Near Blakeney: Dean Forest Railway and other places to visit
Nothing on our list is inside Blakeney’s built-up area; the 7 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in 4 attractions, a heritage railway and a museum. Beyond the town, Gloucester Cathedral sits 20 km away.
Top of the list around Blakeney
The rest of the best known are 3 attractions, a museum and a wildlife park.
Heritage railwayDean Forest Railway2.1 km outside town, to the west
MuseumDean Heritage Museum3.2 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionGo Ape2.9 km outside town, to the northwestWildlife parkWildlife parkSlimbridge Wetland Centre4.9 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionArctic Adventure4.9 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionFlamingo Lagoon5 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The layout
The list reaches out to Caribbean Flamingos, 5.4 km away.
The dashed line is Blakeney’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What they are
Other attractions are the biggest group (4), then zoos, theme parks or other days out (2).
Green: inside Blakeney. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 7 places in all.
Dean Heritage Museum
Industrial heritage centre and museum in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
44 listed buildings are on Blakeney’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Blakeney →
A drive away
Gloucester Cathedral, at 20 km, heads the 12.
CathedralGloucester Cathedral20 km northeast
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey15 km southwest
CastleBerkeley Castle8 km south
Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle18 km west
Castle · English HeritageGoodrich Castle16 km northwest
Castle · CadwChepstow Castle19 km southwest
MuseumSS Great Britain Museum36 km south
Castle · CadwRaglan Castle26 km west
CathedralBristol Cathedral35 km south
Abbey or prioryMarlmesbury Abbey and Grounds33 km southeast
Historic houseHighgrove House26 km southeast
CathedralHereford Cathedral37 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Blakeney (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.
Before a day out in Blakeney
What is there to see near Blakeney?
No attraction is mapped inside Blakeney itself. Within 5 km of it are Dean Forest Railway, Dean Heritage Museum, Go Ape and Slimbridge Wetland Centre.
Does Blakeney have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Blakeney: Dean Heritage Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Blakeney?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Tintern Abbey (Cadw), 15 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Blakeney?
Within 40 km: Gloucester Cathedral (20 km), Tintern Abbey (15 km), Berkeley Castle (8 km), Monmouth Castle (18 km).
Where are Blakeney’s historic buildings listed?
Blakeney has 44 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 Blakeney 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)
- Dean Forest Railway: Jamielw, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Heritage Museum: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gloucester Cathedral: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintern Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berkeley Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monmouth Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Goodrich Castle: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chepstow Castle: eszgé, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raglan Castle: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, 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
- Hereford Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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