From Bishop's Waltham Palace on: Bishop's Waltham’s list
2 places to visit are mapped inside Bishop's Waltham’s built-up area, with 4 more within 5 km of its edge. Look for 3 historic houses, a museum and a zoo. Our list counts one place looked after by English Heritage. Walking distance covers 2 of the places on the list, all within 1 km of the middle. Go 14 km out for Winchester Cathedral.
Top of the list in Bishop's Waltham
Along with Bishop's Waltham Palace, see 2 historic houses, a museum and a zoo.
Historic house · English HeritageBishop's Waltham Palacein townMuseumMuseumBishop's Waltham Museumin town
ZooMarwell Zoo4.7 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic houseNew Place, Shirrell Heath3.5 km outside town, to the southHistoric houseHistoric houseHill Place1.9 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionWickham Vineyard3.7 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 view
Beyond the town, the 4 nearby are mostly to the south.
The dashed line is Bishop's Waltham’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The types of place
The places here are 3 historic houses, a museum and a zoo.
Green: inside Bishop's Waltham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Bishop's Waltham Palace).
All the places to visit
The 2 inside Bishop's Waltham come first, then 4 more within 5 km of its edge.
The 2 inside Bishop's Waltham 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.
110 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Bishop's Waltham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bishop's Waltham →
For a day out
Top of the 12 day trips: Winchester Cathedral, at 14 km.
CathedralWinchester Cathedral14 km northwest
Historic shipHMS Victory19 km southeast
MuseumMary Rose19 km southeast
Historic house · English HeritageOsborne House23 km south
CastleWinchester Castle14 km northwest
Castle · English HeritagePortchester Castle15 km southeast
Historic shipHMS Warrior19 km southeast
AttractionSpinnaker Tower19 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageWolvesey Castle13 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageCarisbrooke Castle31 km south
CathedralChichester Cathedral33 km southeast
MuseumJane Austen's House Museum25 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Bishop's Waltham (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.
Good to know in Bishop's Waltham
What are the main attractions in Bishop's Waltham?
The best known inside Bishop's Waltham’s built-up area are Bishop's Waltham Palace and Bishop's Waltham Museum. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 4 more within 5 km.
Does Bishop's Waltham have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Bishop's Waltham: Bishop's Waltham Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bishop's Waltham?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Bishop's Waltham, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Bishop's Waltham Palace).
What are the best-known days out near Bishop's Waltham?
Within 40 km: Winchester Cathedral (14 km), HMS Victory (19 km), Mary Rose (19 km), Osborne House (23 km).
Where are Bishop's Waltham’s historic buildings listed?
Bishop's Waltham has 110 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 Bishop's Waltham 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)
- Bishop's Waltham Palace: Michael Coppins, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marwell Zoo: User:Urshankov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- New Place, Shirrell Heath: ocsid3, 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
- Mary Rose: Mary Rose Trust, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Osborne House: Humac45, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winchester Castle: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Portchester Castle: Matthew Folley from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Warrior: geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spinnaker Tower: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wolvesey Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carisbrooke Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chichester Cathedral: Evgeniy Podkopaev, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Austen's House Museum: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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