Thornbury Castle
Grade I listed castle in South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Rudgeway
Photo: Thornbury Castle, nick sarebi (CC BY 2.0)What to see from Rudgeway: Thornbury Castle first
What there is to see lies just outside: 3 places within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in a castle, a museum and a water park. Drive 15 km to reach SS Great Britain Museum.
In Rudgeway
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
Leading the list near Rudgeway
Once you have seen Thornbury Castle, try a museum and a water park.
CastleThornbury Castle3.5 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumThornbury and District Museum2.7 km outside town, to the northWater parkWater parkWest Country Water Park3.5 km outside town, to the southEach 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
To the north is where most of the 3 lie.
The dashed line is Rudgeway’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 mix
The list holds a castle, a museum and a water park.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 water park0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Rudgeway. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
The full list
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 3 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
3 listed buildings are on Rudgeway’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Rudgeway →
Big names nearby
Further afield
The standout of the 12 is SS Great Britain Museum, 15 km from town.
MuseumSS Great Britain Museum15 km south
CathedralBristol Cathedral14 km south
Castle · CadwChepstow Castle12 km northwest
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey16 km northwest
MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery14 km south · 451K visitors a year
CastleBerkeley Castle14 km northeast
CathedralGloucester Cathedral38 km northeast
Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle29 km northwest
Art galleryArnolfini15 km south · 398K visitors a year
MuseumThe Roman Baths25 km southeast
ZooBristol Zoo14 km southwest
CathedralClifton Cathedral14 km southPlaces well known beyond Rudgeway (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 Rudgeway: questions
What is there to see near Rudgeway?
No attraction is mapped inside Rudgeway itself. Within 5 km of it are Thornbury Castle, Thornbury and District Museum and West Country Water Park.
Does Rudgeway have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Rudgeway: Thornbury and District Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Rudgeway?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Chepstow Castle (Cadw), 12 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Rudgeway?
Within 40 km: SS Great Britain Museum (15 km), Bristol Cathedral (14 km), Chepstow Castle (12 km), Tintern Abbey (16 km).
Where are Rudgeway’s historic buildings listed?
Rudgeway 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 Rudgeway 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)
- Thornbury Castle: nick sarebi, 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
- Chepstow Castle: eszgé, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintern Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery: The original uploader was Steinsky at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berkeley Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gloucester Cathedral: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monmouth Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnolfini: Photographed by Adrian Pingstone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Roman Baths: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Zoo: Rodw at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifton Cathedral: The original uploader was Rbrwr at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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