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Attractions in High Beech

Nothing in High Beech itself: Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills is 5.2 km away

No place to visit is mapped inside High Beech’s built-up area; 7 are within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 3 museums, an abbey or priory and a historic house. A day out reaches British Museum, 18 km away.

Photo: Copped Hall, Acabashi (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In High Beech
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
7
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known

The first to see around High Beech

3 museums, a historic house and an attraction follow Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills.

Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryWaltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills4.1 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric houseCopped Hall3.7 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumEpping Forest District Museum2.7 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumThe Hirsch Family Adventure Gallery1 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionQueen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge1.9 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumRSA Interpretation Centre2.6 km outside town, to the northwest

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

On the map

The farthest of them, Copped Hall, is 5.3 km out.

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The dashed line is High Beech’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

What sort of places

3 are museums or galleries; castles or historic places come next with 2.

Museums & galleries 3 museums0 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 abbey or priory · 1 historic house0 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside High Beech. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Each place in turn

All 7 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

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

Big names nearby

A drive away

Head 18 km out for British Museum, the best known of 12.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum18 km southwest · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)Big drawCastleTower of London18 km southwest · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)Historic houseBuckingham Palace21 km southwestCathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey20 km southwestAttractionElizabeth Tower20 km southwestBig drawArt galleryNational Gallery19 km southwest · 709K visitors a year (2021)CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral18 km southwestAttractionLondon Eye20 km southwestBig drawArt galleryTate Modern18 km southwest · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)MuseumMadame Tussauds19 km southwestBig drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum22 km southwest · 858K visitors a year (2021)MuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich20 km south

Places well known beyond High Beech (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.

Asked about places to visit in High Beech

What is there to see near High Beech?

No attraction is mapped inside High Beech itself. Within 5 km of it are Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills, Copped Hall, Epping Forest District Museum and The Hirsch Family Adventure Gallery.

Does High Beech have a museum?

3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of High Beech: Epping Forest District Museum, The Hirsch Family Adventure Gallery and RSA Interpretation Centre.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near High Beech?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Westminster Abbey (English Heritage), 20 km southwest.

What are the best-known days out near High Beech?

Within 40 km: British Museum (18 km), Tower of London (18 km), Buckingham Palace (21 km), Westminster Abbey (20 km).

Where are High Beech’s historic buildings listed?

High Beech has 22 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 High Beech 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.