The Barn
Look for The Barn, an art gallery, in Oxford. Close by, within 5 km, are 49 more places to see. St John's College;University of Oxford manages it.
Art gallery in Oxford
Inside Oxford
The Barn 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.
A month-by-month guide
In Oxford the warm season is May to September, with highs of 17–23°C.
The Barn
First among the places near it is Ashmolean Museum, at 300 m.
- Type
- Art gallery
- Run by
- St John's College;University of Oxford
- Town
- in Oxford
Address and hours
The Barn at a glance
Use the numbers to match each place near The Barn with the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Oxford’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
Of these 5 towns, the largest is Oxford (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
Wolvercote
Kennington
Boars Hill
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where The Barn is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | It’s in town | 170,799 | 55 |
| Wolvercote | 3.4 km northwest of it | 1,328 | 49 |
| Kennington | 3.6 km south of it | 4,595 | 53 |
| Boars Hill | 4.3 km south of it | 540 | 52 |
| Chawley | 4.5 km southwest of it | 1,127 | 49 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
More near The Barn
There are 75 within 15 km, 4 museums, 2 historic houses and a castle among them.
MuseumAshmolean Museum300 m away2
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History300 m away3
MuseumPitt Rivers Museum300 m away4
CastleOxford Castle Motte700 m away5
Historic houseBeaumont Palace400 m away6
GardenUniversity of Oxford Botanic Garden1.2 km away7
Historic houseBlenheim Palace12 km away8
MuseumMuseum of the History of Science600 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
The Barn: what to know
Where is The Barn?
The Barn is in Oxford, Oxfordshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Barn?
Art gallery.
Who runs The Barn?
St John's College;University of Oxford.
When is the best time to visit The Barn?
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 The Barn?
Within 15 km: Ashmolean Museum (300 m), Oxford University Museum of Natural History (300 m), Pitt Rivers Museum (300 m) and Oxford Castle Motte (700 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
- Pitt Rivers Museum: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford Castle Motte: Tejvan Pettinger, CC BY 2.0, 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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