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West Wycombe House
Attractions in Beacon's Bottom

Out from Beacon's Bottom: West Wycombe House and more

What there is to see lies just outside: 7 places within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 5 attractions, a historic house and a historic site. One of them is cared for by the National Trust. Allow a day for Windsor Castle, 26 km off.

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In Beacon's Bottom
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
7
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

Around Beacon's Bottom: where to begin

Then come 4 attractions and a historic site, behind West Wycombe House.

Historic house · National TrustWest Wycombe House3.8 km outside town, to the eastAttractionThe Hellfire Caves3.8 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionSt Lawrence3.6 km outside town, to the eastHistoric siteHistoric siteDashwood Mausoleum3.6 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionSaint Bartholomew3.7 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionSt Botolph's, Bradenham4.1 km outside town, to the northeast

Each 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 around Beacon's Bottom

The 7 outside town cluster to the east.

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The dashed line is Beacon's Bottom’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

What you can see

5 are other attractions; castles or historic places come next with 2.

Castles & historic places 1 historic house · 1 historic site0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 5 attractions0 in town · 5 nearby

Green: inside Beacon's Bottom. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

1 place is cared for by the National Trust (West Wycombe House).

Every place

The list in full

Nothing is inside Beacon's Bottom itself; these 7 are within 5 km of its edge.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

3 listed buildings are on Beacon's Bottom’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Beacon's Bottom →

Big names nearby

Days out

Windsor Castle, at 26 km, heads the 12.

CastleWindsor Castle26 km southeastMuseumAshmolean Museum29 km northwestHistoric houseChequers12 km northeastHistoric house · National TrustCliveden House16 km southeastMuseumBletchley Park40 km northMuseumNatural History Museum at Tring21 km northeast · 134K visitors a year (2022)Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor22 km northMuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History29 km northwestBig drawTheme parkLegoland Windsor26 km southeast · 2.3M visitors a year (2024)Abbey or prioryAbbey Ruins23 km southCathedralSt Albans Cathedral38 km eastCastle · National TrustGreys Court (National Trust)13 km southwest

Places well known beyond Beacon's Bottom (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.

Beacon's Bottom, answered

What is there to see near Beacon's Bottom?

No attraction is mapped inside Beacon's Bottom itself. Within 5 km of it are West Wycombe House, The Hellfire Caves, St Lawrence and Dashwood Mausoleum.

Does Beacon's Bottom have a museum?

No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Beacon's Bottom.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Beacon's Bottom?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Beacon's Bottom, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (West Wycombe House).

What are the best-known days out near Beacon's Bottom?

Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (26 km), Ashmolean Museum (29 km), Chequers (12 km), Cliveden House (16 km).

Where are Beacon's Bottom’s historic buildings listed?

Beacon's Bottom has 3 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 Beacon's Bottom 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)

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