Around Slimbridge, Scott House Museum leads the list
Among the places to visit in and near Slimbridge are 6 attractions, 2 museums and a wildlife park. There is no place to visit inside Slimbridge’s built-up area; there are 10 within 5 km of its edge. At 18 km, Gloucester Cathedral is worth the journey.
Leading the list near Slimbridge
Once you have seen Scott House Museum, try 5 attractions.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where they are
To the northwest is where most of the 10 lie.
The dashed line is Slimbridge’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
Most are other attractions, 6 in all, ahead of museums or galleries (3).
Green: inside Slimbridge. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The complete list
These 10 are 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 and 1 scheduled monument are on Slimbridge’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Slimbridge →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Gloucester Cathedral, at 18 km, heads the 12 day trips.
CathedralGloucester Cathedral18 km northeast
CastleBerkeley Castle7.2 km southwest
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey21 km west
Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle25 km west
Historic houseHighgrove House18 km southeast
Castle · CadwChepstow Castle23 km southwest
Abbey or prioryMarlmesbury Abbey and Grounds25 km southeast
Historic houseGatcombe Park15 km east
MuseumSS Great Britain Museum35 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageGoodrich Castle23 km northwest
CathedralBristol Cathedral35 km southwest
MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery34 km southwest · 451K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Slimbridge (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.
Quick answers on Slimbridge
What is there to see near Slimbridge?
No attraction is mapped inside Slimbridge itself. Within 5 km of it are Scott House Museum, Toad Hall, Mission Possible and Caribbean Flamingos.
Does Slimbridge have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Slimbridge: Scott House Museum, Dursley Heritage Centre and WWT Slimbridge Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Slimbridge?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Tintern Abbey (Cadw), 21 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Slimbridge?
Within 40 km: Gloucester Cathedral (18 km), Berkeley Castle (7.2 km), Tintern Abbey (21 km), Monmouth Castle (25 km).
Where are Slimbridge’s historic buildings listed?
Slimbridge 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 Slimbridge 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 (12)
- Gloucester Cathedral: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berkeley Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintern Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monmouth Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Highgrove House: Sherwood, Jones & Co, London, 1825, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chepstow Castle: eszgé, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marlmesbury Abbey and Grounds: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gatcombe Park: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery: The original uploader was Steinsky at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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