Places to visit around Lower Nazeing, from Hertfordshire Zoo
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Lower Nazeing’s built-up area, but 7 places are within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 2 zoos, 2 museums and an abbey or priory. Beyond the town, British Museum sits 26 km away.
The first to see around Lower Nazeing
The list goes on from Hertfordshire Zoo to 2 museums, an abbey or priory and a historic house.
ZooHertfordshire Zoo3.6 km outside town, to the westAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryWaltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills3.6 km outside town, to the south
Historic houseCopped Hall4.5 km outside town, to the southeast
CastleRye House Gatehouse2 km outside town, to the north
MuseumLowewood Museum1.8 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumEpping Forest District Museum4.8 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.
Where they are
Copped Hall, 6.1 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Lower Nazeing’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
Most are castles or historic places, 3 in all, ahead of zoos, theme parks or other days out (2).
Green: inside Lower Nazeing. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every entry
Nothing is inside Lower Nazeing itself; these 7 are within 5 km of its edge.
Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills
Military museum in Essex, England, UK.
Rye House Gatehouse
Grade I listed English country house in East Hertfordshire, 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.
25 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Lower Nazeing’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Lower Nazeing →
Around the region
Out of town, British Museum (26 km) leads 12 names to know.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum26 km south · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)
Big drawCastleTower of London26 km south · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)
Historic houseBuckingham Palace28 km south
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey28 km south
AttractionElizabeth Tower28 km south
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery27 km south · 709K visitors a year (2021)
AttractionLondon Eye27 km south
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral26 km south
Big drawArt galleryTate Modern27 km south · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)
MuseumMadame Tussauds26 km southwest
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum30 km southwest · 858K visitors a year (2021)
Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum30 km southwest · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)Places well known beyond Lower Nazeing (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.
Visiting Lower Nazeing: questions
What is there to see near Lower Nazeing?
No attraction is mapped inside Lower Nazeing itself. Within 5 km of it are Hertfordshire Zoo, Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills, Copped Hall and Rye House Gatehouse.
Does Lower Nazeing have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Lower Nazeing: Lowewood Museum and Epping Forest District Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Lower Nazeing?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Westminster Abbey (English Heritage), 28 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Lower Nazeing?
Within 40 km: British Museum (26 km), Tower of London (26 km), Buckingham Palace (28 km), Westminster Abbey (28 km).
Where are Lower Nazeing’s historic buildings listed?
Lower Nazeing has 25 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Lower Nazeing 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 (17)
- Hertfordshire Zoo: William Warby from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Copped Hall: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rye House Gatehouse: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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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