Places to visit near Longborough: Sezincote House & more
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Longborough’s built-up area, but 5 places are within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 2 gardens, 2 museums and a historic house. A day out reaches Blenheim Palace, 29 km away.
Where to start near Longborough
The rest of the best known are 2 gardens and 2 museums.
Historic houseSezincote House1.4 km outside town, to the northwest
GardenBatsford Arboretum4 km outside town, to the northGardenGardenBourton House Garden2.6 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumTool Shed Exhibition3.6 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumWellington Aviation Museum3 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
How they lie
The map puts most of the 5 to the north.
The dashed line is Longborough’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 sort of places
Ahead are gardens or estates (2); next, museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside Longborough. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
The list runs to 5 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
25 listed buildings are on Longborough’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Longborough →
A drive away
Blenheim Palace, at 29 km, heads the 12 day trips.
Historic houseBlenheim Palace29 km southeast
CastleWarwick Castle37 km north
CathedralGloucester Cathedral36 km west
CastleSudeley Castle15 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageHailes Abbey13 km west
Historic house · National TrustChastleton House6.9 km eastGardenGarden · National TrustHidcote Manor Garden13 km north
Historic houseWoodstock Palace29 km southeast
Historic houseShakespeare's Birthplace26 km north
Abbey or prioryEvesham Abbey20 km northwest
Abbey or prioryTewkesbury Abbey29 km west
Historic house · National TrustSnowshill Manor9.3 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Longborough (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.
Visiting Longborough: the answers
What is there to see near Longborough?
No attraction is mapped inside Longborough itself. Within 5 km of it are Sezincote House, Batsford Arboretum, Bourton House Garden and Tool Shed Exhibition.
Does Longborough have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Longborough: Tool Shed Exhibition and Wellington Aviation Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Longborough?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Hailes Abbey (English Heritage), 13 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Longborough?
Within 40 km: Blenheim Palace (29 km), Warwick Castle (37 km), Gloucester Cathedral (36 km), Sudeley Castle (15 km).
Where are Longborough’s historic buildings listed?
Longborough has 25 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 Longborough 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)
- Sezincote House: Andy Stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Batsford Arboretum: Mervyn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blenheim Palace: Jvhertum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warwick Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gloucester Cathedral: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sudeley Castle: Wdejager, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hailes Abbey: Bill Tyne from Oxford, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chastleton House: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodstock Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shakespeare's Birthplace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evesham Abbey: Oosoom at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tewkesbury Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Snowshill Manor: Celuici, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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