Nothing in Chilworth itself: Southampton City Art Gallery is 5.6 km away
Museums or galleries make up 6 of the 9 places on the list. All of them lie outside Chilworth. For a full day, there is Winchester Cathedral, 13 km away.
Around Chilworth: where to begin
Close behind Southampton City Art Gallery are 2 museums, a historic ship and an art gallery.
Art gallerySouthampton City Art Gallery4.6 km outside town, to the south
MuseumSeaCity Museum4.6 km outside town, to the south
Historic shipShieldhall5 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumEastleigh Museum3.1 km outside town, to the east
Art galleryJohn Hansard Gallery4.6 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionChildren's Pleasure Park700 m outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to find them
Shieldhall marks the outer edge, 6.3 km away.
The dashed line is Chilworth’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 list by type
Most are museums or galleries, 6 in all, ahead of castles or historic places (2).
Green: inside Chilworth. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
Nothing is inside Chilworth itself; these 9 are within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building and 1 scheduled monument are on Chilworth’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Chilworth →
For a day out
Winchester Cathedral (13 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
CathedralWinchester Cathedral13 km northeast
CathedralSalisbury Cathedral30 km northwest
Historic shipHMS Victory27 km southeast
Historic house · English HeritageOsborne House25 km south
CastleWinchester Castle13 km northeast
MuseumMary Rose27 km southeast
Big drawTheme parkPaultons Park11 km west · 1.1M visitors a year (2019)
CastleSouthampton Castle6.4 km south
Castle · English HeritagePortchester Castle24 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageWolvesey Castle13 km northeast
Historic shipHMS Warrior27 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageCarisbrooke Castle31 km southPlaces well known beyond Chilworth (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.
Seeing Chilworth: your questions
What is there to see near Chilworth?
No attraction is mapped inside Chilworth itself. Within 5 km of it are Southampton City Art Gallery, SeaCity Museum, Shieldhall and Eastleigh Museum.
Does Chilworth have a museum?
6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Chilworth: Southampton City Art Gallery, SeaCity Museum, Eastleigh Museum and John Hansard Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Chilworth?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Osborne House (English Heritage), 25 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Chilworth?
Within 40 km: Winchester Cathedral (13 km), Salisbury Cathedral (30 km), HMS Victory (27 km), Osborne House (25 km).
Where are Chilworth’s historic buildings listed?
Chilworth has 1 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 Chilworth 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)
- Southampton City Art Gallery: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- SeaCity Museum: hahnchen at Wikimedia Commons (must include link if medium allows), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shieldhall: dave souza, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hansard Gallery: Murgatroyd49, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- HMS Victory: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Osborne House: Humac45, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Paultons Park: Paultons Park Home of Peppa Pig World, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Southampton Castle: John Speed, 17th century artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Portchester Castle: Matthew Folley from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wolvesey Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Warrior: geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carisbrooke Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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