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Gloucester Cathedral
Attractions in Highnam

Gloucester Cathedral heads the list around Highnam

Among the places to visit in and near Highnam are 4 museums, 4 attractions and 3 abbeys or priories. Nothing on our list is inside Highnam’s built-up area; the 16 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. 2 of them are cared for by English Heritage. Travel 30 km and you reach Monmouth Castle.

Photo: Gloucester Cathedral, Geni (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Highnam
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
16
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
5
in or near town
Castles & historic places
7
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Where to start near Highnam

Gloucester Cathedral aside, the next best known are 3 abbeys or priories, a castle and a museum.

CathedralGloucester Cathedral3.3 km outside town, to the eastCastleGloucester Castle3.3 km outside town, to the southeastAbbey or priorySt Oswald's Priory, Gloucester3.1 km outside town, to the eastAbbey or priory · English HeritageGreyfriars, Gloucester3.5 km outside town, to the southeastAbbey or priory · English HeritageBlackfriars3.3 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumGloucester Waterways Museum3.2 km outside town, to the southeast

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

How they lie

Look to the southeast for most of the 16 just outside.

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The dashed line is Highnam’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 kinds on offer

There are more castles or historic places (7) than anything else, then museums or galleries (5).

Museums & galleries 4 museums · 1 art gallery0 in town · 5 nearby
Castles & historic places 3 abbeys or priories · 1 cathedral · 1 castle · 1 historic house · 1 historic ship0 in town · 7 nearby
Other attractions 4 attractions0 in town · 4 nearby

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

2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Greyfriars, Gloucester and Blackfriars).

Every place

Every one of them

Look within 5 km of its edge for all 16.

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

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

Big names nearby

Names further out

Allow a day for Monmouth Castle, 30 km away, the pick of 12.

Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle30 km westCastle · English HeritageGoodrich Castle22 km westCathedralCathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester35 km northAbbey or prioryTewkesbury Abbey15 km northeastAbbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey33 km southwestCathedralHereford Cathedral35 km northwestCastleBerkeley Castle24 km southwestAbbey or prioryMarlmesbury Abbey and Grounds36 km southeastHistoric houseGatcombe Park22 km southHistoric houseHighgrove House30 km southCastleSudeley Castle25 km eastCastle · CadwChepstow Castle37 km southwest

Places well known beyond Highnam (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 Highnam

What is there to see near Highnam?

No attraction is mapped inside Highnam itself. Within 5 km of it are Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester Castle, St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester and Greyfriars, Gloucester.

Does Highnam have a museum?

5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Highnam: Gloucester Waterways Museum, Museum of Gloucester, The Folk of Gloucester and Soldiers of Gloucestershire.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Highnam, 2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Greyfriars, Gloucester and Blackfriars).

What are the best-known days out near Highnam?

Within 40 km: Monmouth Castle (30 km), Goodrich Castle (22 km), Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester (35 km), Tewkesbury Abbey (15 km).

Where are Highnam’s historic buildings listed?

Highnam has 10 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 Highnam 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 (23)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.