What is near Clapham: Bedford Castle first
Of the 10 places to visit in and around Clapham, 9 are museums or galleries. None of them is inside Clapham itself. Day-trippers head 25 km out to Bletchley Park.
Just outside Clapham, the best known
Close behind Bedford Castle are 5 museums.
CastleBedford Castle2.8 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumJohn Bunyan museum2.7 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumThe Higgins2.8 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumMoot Hall4.7 km outside town, to the south
MuseumPanacea Museum2.8 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseum1940's Re-enactors1.4 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Places on the map
Look to the northeast for most of the 10 just outside.
The dashed line is Clapham’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What there is to see
9 of the 10 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Clapham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
These 10 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings are on Clapham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Clapham →
Beyond Clapham
Start with Bletchley Park, 25 km off, the best known of 12.
MuseumBletchley Park25 km southwestHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey21 km south
CastleKimbolton Castle16 km northeast
Historic houseColworth House8.4 km northwest
Historic houseAlthorp37 km west
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral29 km westTheme parkTheme parkUniversal United Kingdom Resort8.5 km south
Historic house · English HeritageHoughton House14 km south
Historic house · English HeritageWrest Park19 km south
ZooWhipsnade Zoo36 km south
CastleLavendon Castle11 km west
FortBuckden Towers22 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Clapham (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Places to visit in Clapham: questions
What is there to see near Clapham?
No attraction is mapped inside Clapham itself. Within 5 km of it are Bedford Castle, John Bunyan museum, The Higgins and Moot Hall.
Does Clapham have a museum?
9 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Clapham: John Bunyan museum, The Higgins, Moot Hall and Panacea Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Clapham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Houghton House (English Heritage), 14 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Clapham?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (25 km), Woburn Abbey (21 km), Kimbolton Castle (16 km), Colworth House (8.4 km).
Where are Clapham’s historic buildings listed?
Clapham has 4 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Clapham when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (15)
- Bedford Castle: Matthew Paris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bunyan museum: Simon Speed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Higgins: Simon Speed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moot Hall: Shritwod at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Panacea Museum: Paul Harrop, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colworth House: Lecomte99 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Houghton House: APB-CMX at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wrest Park: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whipsnade Zoo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lavendon Castle: Nigel Stickells, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckden Towers: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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