Around Sharpness, start with Berkeley Castle
Among the places to visit in and near Sharpness are 5 attractions, 2 museums and 2 wildlife parks. Nothing is mapped inside Sharpness’ built-up area, but 13 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Tintern Abbey, 14 km away, is the best-known day out.
Leading the list near Sharpness
3 attractions, a museum and a heritage railway follow Berkeley Castle.
CastleBerkeley Castle2.8 km outside town, to the south
MuseumEdward Jenner Museum2.6 km outside town, to the south
Heritage railwayDean Forest Railway4.9 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionFlamingo Lagoon4.4 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionCaribbean Flamingos4.5 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionArctic Adventure4.5 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.
Where things are
Head northeast for most of the 13 just outside.
The dashed line is Sharpness’ built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The kinds on offer
Other attractions number 5, zoos, theme parks or other days out 4.
Green: inside Sharpness. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All 13 on the list
These 13 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
3 listed buildings are on Sharpness’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Sharpness →
Days out
Tintern Abbey (14 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey14 km west
CathedralGloucester Cathedral23 km northeast
Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle20 km northwest
Castle · CadwChepstow Castle16 km southwest
MuseumSS Great Britain Museum31 km south
Castle · English HeritageGoodrich Castle21 km northwest
CathedralBristol Cathedral31 km south
Historic houseHighgrove House23 km southeast
Abbey or prioryMarlmesbury Abbey and Grounds29 km southeast
Castle · CadwRaglan Castle27 km west
MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery30 km south · 451K visitors a year
Historic houseGatcombe Park21 km eastPlaces well known beyond Sharpness (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 Sharpness: questions
What is there to see near Sharpness?
No attraction is mapped inside Sharpness itself. Within 5 km of it are Berkeley Castle, Edward Jenner Museum, Dean Forest Railway and Flamingo Lagoon.
Does Sharpness have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Sharpness: Edward Jenner Museum, Scott House Museum and WWT Slimbridge Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Sharpness?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Tintern Abbey (Cadw), 14 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Sharpness?
Within 40 km: Tintern Abbey (14 km), Gloucester Cathedral (23 km), Monmouth Castle (20 km), Chepstow Castle (16 km).
Where are Sharpness’ historic buildings listed?
Sharpness 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 Sharpness 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 (15)
- Berkeley Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Jenner Museum: Nick from Bristol, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Forest Railway: Jamielw, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintern Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gloucester Cathedral: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monmouth Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chepstow Castle: eszgé, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Goodrich Castle: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Highgrove House: Sherwood, Jones & Co, London, 1825, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marlmesbury Abbey and Grounds: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raglan Castle: Tyssil, 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
- Gatcombe Park: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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