5.8 km from Wickford, Rayleigh Castle leads the list
Wickford and its surroundings hold 2 museums, 2 zoos and a castle. All of it lies outside: 8 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Wickford’s built-up area. Among them, 2 are cared for by the National Trust. Further afield, Royal Observatory Greenwich is 39 km from the centre.
Leading the list near Wickford
After Rayleigh Castle, look out for 2 museums, a garden and a wildlife park.
Castle · National TrustRayleigh Castle4 km outside town, to the southeastGardenGarden · National TrustRayleigh Mount3.9 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumBarleylands Farm Museum3.2 km outside town, to the west
MuseumRayleigh Town Museum4.1 km outside town, to the southeastWildlife parkWildlife parkBarleylands Farm Park3 km outside town, to the westZooZooImperial Birds of Prey Academy3.1 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.
Around Wickford, mapped
To the southeast is where most of the 8 lie.
The dashed line is Wickford’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The mix
Count 3 zoos, theme parks or other days out and 2 castles or historic places.
Green: inside Wickford. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Rayleigh Castle and Rayleigh Mount).
The places, one by one
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 8 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
5 listed buildings are on Wickford’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Wickford →
Big names nearby
Royal Observatory Greenwich (39 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
Big drawMuseumNational Maritime Museum40 km west · 2.4M visitors a year
MuseumCutty Sark40 km west
Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle24 km south
CathedralRochester Cathedral25 km south
CathedralChelmsford Cathedral15 km north
Castle · English HeritageHadleigh Castle9.1 km southeast
MuseumQueen's House39 km west
Castle · English HeritageUpnor Castle22 km south
Historic houseHylands House13 km northwest
CathedralBrentwood Cathedral15 km west
Garden · RHSRHS Garden, Hyde Hall7.2 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Wickford (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.
Common questions about Wickford
What is there to see near Wickford?
No attraction is mapped inside Wickford itself. Within 5 km of it are Rayleigh Castle, Rayleigh Mount, Barleylands Farm Museum and Rayleigh Town Museum.
Does Wickford have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Wickford: Barleylands Farm Museum and Rayleigh Town Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Wickford?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Wickford, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Rayleigh Castle and Rayleigh Mount).
What are the best-known days out near Wickford?
Within 40 km: Royal Observatory Greenwich (39 km), National Maritime Museum (40 km), Cutty Sark (40 km), Rochester Castle (24 km).
Where are Wickford’s historic buildings listed?
Wickford has 5 listed buildings. 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 Wickford 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 (14)
- Rayleigh Castle: John Myers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barleylands Farm Museum: John Winfield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rayleigh Town Museum: Terryjoyce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Maritime Museum: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cutty Sark: Krzysztof Belczyński from Warsaw, POLAND, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chelmsford Cathedral: The original uploader was Petepetepete at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hadleigh Castle: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Queen's House: Vladimír Procházka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Upnor Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hylands House: Graham Pearce, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brentwood Cathedral: Brentwood_Cathedral_-_Rfry.jpg: Rhyddfrydol derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- RHS Garden, Hyde Hall: Mrmatiko, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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