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Dinton Folly
Attractions in Bishopstone

Near Bishopstone: Dinton Folly and other places to visit

Museums or galleries make up 3 of the 5 places on the list. Bishopstone itself has none of them. Make a day of it at Windsor Castle, 37 km away.

Photo: Dinton Folly, D Gore (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Bishopstone
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known

Where to start near Bishopstone

The rest of the best known are 3 museums and a fort.

CastleDinton Folly3.5 km outside town, to the westFortCymbeline's Castle4.3 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumBuckinghamshire County Museum3.5 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumRoald Dahl Children's Gallery3.5 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumNational Paralympic Heritage Centre2.7 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

Where they are

To the northeast lie most of the 5 nearby.

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The dashed line is Bishopstone’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

The kinds on offer

3 are museums or galleries; castles or historic places come next with 2.

Museums & galleries 3 museums0 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle · 1 fort0 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside Bishopstone. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Every place, in and near Bishopstone

Nothing is inside Bishopstone itself; these 5 are within 5 km of its edge.

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

15 listed buildings are on Bishopstone’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bishopstone →

Big names nearby

Within a day

Of the 12 day trips, Windsor Castle (37 km) is the best known.

CastleWindsor Castle37 km southeastHistoric houseChequers6.1 km southeastHistoric house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor9.3 km northwestMuseumAshmolean Museum29 km westHistoric houseBlenheim Palace37 km westMuseumBletchley Park24 km northMuseumNatural History Museum at Tring12 km east · 134K visitors a year (2022)MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History29 km westCathedralSt Albans Cathedral34 km eastHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey27 km northeastHistoric houseMentmore Towers14 km northeastZooWhipsnade Zoo21 km east

Places well known beyond Bishopstone (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.

Seeing Bishopstone: your questions

What is there to see near Bishopstone?

No attraction is mapped inside Bishopstone itself. Within 5 km of it are Dinton Folly, Cymbeline's Castle, Buckinghamshire County Museum and Roald Dahl Children's Gallery.

Does Bishopstone have a museum?

3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bishopstone: Buckinghamshire County Museum, Roald Dahl Children's Gallery and National Paralympic Heritage Centre.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bishopstone?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Waddesdon Manor (National Trust), 9.3 km northwest.

What are the best-known days out near Bishopstone?

Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (37 km), Chequers (6.1 km), Waddesdon Manor (9.3 km), Ashmolean Museum (29 km).

Where are Bishopstone’s historic buildings listed?

Bishopstone has 15 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 Bishopstone 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).

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