Acton Court
Grade I listed historic house museum in South Gloucestershire, England, UK.
Attractions in Engine Common
Photo: Acton Court, Nick from Bristol, UK (CC BY 2.0)From Engine Common, 2.3 km to Acton Court
From Engine Common, the big name within reach is SS Great Britain Museum, 16 km away. None of our places to visit is inside Engine Common’s built-up area; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. Look for a historic house and a museum.
In Engine Common
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
Just outside Engine Common, the best known
Alongside Acton Court you find a museum.
Historic houseActon Court1.7 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumYate Heritage Centre1.6 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 map
Where things are
Acton Court marks the outer edge, 2.3 km away.
The dashed line is Engine Common’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 there is to see
The places here are a historic house and a museum.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Engine Common. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Every place to visit
Look within 5 km of its edge for both.
Yate Heritage Centre
Museum in Yate, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Big names nearby
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Day trips number 12; the best known is SS Great Britain Museum, 16 km off.
MuseumSS Great Britain Museum16 km southwest
CathedralBristol Cathedral16 km southwest
MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery16 km southwest · 451K visitors a year
MuseumThe Roman Baths20 km south
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey23 km northwest
Castle · CadwChepstow Castle20 km northwest
CathedralGloucester Cathedral38 km north
Abbey or prioryMarlmesbury Abbey and Grounds24 km east
CastleBerkeley Castle15 km north
Historic houseBadminton House11 km east
Historic houseHighgrove House20 km northeast
Art galleryArnolfini16 km southwest · 398K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Engine Common (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 visitors ask about Engine Common
What is there to see near Engine Common?
No attraction is mapped inside Engine Common itself. Within 5 km of it are Acton Court and Yate Heritage Centre.
Does Engine Common have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Engine Common: Yate Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Engine Common?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Tintern Abbey (Cadw), 23 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Engine Common?
Within 40 km: SS Great Britain Museum (16 km), Bristol Cathedral (16 km), Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery (16 km), The Roman Baths (20 km).
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 Engine Common 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)
- Acton Court: Nick from Bristol, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery: The original uploader was Steinsky at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Roman Baths: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintern Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chepstow Castle: eszgé, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gloucester Cathedral: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marlmesbury Abbey and Grounds: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berkeley Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Badminton House: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Highgrove House: Sherwood, Jones & Co, London, 1825, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnolfini: Photographed by Adrian Pingstone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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