Where to go near Thaxted
John Webb's Windmill is the only place we list in Thaxted or within 5 km of its edge. Travel 31 km and you reach Fitzwilliam Museum. Within 40 km you can choose from 12, 5 castles and 3 museums among them.
Nearest to Thaxted
Head 500 m from the centre to reach John Webb's Windmill.
Mapped from Thaxted
Numbers 1 to 7 match the places below.
Thaxted is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The types of place
Castles or historic places are the biggest group (8), then museums or galleries (3).
Green: inside Thaxted. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Audley End House).
Full list of places
Look within 40 km for all 13.
Fitzwilliam Museum
Art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Audley End House
Country house in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom.
Hedingham Castle
Grade I listed historic house museum in Castle Hedingham, United Kingdom.
Stansted Mountfitchet Castle
Norman ringwork and bailey fortification in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, England, UK.
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Botanical garden located in Cambridge, England and associated with Cambridge University.
What is in or close to Thaxted comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
151 listed buildings are on Thaxted’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Thaxted →
Days out from Thaxted
A day out within 40 km offers 12 places; these are the best known.
3MuseumIWM Duxford21 km northwest · 401K visitors a year (2019)
4Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House11 km northwest
5CastleSaffron Walden Castle11 km northwest
6CastleHedingham Castle18 km east
7CathedralChelmsford Cathedral26 km south
CastleColchester Castle39 km east
MuseumMuseum of Zoology32 km northwest · 139K visitors a year (2023)
Historic housePalace of Beaulieu24 km southeast
CastleClavering Castle14 km west
CastleStansted Mountfitchet Castle12 km southwest
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden31 km northwestThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Saffron Walden →
Questions about Thaxted’s attractions
What is there to see near Thaxted?
No attraction is mapped inside Thaxted itself. Within 5 km of it are John Webb's Windmill.
Does Thaxted have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Thaxted.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Thaxted?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Audley End House (English Heritage), 11 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Thaxted?
Within 40 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (31 km), IWM Duxford (21 km), Audley End House (11 km), Saffron Walden Castle (11 km).
Where are Thaxted’s historic buildings listed?
Thaxted has 151 listed buildings, 7 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 Thaxted 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 (5)
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Audley End House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saffron Walden Castle: Janine Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chelmsford Cathedral: The original uploader was Petepetepete at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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