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St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester
Attractions in Moor End

Around Moor End, St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester leads the list

All of it lies outside: 4 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Moor End’s built-up area. There are an abbey or priory, an art gallery and a museum to choose from. At 6.1 km, Gloucester Cathedral is worth the journey.

Photo: St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester, Philafrenzy (CC0)
In Moor End
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known

The best known around Moor End

The rest of the best known are an art gallery, a museum and an attraction.

Abbey or priorySt Oswald's Priory, Gloucester4.8 km outside town, to the southeastArt galleryNature in Art3.5 km outside town, to the eastMuseumThe Folk of Gloucester4.9 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionHMP Gloucester5 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

The places, mapped

Look to the southeast for most of the 4 just outside.

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The dashed line is Moor End’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 you can see

The places here are an abbey or priory, an art gallery and a museum.

Museums & galleries 1 art gallery · 1 museum0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 abbey or priory0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Moor End. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Everything on the list

Look within 5 km of its edge for all 4 places listed.

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

3 listed buildings are on Moor End’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Moor End →

Big names nearby

Further afield: the best known within 40 km

The standout of the 12 is Gloucester Cathedral, 6.1 km from town.

CathedralGloucester Cathedral6.1 km southeastCastle · CadwMonmouth Castle30 km westCastleGloucester Castle6.3 km southeastCathedralCathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester32 km northAbbey or prioryTewkesbury Abbey14 km northeastCastle · English HeritageGoodrich Castle21 km westCathedralHereford Cathedral32 km northwestAbbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey34 km southwestCastleBerkeley Castle26 km southwestAbbey or prioryMarlmesbury Abbey and Grounds39 km southCastleSudeley Castle25 km eastCastle · CadwChepstow Castle38 km southwest

Places well known beyond Moor End (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.

Moor End: questions and answers

What is there to see near Moor End?

No attraction is mapped inside Moor End itself. Within 5 km of it are St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester, Nature in Art, The Folk of Gloucester and HMP Gloucester.

Does Moor End have a museum?

2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Moor End: Nature in Art and The Folk of Gloucester.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Moor End?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Monmouth Castle (Cadw), 30 km west.

What are the best-known days out near Moor End?

Within 40 km: Gloucester Cathedral (6.1 km), Monmouth Castle (30 km), Gloucester Castle (6.3 km), Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester (32 km).

Where are Moor End’s historic buildings listed?

Moor End has 3 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 Moor End 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).

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