Places to visit near Bisley: RMC: The Cave & more
What there is to see lies just outside: 4 places within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 museums, an attraction and an art gallery. Day-trippers head 14 km out to Gloucester Cathedral.
Just outside Bisley, the best known
The list goes on from RMC: The Cave to a museum, an attraction and an art gallery.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where each one is
On the map, most of the 4 sit to the south.
The dashed line is Bisley’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 3 of the 4.
Green: inside Bisley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Full list of places
These 4 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
66 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Bisley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bisley →
Further away
Allow a day for Gloucester Cathedral, 14 km away, the pick of 12.
CathedralGloucester Cathedral14 km northwest
Historic houseGatcombe Park7.2 km south
Abbey or prioryMarlmesbury Abbey and Grounds19 km south
Historic houseHighgrove House15 km south
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey38 km west
CastleBerkeley Castle23 km west
CastleSudeley Castle25 km northeast
Castle · CadwChepstow Castle39 km west
Castle · English HeritageGoodrich Castle35 km northwest
CastleGloucester Castle14 km northwest
Abbey or prioryTewkesbury Abbey26 km north
GardenWestonbirt Arboretum17 km southPlaces well known beyond Bisley (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.
What people ask about Bisley
What is there to see near Bisley?
No attraction is mapped inside Bisley itself. Within 5 km of it are RMC: The Cave, Arcade Archive, Stroud Subscription Rooms and Lansdown Hall & Gallery.
Does Bisley have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bisley: RMC: The Cave, Arcade Archive and Lansdown Hall & Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bisley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Tintern Abbey (Cadw), 38 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Bisley?
Within 40 km: Gloucester Cathedral (14 km), Gatcombe Park (7.2 km), Marlmesbury Abbey and Grounds (19 km), Highgrove House (15 km).
Where are Bisley’s historic buildings listed?
Bisley has 66 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 Bisley 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)
- Gloucester Cathedral: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gatcombe Park: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marlmesbury Abbey and Grounds: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Highgrove House: Sherwood, Jones & Co, London, 1825, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintern Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berkeley Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sudeley Castle: Wdejager, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chepstow Castle: eszgé, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Goodrich Castle: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gloucester Castle: William Andrew (1848-1908), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tewkesbury Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westonbirt Arboretum: Photo taken by and copyright Stuz., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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