Jane Austen's House Museum
Historic house museum in East Hampshire, UK.
Attractions in Lower Farringdon
Photo: Jane Austen's House Museum, Simon Burchell (CC BY-SA 4.0)Places to visit around Lower Farringdon, from Jane Austen's House Museum
Museums or galleries make up 4 of the 5 places on the list. Lower Farringdon itself has none of them. For a longer trip, Winchester Cathedral lies 23 km away.
In Lower Farringdon
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 names to know near Lower Farringdon
3 museums and a historic house follow Jane Austen's House Museum.
MuseumJane Austen's House Museum2.1 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseChawton House1.6 km outside town, to the north
MuseumCurtis Museum4.2 km outside town, to the north
MuseumGilbert White's House3.5 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumThe Allen Gallery4.3 km outside town, to the northEach 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
Plotted on the map
Head to the north for most of the 5 on the list.
The dashed line is Lower Farringdon’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
What is on offer
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 Lower Farringdon. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Place after place
You will find all 5 within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
7 listed buildings are on Lower Farringdon’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Lower Farringdon →
Big names nearby
Within a day
Allow a day for Winchester Cathedral, 23 km away, the pick of 12.
CathedralWinchester Cathedral23 km west
Historic shipHMS Victory35 km south
MuseumMary Rose35 km south
CastleWinchester Castle23 km west
CathedralChichester Cathedral34 km southeast
Castle · English HeritagePortchester Castle32 km south
CastleHighclere Castle35 km northwest
Historic shipHMS Warrior36 km south
MuseumFishbourne Roman Palace33 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageFarnham Castle18 km northeast
AttractionSpinnaker Tower36 km south
Castle · English HeritageWolvesey Castle23 km westPlaces well known beyond Lower Farringdon (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.
Lower Farringdon: questions and answers
What is there to see near Lower Farringdon?
No attraction is mapped inside Lower Farringdon itself. Within 5 km of it are Jane Austen's House Museum, Chawton House, Curtis Museum and Gilbert White's House.
Does Lower Farringdon have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Lower Farringdon: Jane Austen's House Museum, Curtis Museum, Gilbert White's House and The Allen Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Lower Farringdon?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Portchester Castle (English Heritage), 32 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Lower Farringdon?
Within 40 km: Winchester Cathedral (23 km), HMS Victory (35 km), Mary Rose (35 km), Winchester Castle (23 km).
Where are Lower Farringdon’s historic buildings listed?
Lower Farringdon has 7 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 Lower Farringdon 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
- Gilbert White's House: Stephjeb, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Winchester Castle: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Highclere Castle: Richard Munckton from Windsor, Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Warrior: geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fishbourne Roman Palace: Charlesdrakew, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Farnham Castle: Lewis Hulbert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spinnaker Tower: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wolvesey Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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