Near Bumble's Green: Copped Hall and other places to visit
Nothing on our list is inside Bumble's Green’s built-up area; the 5 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 museums, a historic house and an abbey or priory. Beyond the town, British Museum sits 26 km away.
The best known around Bumble's Green
Once you have seen Copped Hall, try 2 museums, an abbey or priory and a zoo.
Historic houseCopped Hall3.9 km outside town, to the southeastAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryWaltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills4.1 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumLowewood Museum4.4 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumEpping Forest District Museum4.6 km outside town, to the southwestZooZooLee Valley Animal Adventure Park2.6 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.
The lie of the land
Head to the southwest for most of the 5 on the list.
The dashed line is Bumble's Green’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 you can see
There are more castles or historic places (2) than anything else, then museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside Bumble's Green. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All the places to visit
Nothing is inside Bumble's Green itself; these 5 are within 5 km of its edge.
Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills
Military museum in Essex, England, UK.
Epping Forest District Museum
Local museum in Waltham Abbey, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
3 listed buildings are on Bumble's Green’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bumble's Green →
Day trips from Bumble's Green
Leading the 12 is British Museum, 26 km away; they include 4 museums and 2 cathedrals.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum26 km southwest · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)
Big drawCastleTower of London26 km south · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)
Historic houseBuckingham Palace28 km southwest
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey28 km southwest
AttractionElizabeth Tower27 km southwest
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery27 km southwest · 709K visitors a year (2021)
AttractionLondon Eye27 km southwest
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral25 km south
Big drawArt galleryTate Modern26 km south · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)
MuseumMadame Tussauds26 km southwest
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum29 km southwest · 858K visitors a year (2021)
Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum30 km southwest · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)Places well known beyond Bumble's Green (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.
Your questions on Bumble's Green
What is there to see near Bumble's Green?
No attraction is mapped inside Bumble's Green itself. Within 5 km of it are Copped Hall, Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills, Lowewood Museum and Epping Forest District Museum.
Does Bumble's Green have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bumble's Green: Lowewood Museum and Epping Forest District Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bumble's Green?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Westminster Abbey (English Heritage), 28 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Bumble's Green?
Within 40 km: British Museum (26 km), Tower of London (26 km), Buckingham Palace (28 km), Westminster Abbey (28 km).
Where are Bumble's Green’s historic buildings listed?
Bumble's Green has 3 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 Bumble's Green 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 (15)
- Copped Hall: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lowewood Museum: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Epping Forest District Museum: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, 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
- Natural History Museum: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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