Nothing in Roydon itself: Harlow Town Park is 4.4 km away
Nothing is mapped inside Roydon’s built-up area, but 4 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: a garden, a castle and a museum, among others. The best-known trip out is to British Museum, 30 km away.
Where to start near Roydon
Close behind Harlow Town Park are a castle, a museum and a water park.
GardenHarlow Town Park3.5 km outside town, to the east
CastleRye House Gatehouse1.9 km outside town, to the west
MuseumLowewood Museum3.4 km outside town, to the westWater parkWater parkAqua Splash Redricks Lakes4.9 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Places on the map
The 4 outside town cluster to the west.
The dashed line is Roydon’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
The places here are a garden, a castle and a museum.
Green: inside Roydon. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place to visit
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 4.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
36 listed buildings are on Roydon’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Roydon →
Trips out
Best known of the 12 within reach is British Museum, at 30 km.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum30 km southwest · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)
Big drawCastleTower of London30 km south · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)
Historic houseBuckingham Palace32 km southwest
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey32 km south
AttractionElizabeth Tower32 km south
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery31 km south · 709K visitors a year (2021)
AttractionLondon Eye31 km south
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral30 km south
Big drawArt galleryTate Modern31 km south · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)
MuseumMadame Tussauds30 km southwest
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum34 km southwest · 858K visitors a year (2021)
Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum34 km southwest · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)Places well known beyond Roydon (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.
Before a day out in Roydon
What is there to see near Roydon?
No attraction is mapped inside Roydon itself. Within 5 km of it are Harlow Town Park, Rye House Gatehouse, Lowewood Museum and Aqua Splash Redricks Lakes.
Does Roydon have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Roydon: Lowewood Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Roydon?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Westminster Abbey (English Heritage), 32 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Roydon?
Within 40 km: British Museum (30 km), Tower of London (30 km), Buckingham Palace (32 km), Westminster Abbey (32 km).
Where are Roydon’s historic buildings listed?
Roydon has 36 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 Roydon 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)
- Harlow Town Park: Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rye House Gatehouse: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lowewood Museum: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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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