visitors a year (2019)2FortFortDanebury Hill Camp11 km away3Historic houseHistoric houseBroadlands7.2 km away4GardenGarden · National TrustWalled Garden300 m away5
CastleClarendon Palace15 km away6
Historic houseHoughton Lodge6.4 km away7
MuseumHistoric Army Aircraft Flight13 km away8
Art galleryRoche Court Sculpture Park and Gallery10 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Mottisfont Abbey
Where is Mottisfont Abbey?
Mottisfont Abbey is 2 km northwest of Timsbury, Hampshire.
What is Mottisfont Abbey?
Grade I listed estate and former Augustinian priory in Test Valley, United Kingdom.
Who runs Mottisfont Abbey?
National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Mottisfont Abbey?
May to September are the warmest months in Timsbury, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Mottisfont Abbey a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Mottisfont Abbey?
Within 15 km: Paultons Park (10 km), Danebury Hill Camp (11 km), Broadlands (7.2 km) and Walled Garden (300 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 (6)
- Mottisfont Abbey: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paultons Park: Paultons Park Home of Peppa Pig World, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarendon Palace: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Houghton Lodge: Jasper33, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Historic Army Aircraft Flight: Alan Wilson from Peterborough, Cambs, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roche Court Sculpture Park and Gallery: Kleon3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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