A historic house just outside Abridge: Hill Hall
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Abridge’s built-up area, but 3 places are within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in a historic house, a museum and a zoo. Further afield, British Museum is 22 km from the centre.
Leading the list near Abridge
The rest of the best known are a museum and a zoo.
Historic houseHill Hall2.7 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumEpping Signalling Museum4.2 km outside town, to the northZooZooFoxburrows Children's Farm3.7 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
Out at 4.7 km is Epping Signalling Museum, the farthest.
The dashed line is Abridge’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
It comes down to a historic house, a museum and a zoo.
Green: inside Abridge. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Full list of places
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 3.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
11 listed buildings are on Abridge’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Abridge →
Further afield
Top of the 12 day trips: British Museum, at 22 km.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum22 km southwest · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)
Big drawCastleTower of London21 km southwest · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)
Historic houseBuckingham Palace25 km southwest
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey24 km southwest
AttractionElizabeth Tower24 km southwest
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery23 km southwest · 709K visitors a year (2021)
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral21 km southwest
AttractionLondon Eye23 km southwest
Big drawArt galleryTate Modern22 km southwest · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)
MuseumMadame Tussauds24 km southwestMuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich21 km southwest
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum27 km southwest · 858K visitors a year (2021)Places well known beyond Abridge (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.
Planning a visit to Abridge
What is there to see near Abridge?
No attraction is mapped inside Abridge itself. Within 5 km of it are Hill Hall, Epping Signalling Museum and Foxburrows Children's Farm.
Does Abridge have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Abridge: Epping Signalling Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Abridge?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Westminster Abbey (English Heritage), 24 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Abridge?
Within 40 km: British Museum (22 km), Tower of London (21 km), Buckingham Palace (25 km), Westminster Abbey (24 km).
Where are Abridge’s historic buildings listed?
Abridge has 11 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 Abridge 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)
- Hill Hall: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madame Tussauds: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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