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Natural History Museum at Tring
Attractions in Pitstone

Visit Pitstone Green Museum in Pitstone

4 of the 6 places to visit in and around Pitstone are museums or galleries. We list one place to visit inside Pitstone’s built-up area and 5 within 5 km of its edge. Visitors to Natural History Museum at Tring numbered 134K in 2022. If you have a day, head to Windsor Castle, 39 km away.

Photo: Natural History Museum at Tring, Rob Farrow. Rob Farrow (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Pitstone
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known

Pitstone’s big names

After Pitstone Green Museum come 3 museums, a historic house and a historic site.

MuseumMuseumPitstone Green Museumin townMuseumNatural History Museum at Tring3.9 km outside town, to the south · 134K visitors a year (2022)Historic houseMentmore Towers4.5 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumTring Local History Museum3.4 km outside town, to the southHistoric siteHistoric siteBridgewater Monument3.1 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumNewground Farm4.1 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

The map view

Most of the 5 out of town lie to the south.

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The dashed line is Pitstone’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

Sorted by kind

The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (4) and castles or historic places (2).

Museums & galleries 4 museums1 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house · 1 historic site0 in town · 2 nearby

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

Every place

Everything on the list

After the one in town come 5 more within 5 km of its edge.

The one inside Pitstone comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

34 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Pitstone’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Pitstone →

Big names nearby

Further away

Out of town, Windsor Castle (39 km) leads 12 names to know.

CastleWindsor Castle39 km southMuseumBletchley Park20 km northZooWhipsnade Zoo6.6 km eastHistoric houseChequers14 km southwestHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey17 km northCathedralSt Albans Cathedral23 km southeastCastle · English HeritageBerkhamsted Castle9.6 km southeastHistoric house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor21 km westHistoric houseHatfield House31 km eastHistoric houseAshridge6.7 km southeastHistoric houseHalton House8.3 km southwestHistoric house · National TrustCliveden House31 km south

Places well known beyond Pitstone (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.

Quick answers on Pitstone

What are the main attractions in Pitstone?

The place to visit inside Pitstone’s built-up area is Pitstone Green Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 5 more within 5 km.

Does Pitstone have a museum?

4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Pitstone: Pitstone Green Museum, Natural History Museum at Tring, Tring Local History Museum and Newground Farm.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Berkhamsted Castle (English Heritage), 9.6 km southeast.

What are the best-known days out near Pitstone?

Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (39 km), Bletchley Park (20 km), Whipsnade Zoo (6.6 km), Chequers (14 km).

Where are Pitstone’s historic buildings listed?

Pitstone has 34 listed buildings, 2 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 Pitstone 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)

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.