Start with Andover Museum: the sights of Andover
The built-up area itself has 3 places on our list; one more is within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 museums and 2 zoos. Within 1 km of the middle there are 2 of them. Beyond the town, the best known is Winchester Cathedral, 20 km off.
Highlights of Andover
Alongside Andover Museum you find 2 zoos and a museum.
MuseumAndover Museumin townMuseumMuseumMuseum of the Iron Agein townZooZooFinkley Down Farmin town
ZooHawk Conservancy Trust2 km outside town, to the westEach 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 list reaches out to Hawk Conservancy Trust, 6.1 km away.
The dashed line is Andover’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 is on offer
2 museums or galleries and 2 zoos, theme parks or other days out top the count.
Green: inside Andover. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
The 3 inside Andover come first, then one more within 5 km of its edge.
The 3 inside Andover come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
89 listed buildings are on Andover’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Andover →
Bigger names, a drive away
Most famous of the 12 is Winchester Cathedral, 20 km from the centre.
CathedralWinchester Cathedral20 km southeast
CathedralSalisbury Cathedral28 km southwest
CastleHighclere Castle15 km northeast
CastleWinchester Castle20 km southeastCastleCastle · English HeritageDonnington Castle25 km northeastFortFortDanebury Hill Camp9.4 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageLudgershall Castle12 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageWolvesey Castle21 km southeast
MuseumJane Austen's House Museum35 km east
Fort · English HeritageCalleva Atrebatum32 km northeast
Big drawTheme parkPaultons Park30 km south · 1.1M visitors a year (2019)
Historic houseWilton House31 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Andover (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.
Places to visit in Andover: questions
What are the main attractions in Andover?
The best known inside Andover’s built-up area are Andover Museum, Museum of the Iron Age and Finkley Down Farm. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Andover have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Andover: Andover Museum and Museum of the Iron Age.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Andover?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Donnington Castle (English Heritage), 25 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Andover?
Within 40 km: Winchester Cathedral (20 km), Salisbury Cathedral (28 km), Highclere Castle (15 km), Winchester Castle (20 km).
Where are Andover’s historic buildings listed?
Andover has 89 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 Andover 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)
- Andover Museum: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hawk Conservancy Trust: Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winchester Cathedral: http://www.wyrdlight.com Author: Antony McCallum, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Salisbury Cathedral: Andrew Dunn (Website: http://www.andrewdunnphoto.com/), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Highclere Castle: Richard Munckton from Windsor, Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winchester Castle: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ludgershall Castle: Ade Sims, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wolvesey Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Austen's House Museum: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calleva Atrebatum: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paultons Park: Paultons Park Home of Peppa Pig World, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilton House: Kachii (Katy) from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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