Places to visit around Sheering, from Down Hall
No place to visit is mapped inside Sheering’s built-up area; 3 are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: a historic house, a museum and a water park, among others. The best-known trip out is to British Museum, 38 km away.
The best known around Sheering
Down Hall aside, the next best known are a museum and a water park.
Historic houseDown Hall1.4 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumHarlow Museum & Walled Gardens4.4 km outside town, to the southwestWater parkWater parkAqua Splash Redricks Lakes4.3 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
Furthest from the centre is Harlow Museum & Walled Gardens, 4.9 km away.
The dashed line is Sheering’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
The places here are a historic house, a museum and a water park.
Green: inside Sheering. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The complete list
These 3 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
17 listed buildings are on Sheering’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Sheering →
Day trips
Of the 11 day trips, British Museum (38 km) is the best known.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum38 km southwest · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)
Big drawCastleTower of London38 km southwest · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)
AttractionElizabeth Tower40 km southwest
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery39 km southwest · 709K visitors a year (2021)
AttractionLondon Eye39 km southwest
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral38 km southwest
Big drawArt galleryTate Modern38 km southwest · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)
MuseumMadame Tussauds39 km southwestMuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich39 km south
MuseumRoyal Academy of Arts40 km southwest · 469K visitors a year (2021)
Big drawMuseumNational Maritime Museum38 km south · 2.4M visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Sheering (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.
Quick answers on Sheering
What is there to see near Sheering?
No attraction is mapped inside Sheering itself. Within 5 km of it are Down Hall, Harlow Museum & Walled Gardens and Aqua Splash Redricks Lakes.
Does Sheering have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Sheering: Harlow Museum & Walled Gardens.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Sheering?
None is recorded within 5 km of Sheering.
What are the best-known days out near Sheering?
Within 40 km: British Museum (38 km), Tower of London (38 km), Elizabeth Tower (40 km), National Gallery (39 km).
Where are Sheering’s historic buildings listed?
Sheering has 17 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 Sheering 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)
- Down Hall: Polly, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harlow Museum & Walled Gardens: Mutney, 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
- 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
- Royal Academy of Arts: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Maritime Museum: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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