Jane Austen's House Museum
Historic house museum in East Hampshire, UK.
Attractions in Beech
Photo: Jane Austen's House Museum, Simon Burchell (CC BY-SA 4.0)Near Beech: Jane Austen's House Museum and other places to visit
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 4 of 5. All of them lie outside Beech. Winchester Cathedral lies 23 km out, the pick for a day trip.
In Beech
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
The best known around Beech
Following Jane Austen's House Museum are 3 museums and a historic house.
MuseumJane Austen's House Museum1.6 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic houseChawton House2 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumCurtis Museum2.3 km outside town, to the east
MuseumGliding Heritage Centre4.3 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumThe Allen Gallery2.2 km outside town, to the eastEach 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
Where to find them
The list reaches out to Gliding Heritage Centre, 4.8 km away.
The dashed line is Beech’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
Grouped by kind
Museums or galleries lead the count with 4 of 5.
Museums & galleries 4 museums0 in town · 4 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Beech. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Every one of them
Its 5 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings are on Beech’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Beech →
Big names nearby
A little further out
Worth the drive, Winchester Cathedral (23 km) is first of the 12.
CathedralWinchester Cathedral23 km southwest
Historic shipHMS Victory38 km south
CastleWinchester Castle23 km west
MuseumMary Rose39 km south
CastleHighclere Castle32 km northwest
CathedralChichester Cathedral38 km southeast
Castle · English HeritagePortchester Castle35 km south
CastleOdiham Castle14 km north
Fort · English HeritageCalleva Atrebatum24 km north
Historic shipHMS Warrior39 km south
Castle · English HeritageFarnham Castle17 km northeast
Abbey or prioryAbbey Ruins35 km northPlaces well known beyond Beech (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 Beech: questions
What is there to see near Beech?
No attraction is mapped inside Beech itself. Within 5 km of it are Jane Austen's House Museum, Chawton House, Curtis Museum and Gliding Heritage Centre.
Does Beech have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Beech: Jane Austen's House Museum, Curtis Museum, Gliding Heritage Centre and The Allen Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Beech?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Portchester Castle (English Heritage), 35 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Beech?
Within 40 km: Winchester Cathedral (23 km), HMS Victory (38 km), Winchester Castle (23 km), Mary Rose (39 km).
Where are Beech’s historic buildings listed?
Beech has 4 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 Beech 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 (16)
- Jane Austen's House Museum: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chawton House: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curtis Museum: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gliding Heritage Centre: Mike Burdett from CROMER, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winchester Cathedral: http://www.wyrdlight.com Author: Antony McCallum, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Victory: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winchester Castle: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Rose: Mary Rose Trust, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Highclere Castle: Richard Munckton from Windsor, Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chichester Cathedral: Evgeniy Podkopaev, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Portchester Castle: Matthew Folley from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Odiham Castle: BabelStone, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calleva Atrebatum: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Warrior: geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Farnham Castle: Lewis Hulbert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbey Ruins: Chris Wood (User:chris_j_wood)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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