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Natural History Museum at Tring
Attractions in Halton

Worth the trip from Halton: Natural History Museum at Tring, 5.2 km off

In 2022, Natural History Museum at Tring had 134K visitors. Our list finds nothing inside Halton’s built-up area, but 8 places within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 4 museums, a historic house and an attraction. Travel 34 km and you reach Windsor Castle.

Photo: Natural History Museum at Tring, Rob Farrow. Rob Farrow (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Halton
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
8
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known

Just outside Halton, the best known

After Natural History Museum at Tring, look out for 2 museums, a historic house and an attraction.

MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring5 km outside town, to the east · 134K visitors a year (2022)Historic houseHalton House400 m outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumTrenchard Museum900 m outside town, to the southeastMuseumNational Paralympic Heritage Centre4.5 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionGo Ape!1.7 km outside town, to the southeastFortFortBoddington Hill Fort2.1 km outside town, to the south

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

On the map

Natural History Museum at Tring, 5.2 km away, is the farthest on the map.

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The dashed line is Halton’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

How the list breaks down

Museums or galleries lead the count with 4; 2 are castles or historic places.

Museums & galleries 4 museums0 in town · 4 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house · 1 fort0 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

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

Every place

The whole list for Halton

8 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.

Halton House

Historic house · 400 m outside town, to the east

Country house in the Chiltern Hills above the village of Halton in Buckinghamshire, England, UK.

About Halton House →

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

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

Big names nearby

Days out

Out of town, Windsor Castle (34 km) leads 12 names to know.

CastleWindsor Castle34 km southHistoric houseChequers5.4 km southwestMuseumBletchley Park24 km northMuseumAshmolean Museum36 km westHistoric house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor15 km northwestCathedralSt Albans Cathedral27 km eastHistoric houseMentmore Towers10 km northZooWhipsnade Zoo15 km northeastHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey24 km northeastCastle · English HeritageBerkhamsted Castle12 km eastMuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History36 km westHistoric house · National TrustCliveden House25 km south

Places well known beyond Halton (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.

Visiting Halton: the answers

What is there to see near Halton?

No attraction is mapped inside Halton itself. Within 5 km of it are Natural History Museum at Tring, Halton House, Trenchard Museum and National Paralympic Heritage Centre.

Does Halton have a museum?

4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Halton: Natural History Museum at Tring, Trenchard Museum, National Paralympic Heritage Centre and James McCudden Heritage Flight Centre.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Waddesdon Manor (National Trust), 15 km northwest.

What are the best-known days out near Halton?

Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (34 km), Chequers (5.4 km), Bletchley Park (24 km), Ashmolean Museum (36 km).

Where are Halton’s historic buildings listed?

Halton has 5 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 Halton 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)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.