Places to visit near Apperley: Tewkesbury Abbey & more
What there is to see lies just outside: 4 places within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in 3 museums and an abbey or priory. Travel 9.8 km and you reach Gloucester Cathedral.
The best known around Apperley
Next to Tewkesbury Abbey, the best known are 3 museums.
Abbey or prioryTewkesbury Abbey4.3 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumTewkesbury Museum4.7 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumJohn Moore Countryside Museum4.4 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumOut of the Hat4.6 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.
How they lie
The map puts most of the 4 to the northeast.
The dashed line is Apperley’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 3 of the 4.
Green: inside Apperley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near Apperley
You will find all 4 within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
8 listed buildings are on Apperley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Apperley →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Gloucester Cathedral, at 9.8 km, heads the 12.
CathedralGloucester Cathedral9.8 km south
CathedralCathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester26 km north
CastleSudeley Castle17 km east
Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle39 km southwest
CathedralHereford Cathedral37 km west
CastleGloucester Castle10 km south
Castle · English HeritageGoodrich Castle30 km west
Abbey or priorySt Oswald's Priory, Gloucester9.6 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageHailes Abbey19 km east
Historic house · National TrustCroome Court17 km north
Historic houseHighgrove House37 km south
Historic houseGatcombe Park29 km southPlaces well known beyond Apperley (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.
Asked about places to visit in Apperley
What is there to see near Apperley?
No attraction is mapped inside Apperley itself. Within 5 km of it are Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Museum, John Moore Countryside Museum and Out of the Hat.
Does Apperley have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Apperley: Tewkesbury Museum, John Moore Countryside Museum and Out of the Hat.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Apperley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Monmouth Castle (Cadw), 39 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Apperley?
Within 40 km: Gloucester Cathedral (9.8 km), Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester (26 km), Sudeley Castle (17 km), Monmouth Castle (39 km).
Where are Apperley’s historic buildings listed?
Apperley has 8 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 Apperley 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)
- Tewkesbury Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tewkesbury Museum: Neil Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Out of the Hat: Rodw, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gloucester Cathedral: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester: SimonWiseman, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sudeley Castle: Wdejager, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monmouth Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hereford Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gloucester Castle: William Andrew (1848-1908), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Goodrich Castle: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester: Philafrenzy, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hailes Abbey: Bill Tyne from Oxford, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Croome Court: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Highgrove House: Sherwood, Jones & Co, London, 1825, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gatcombe Park: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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