Chiltern Open Air Museum
Museum in the Chiltern Hills, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Gerrards Cross
Photo: Chiltern Open Air Museum, Dorothea Witter-Rieder (Public domain)A day out from Gerrards Cross: Chiltern Open Air Museum, 6.4 km away
For a trip from Gerrards Cross, Windsor Castle is 11 km away. There is no place to visit inside Gerrards Cross’ built-up area; there are 2 within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in a museum and a garden.
In Gerrards Cross
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Best known
The names to know near Gerrards Cross
The list goes on from Chiltern Open Air Museum to a garden.
MuseumChiltern Open Air Museum4.8 km outside town, to the north
GardenStoke Poges Memorial Gardens4.5 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.
The map
Map of the places
The list reaches out to Chiltern Open Air Museum, 6.4 km away.
The dashed line is Gerrards Cross’ 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 mix
The places here are a museum and a garden.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Gerrards Cross. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
The full list
Both is within 5 km of its edge.
Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens
Garden in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
22 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Gerrards Cross’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Gerrards Cross →
Big names nearby
The wider area
Of the 12 day trips, Windsor Castle (11 km) is the best known.
CastleWindsor Castle11 km south
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum31 km east · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)
Historic houseBuckingham Palace30 km east
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey31 km east
Big drawCastleTower of London34 km east · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)
AttractionElizabeth Tower31 km east
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery31 km east · 709K visitors a year (2021)
AttractionLondon Eye32 km east
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum28 km east · 858K visitors a year (2021)
MuseumMadame Tussauds29 km east
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral33 km east
Historic houseKensington Palace27 km east · 383K visitors a year (2015)Places well known beyond Gerrards Cross (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 Gerrards Cross: your questions
What is there to see near Gerrards Cross?
No attraction is mapped inside Gerrards Cross itself. Within 5 km of it are Chiltern Open Air Museum and Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens.
Does Gerrards Cross have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Gerrards Cross: Chiltern Open Air Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Gerrards Cross?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Westminster Abbey (English Heritage), 31 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Gerrards Cross?
Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (11 km), British Museum (31 km), Buckingham Palace (30 km), Westminster Abbey (31 km).
Where are Gerrards Cross’ historic buildings listed?
Gerrards Cross has 22 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 Gerrards Cross 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)
- Chiltern Open Air Museum: Dorothea Witter-Rieder, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens: Gill Griffin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Windsor Castle: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madame Tussauds: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kensington Palace: Steve Cadman from London, U.K., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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