A day out from Hermitage: Donnington Castle, 6.3 km away
All of it lies outside: 3 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Hermitage’s built-up area. The mix takes in a castle, a zoo and a historic house. Here, one place is kept up by English Heritage. Ashmolean Museum, 33 km away, is the best-known day out.
Leading the list near Hermitage
Alongside Donnington Castle you find a zoo and a historic house.
ZooThe Living Rain Forest3.7 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseShaw House4.7 km outside town, to the southwestEach 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
The map shows most of the 3 nearby to the southwest.
The dashed line is Hermitage’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kinds of place
Castles or historic places lead the count with 2 of 3.
Green: inside Hermitage. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Donnington Castle).
Near Hermitage
You will find all 3 within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Hermitage’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Hermitage →
A little further out
Ashmolean Museum, 33 km away, is the best known of the 12.
MuseumAshmolean Museum33 km north
CastleHighclere Castle16 km southwest
Abbey or prioryAbbey Ruins21 km east
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History34 km north
Fort · English HeritageCalleva Atrebatum17 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustBasildon Park11 km northeast
CastleOxford Castle Motte33 km north
CastleWallingford Castle19 km northeast
MuseumPitt Rivers Museum34 km north
Historic houseBeaumont Palace33 km north
GardenUniversity of Oxford Botanic Garden33 km north
Castle · National TrustGreys Court (National Trust)24 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Hermitage (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.
Questions about Hermitage’s attractions
What is there to see near Hermitage?
No attraction is mapped inside Hermitage itself. Within 5 km of it are Donnington Castle, The Living Rain Forest and Shaw House.
Does Hermitage have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Hermitage.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Hermitage?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Hermitage, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Donnington Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Hermitage?
Within 40 km: Ashmolean Museum (33 km), Highclere Castle (16 km), Abbey Ruins (21 km), Oxford University Museum of Natural History (34 km).
Where are Hermitage’s historic buildings listed?
Hermitage has 1 listed buildings. 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 Hermitage 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 (14)
- The Living Rain Forest: Tsl09, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaw House: Simon Burchell, 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
- Calleva Atrebatum: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basildon Park: grumpylumixuser, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford Castle Motte: Tejvan Pettinger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallingford Castle: Pitou250, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pitt Rivers Museum: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beaumont Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- University of Oxford Botanic Garden: JMski, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greys Court (National Trust): Dennis Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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