Close to Droxford: Bishop's Waltham Palace and more
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Droxford’s built-up area, but 4 places are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 historic houses, a fort and a museum. One of the places on the list is maintained by English Heritage. The big name further out is Winchester Cathedral, 16 km from the centre.
Around Droxford: where to begin
Once you have seen Bishop's Waltham Palace, try a fort, a historic house and a museum.
Historic house · English HeritageBishop's Waltham Palace4.9 km outside town, to the west
FortOld Winchester Hill Iron Age Fort3.6 km outside town, to the northeastHistoric houseHistoric houseHill Place1.7 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumBishop's Waltham Museum4.9 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.
The map view
Out of town, most of the 4 are to the west.
The dashed line is Droxford’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kinds of place
3 of the 4 are castles or historic places, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Droxford. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Bishop's Waltham Palace).
Each place in turn
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 4 places in all.
Old Winchester Hill Iron Age Fort
Hillfort in Hampshire, England, UK.
Bishop's Waltham Museum
Museum in Southampton, England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
27 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Droxford’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Droxford →
Day trips
Start with Winchester Cathedral, 16 km off, the best known of 12.
CathedralWinchester Cathedral16 km northwest
Historic shipHMS Victory18 km south
MuseumMary Rose18 km south
Historic house · English HeritageOsborne House25 km south
Castle · English HeritagePortchester Castle14 km south
CastleWinchester Castle17 km northwest
Historic shipHMS Warrior18 km south
AttractionSpinnaker Tower19 km south
CathedralChichester Cathedral29 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageCarisbrooke Castle33 km south
MuseumJane Austen's House Museum22 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageWolvesey Castle16 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Droxford (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.
What visitors ask about Droxford
What is there to see near Droxford?
No attraction is mapped inside Droxford itself. Within 5 km of it are Bishop's Waltham Palace, Old Winchester Hill Iron Age Fort, Hill Place and Bishop's Waltham Museum.
Does Droxford have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Droxford: Bishop's Waltham Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Droxford?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Droxford, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Bishop's Waltham Palace).
What are the best-known days out near Droxford?
Within 40 km: Winchester Cathedral (16 km), HMS Victory (18 km), Mary Rose (18 km), Osborne House (25 km).
Where are Droxford’s historic buildings listed?
Droxford has 27 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 Droxford 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 (14)
- Bishop's Waltham Palace: Michael Coppins, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Winchester Hill Iron Age Fort: Midnightblueowl, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Portchester Castle: Matthew Folley from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winchester Castle: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Warrior: geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spinnaker Tower: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chichester Cathedral: Evgeniy Podkopaev, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carisbrooke Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Austen's House Museum: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wolvesey Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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