Around Hampstead Norreys: Ashmolean Museum and more
The Living Rain Forest is the only place we list in Hampstead Norreys or within 5 km of its edge. Allow a day for Ashmolean Museum, 30 km off. The wider area, within 40 km, adds 12, 4 castles and 3 museums among them.
Closest at hand
Go 1.2 km from the centre for The Living Rain Forest. The Living Rain Forest is a zoo in Berkshire.
1Around Hampstead Norreys, mapped
Numbers 1 to 7 match the places below.
Hampstead Norreys is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kinds of place
There are more castles or historic places (8) than anything else, then museums or galleries (3).
Green: inside Hampstead Norreys. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
3 places are cared for: 2 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust (Donnington Castle, Basildon Park and Calleva Atrebatum).
The list in full
All 13 on the list lie within 40 km.
Abbey Ruins
Ruined abbey in the English town of Reading, founded in 1121 by King Henry I.
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Museum in Oxford, United Kingdom.
Basildon Park
Grade I listed historic house museum in West Berkshire, England, UK.
Oxford Castle Motte
Castle in Oxford incorporated into a now closed prison.
University of Oxford Botanic Garden
Botanical garden in Oxford, UK.
What is in or close to Hampstead Norreys comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
17 listed buildings are on Hampstead Norreys’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Hampstead Norreys →
Within a drive of Hampstead Norreys
Our picks of the 12 places within 40 km are here, best known first.
2MuseumAshmolean Museum30 km northCastle3Castle · English HeritageDonnington Castle10 km southwest
4CastleHighclere Castle19 km southwest
5Abbey or prioryAbbey Ruins19 km east
6MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History31 km north
7Historic house · National TrustBasildon Park8.2 km east
Fort · English HeritageCalleva Atrebatum18 km southeast
CastleWallingford Castle16 km northeast
CastleOxford Castle Motte30 km north
MuseumPitt Rivers Museum31 km north
Historic houseBeaumont Palace30 km north
GardenUniversity of Oxford Botanic Garden30 km northThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Reading →
Hampstead Norreys, answered
What is there to see near Hampstead Norreys?
No attraction is mapped inside Hampstead Norreys itself. Within 5 km of it are The Living Rain Forest.
Does Hampstead Norreys have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Hampstead Norreys.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Hampstead Norreys?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Donnington Castle (English Heritage), 10 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Hampstead Norreys?
Within 40 km: Ashmolean Museum (30 km), Donnington Castle (10 km), Highclere Castle (19 km), Abbey Ruins (19 km).
Where are Hampstead Norreys’ historic buildings listed?
Hampstead Norreys has 17 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 Hampstead Norreys 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 (6)
- The Living Rain Forest: Tsl09, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashmolean Museum: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Highclere Castle: Richard Munckton from Windsor, Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbey Ruins: Chris Wood (User:chris_j_wood)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford University Museum of Natural History: The original uploader was MykReeve at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basildon Park: grumpylumixuser, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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