Around Wingrave, Mentmore Towers leads the list
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Wingrave’s built-up area, but 3 places are within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 2 historic houses and a wildlife park. One of them is cared for by the National Trust. Bletchley Park, 15 km away, is the best-known day out.
Leading the list near Wingrave
The rest of the best known are a historic house and a wildlife park.
Historic houseMentmore Towers2.9 km outside town, to the east
Historic house · National TrustAscott House3.9 km outside town, to the northeastWildlife parkWildlife parkRSPB Kingsbrook Meadows3.3 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.
Around Wingrave, mapped
At 4.4 km, Ascott House is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Wingrave’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
Castles or historic places lead the count with 2 of 3.
Green: inside Wingrave. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Ascott House).
Every place to visit
These 3 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
37 listed buildings are on Wingrave’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Wingrave →
For a day out
Bletchley Park (15 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
MuseumBletchley Park15 km north
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring9.8 km southeast · 134K visitors a year (2022)
Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor14 km west
MuseumAshmolean Museum38 km west
Historic houseChequers14 km southHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey16 km northeast
ZooWhipsnade Zoo13 km east
CathedralSt Albans Cathedral30 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageBerkhamsted Castle17 km southeast
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History38 km west
Historic houseHatfield House38 km east
Historic house · National TrustCliveden House34 km southPlaces well known beyond Wingrave (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.
What visitors ask about Wingrave
What is there to see near Wingrave?
No attraction is mapped inside Wingrave itself. Within 5 km of it are Mentmore Towers, Ascott House and RSPB Kingsbrook Meadows.
Does Wingrave have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Wingrave.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Wingrave?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Wingrave, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Ascott House).
What are the best-known days out near Wingrave?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (15 km), Natural History Museum at Tring (9.8 km), Waddesdon Manor (14 km), Ashmolean Museum (38 km).
Where are Wingrave’s historic buildings listed?
Wingrave has 37 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 Wingrave 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)
- Mentmore Towers: The original uploader was Swanker at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ascott House: Paul Shreeve, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natural History Museum at Tring: Rob Farrow. Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waddesdon Manor: Mattlever, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashmolean Museum: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chequers: Stephen Simpson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Whipsnade Zoo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Albans Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berkhamsted Castle: Winstainforth 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
- Hatfield House: Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliveden House: Antony McCallum. The original uploader was Wyrdlight at English Wikipedia., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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