Basildon Park
Grade I listed historic house museum in West Berkshire, England, UK.
Attractions in Upper Basildon
Photo: Basildon Park, grumpylumixuser (CC BY 3.0)From Upper Basildon, 2.1 km to Basildon Park
All of it lies outside: 4 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Upper Basildon’s built-up area. On the list: 2 historic houses and 2 zoos, among others. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by the National Trust. For a longer trip, Windsor Castle lies 38 km away.
In Upper Basildon
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known
The first to see around Upper Basildon
Along with Basildon Park, see 2 zoos and a historic house.
Historic house · National TrustBasildon Park900 m outside town, to the northeast
ZooBeale Park1.6 km outside town, to the east
Historic houseEnglefield House4 km outside town, to the southeast
ZooThe Living Rain Forest4.2 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map
Mapped
The map ends at Englefield House, 5.7 km out.
The dashed line is Upper Basildon’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
Kind by kind
Count 2 castles or historic places and 2 zoos, theme parks or other days out.
Castles & historic places 2 historic houses0 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 2 zoos0 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Upper Basildon. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Basildon Park).
Every place
Every entry
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 4 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
19 listed buildings are on Upper Basildon’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Upper Basildon →
Big names nearby
Days out
Head 38 km out for Windsor Castle, the best known of 12.
CastleWindsor Castle38 km east
MuseumAshmolean Museum31 km north
Abbey or prioryAbbey Ruins13 km eastCastleCastle · English HeritageDonnington Castle15 km southwest
CastleHighclere Castle23 km southwest
Fort · English HeritageCalleva Atrebatum15 km south
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History31 km north
CastleWallingford Castle13 km north
Castle · National TrustGreys Court (National Trust)15 km northeast
Big drawTheme parkLegoland Windsor34 km east · 2.3M visitors a year (2024)
CastleOxford Castle Motte31 km north
MuseumPitt Rivers Museum31 km northPlaces well known beyond Upper Basildon (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 Upper Basildon’s attractions
What is there to see near Upper Basildon?
No attraction is mapped inside Upper Basildon itself. Within 5 km of it are Basildon Park, Beale Park, Englefield House and The Living Rain Forest.
Does Upper Basildon have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Upper Basildon.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Upper Basildon?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Upper Basildon, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Basildon Park).
What are the best-known days out near Upper Basildon?
Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (38 km), Ashmolean Museum (31 km), Abbey Ruins (13 km), Donnington Castle (15 km).
Where are Upper Basildon’s historic buildings listed?
Upper Basildon has 19 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 Upper Basildon 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)
- Basildon Park: grumpylumixuser, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beale Park: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Englefield House: BabelStone, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Living Rain Forest: Tsl09, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Windsor Castle: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashmolean Museum: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbey Ruins: Chris Wood (User:chris_j_wood)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Highclere Castle: Richard Munckton from Windsor, Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calleva Atrebatum: Simon Burchell, 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
- Wallingford Castle: Pitou250, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greys Court (National Trust): Dennis Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Legoland Windsor: Rob Young profile, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford Castle Motte: Tejvan Pettinger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pitt Rivers Museum: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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