Around Great Kimble, start with Chequers
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 6 places to visit; none is inside Great Kimble’s built-up area. On the list: 2 forts, 2 attractions and a historic house, among others. Of these, one is looked after by the National Trust. Day-trippers head 33 km out to Windsor Castle.
The names to know near Great Kimble
Close behind Chequers are 2 forts, 2 attractions and a park or estate.
Historic houseChequers1.5 km outside town, to the east
FortCymbeline's Castle600 m outside town, to the eastPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustPulpit Hill Nature Reserve1 km outside town, to the southeastFortFortPulpit Hill Fort800 m outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionSt Mary Magdalen3.9 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionSt Mary Magdalene, Little Hampden4 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The layout
The 6 outside town cluster to the southeast.
The dashed line is Great Kimble’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The types of place
Castles or historic places lead the count with 3; 2 are other attractions.
Green: inside Great Kimble. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Pulpit Hill Nature Reserve).
The complete list
Each of the 6 is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Great Kimble’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Great Kimble →
Worth the drive
Windsor Castle (33 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
CastleWindsor Castle33 km southeast
MuseumAshmolean Museum31 km west
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring12 km east · 134K visitors a year (2022)
Historic houseBlenheim Palace39 km west
Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor13 km northwest
MuseumBletchley Park28 km north
CathedralSt Albans Cathedral33 km east
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History30 km westHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey30 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustWest Wycombe House12 km south
Historic house · National TrustCliveden House23 km south
ZooWhipsnade Zoo21 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Great Kimble (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.
Great Kimble: questions and answers
What is there to see near Great Kimble?
No attraction is mapped inside Great Kimble itself. Within 5 km of it are Chequers, Cymbeline's Castle, Pulpit Hill Nature Reserve and Pulpit Hill Fort.
Does Great Kimble have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Great Kimble.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Great Kimble?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Great Kimble, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Pulpit Hill Nature Reserve).
What are the best-known days out near Great Kimble?
Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (33 km), Ashmolean Museum (31 km), Natural History Museum at Tring (12 km), Blenheim Palace (39 km).
Where are Great Kimble’s historic buildings listed?
Great Kimble has 2 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Great Kimble 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 (13)
- Chequers: Stephen Simpson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cymbeline's Castle: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Windsor Castle: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashmolean Museum: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natural History Museum at Tring: Rob Farrow. Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blenheim Palace: Jvhertum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Waddesdon Manor: Mattlever, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Albans Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford University Museum of Natural History: The original uploader was MykReeve at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- West Wycombe House: Original author was Giano, converted to PNG format by PNG crusade bot at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliveden House: Antony McCallum. The original uploader was Wyrdlight at English Wikipedia., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whipsnade Zoo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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