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Owlpen Manor
Attractions in Cam

Places to visit around Cam, from Owlpen Manor

Cam and its surroundings hold 6 attractions, 2 museums and a historic house. All of it lies outside: 13 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Cam’s built-up area. Here, one place is kept up by the National Trust. Out of town, Gloucester Cathedral is 21 km away.

Photo: Owlpen Manor, Derek Harper (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Cam
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
13
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Just outside Cam, the best known

Along with Owlpen Manor, see 3 attractions, a park or estate and a museum.

Historic houseOwlpen Manor4 km outside town, to the eastPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustCoaley Peak3.7 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumDursley Heritage Centre900 m outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionFlamingo Lagoon3.7 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionCaribbean Flamingos3.7 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionMission Possible3.7 km outside town, to the northwest

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Where each one is

Out of town, most of the 13 are to the northwest.

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The dashed line is Cam’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

What kind of places

Other attractions are the biggest group (6), then museums or galleries (3).

Museums & galleries 2 museums · 1 art gallery0 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 park or estate0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 wildlife park · 1 theme park0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 6 attractions0 in town · 6 nearby

Green: inside Cam. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Coaley Peak).

Every place

Place by place

These 13 are all within 5 km of its edge.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

55 listed buildings are on Cam’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cam →

Big names nearby

Day trips

Gloucester Cathedral, 21 km away, is the best known of the 12.

CathedralGloucester Cathedral21 km northeastCastleBerkeley Castle6.2 km westAbbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey21 km westHistoric houseHighgrove House16 km southeastCastle · CadwMonmouth Castle27 km northwestAbbey or prioryMarlmesbury Abbey and Grounds23 km southeastCastle · CadwChepstow Castle22 km westHistoric houseGatcombe Park14 km eastMuseumSS Great Britain Museum32 km southwestCathedralBristol Cathedral32 km southwestCastle · English HeritageGoodrich Castle26 km northwestMuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery32 km southwest · 451K visitors a year

Places well known beyond Cam (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.

Seeing Cam: questions

What is there to see near Cam?

No attraction is mapped inside Cam itself. Within 5 km of it are Owlpen Manor, Coaley Peak, Dursley Heritage Centre and Flamingo Lagoon.

Does Cam have a museum?

3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Cam: Dursley Heritage Centre, Scott House Museum and WWT Slimbridge Gallery.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Cam?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Cam, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Coaley Peak).

What are the best-known days out near Cam?

Within 40 km: Gloucester Cathedral (21 km), Berkeley Castle (6.2 km), Tintern Abbey (21 km), Highgrove House (16 km).

Where are Cam’s historic buildings listed?

Cam has 55 listed buildings, 1 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 Cam 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 (13)

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