A day out from Sixpenny Handley: Bugad Classic Bikes, 5.3 km away
The best-known day out from Sixpenny Handley is Salisbury Cathedral, 19 km away. What there is to see lies just outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a museum and a garden.
Leading the list near Sixpenny Handley
The other best-known place is a garden.
Each 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
At the edge of the map sits Larmer Tree Gardens, 5.5 km out.
The dashed line is Sixpenny Handley’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
The list holds a museum and a garden.
Green: inside Sixpenny Handley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Full list of places
You will find both within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
5 listed buildings are on Sixpenny Handley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Sixpenny Handley →
Beyond the town
Salisbury Cathedral, 19 km away, is the best known of the 12.
CathedralSalisbury Cathedral19 km northeast
Castle · National TrustCorfe Castle35 km south · 190K visitors a year (2010)
Castle · English HeritageOld Wardour Castle11 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustKingston Lacy Estate16 km south
MuseumThe Tank Museum33 km southwest
Historic houseFonthill Abbey16 km northwest
Historic houseWilton House17 km northeast
Historic houseLongleat House32 km northwest
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park28 km northwest
Abbey or prioryShaftsbury Abbey Museum15 km northwest
Attraction · National TrustKing Alfred's Tower31 km northwest
Fort · National TrustBadbury Rings15 km southPlaces well known beyond Sixpenny Handley (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.
Seeing Sixpenny Handley: questions
What is there to see near Sixpenny Handley?
No attraction is mapped inside Sixpenny Handley itself. Within 5 km of it are Bugad Classic Bikes and Larmer Tree Gardens.
Does Sixpenny Handley have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Sixpenny Handley: Bugad Classic Bikes.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Sixpenny Handley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Corfe Castle (National Trust), 35 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Sixpenny Handley?
Within 40 km: Salisbury Cathedral (19 km), Corfe Castle (35 km), Old Wardour Castle (11 km), Kingston Lacy Estate (16 km).
Where are Sixpenny Handley’s historic buildings listed?
Sixpenny Handley 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 Sixpenny Handley 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)
- Salisbury Cathedral: Andrew Dunn (Website: http://www.andrewdunnphoto.com/), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corfe Castle: Albany E. Howarth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Wardour Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kingston Lacy Estate: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Tank Museum: Hohum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fonthill Abbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilton House: Kachii (Katy) from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stourhead Park: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaftsbury Abbey Museum: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- King Alfred's Tower: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Badbury Rings: Simaron, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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