Coalhouse Fort leads what is near Southfields
What there is to see lies just outside: 3 places within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in 2 museums and a fort. Drive 36 km to reach British Museum.
Top of the list around Southfields
Close behind Coalhouse Fort are 2 museums.
FortCoalhouse Fort5 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumThurrock Museum4.8 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumEssex Fire Museum4.4 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.
Where to go
The map ends at Thurrock Museum, 5.5 km out.
The dashed line is Southfields’ built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The kinds on offer
The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 2 of the 3.
Green: inside Southfields. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Near Southfields
These 3 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Days out
Top of the 12 day trips: British Museum, at 36 km.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum36 km west · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)
Big drawCastleTower of London32 km west · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey36 km west
Historic houseBuckingham Palace37 km west
AttractionElizabeth Tower36 km west
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery36 km west · 709K visitors a year (2021)
AttractionLondon Eye35 km west
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral34 km westMuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich27 km west
Big drawArt galleryTate Modern34 km west · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)
MuseumMadame Tussauds38 km west
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum39 km west · 858K visitors a year (2021)Places well known beyond Southfields (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.
Good to know in Southfields
What is there to see near Southfields?
No attraction is mapped inside Southfields itself. Within 5 km of it are Coalhouse Fort, Thurrock Museum and Essex Fire Museum.
Does Southfields have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Southfields: Thurrock Museum and Essex Fire Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Southfields?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Westminster Abbey (English Heritage), 36 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Southfields?
Within 40 km: British Museum (36 km), Tower of London (32 km), Westminster Abbey (36 km), Buckingham Palace (37 km).
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 Southfields 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)
- Coalhouse Fort: The original uploader was Sue Wallace at English Wikipedia., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, 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
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