Near Oving: Buckinghamshire Railway Centre and other places to visit
Our list finds nothing inside Oving’s built-up area, but 3 places within 5 km of its edge. There are 2 attractions and a museum to choose from. Beyond the town, Bletchley Park sits 15 km away.
The first to see around Oving
Next to Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, the best known are 2 attractions.
MuseumBuckinghamshire Railway Centre4.4 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionGolding Spring Miniature Railway4.3 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionQuainton Windmill3.3 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
How they lie
Most of the 3 close by lie to the southwest.
The dashed line is Oving’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What sort of places
Other attractions lead the count with 2 of 3.
Green: inside Oving. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by place
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 3 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
17 listed buildings are on Oving’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Oving →
A drive away
Bletchley Park, 15 km away, is the best known of the 12.
MuseumBletchley Park15 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor7.2 km southwest
Historic houseBlenheim Palace35 km west
MuseumAshmolean Museum31 km southwest
Historic houseChequers17 km south
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring17 km southeast · 134K visitors a year (2022)Historic houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey21 km northeast
Historic houseMentmore Towers12 km east
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History31 km southwest
CathedralSt Albans Cathedral39 km southeast
ZooWhipsnade Zoo22 km east
Historic house · National TrustClaydon House7.7 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Oving (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.
Asked about places to visit in Oving
What is there to see near Oving?
No attraction is mapped inside Oving itself. Within 5 km of it are Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Golding Spring Miniature Railway and Quainton Windmill.
Does Oving have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Oving: Buckinghamshire Railway Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Oving?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Waddesdon Manor (National Trust), 7.2 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Oving?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (15 km), Waddesdon Manor (7.2 km), Blenheim Palace (35 km), Ashmolean Museum (31 km).
Where are Oving’s historic buildings listed?
Oving has 17 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 Oving 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 (12)
- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre: Oxyman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waddesdon Manor: Mattlever, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blenheim Palace: Jvhertum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashmolean Museum: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chequers: Stephen Simpson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Natural History Museum at Tring: Rob Farrow. Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mentmore Towers: The original uploader was Swanker at English Wikipedia., 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
- St Albans Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whipsnade Zoo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claydon House: mym, modified by Sir Gawain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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