Jane Austen's House Museum
Historic house museum in East Hampshire, UK.
Attractions in Medstead
Photo: Jane Austen's House Museum, Simon Burchell (CC BY-SA 4.0)Nothing mapped in Medstead itself; Jane Austen's House Museum is the nearest draw
A day out from Medstead leads to Winchester Cathedral, 19 km away. With nothing inside Medstead’s built-up area, the list has 2 places within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are a museum and a historic house.
In Medstead
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
Where to start near Medstead
Then comes a historic house, behind Jane Austen's House Museum.
MuseumJane Austen's House Museum3.6 km outside town, to the east
Historic houseChawton House3.7 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
On the map
Jane Austen's House Museum marks the outer edge, 4.9 km away.
The dashed line is Medstead’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
Sorted by kind
The places here are a museum and a historic house.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Medstead. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
The whole list for Medstead
Here are the 2 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
6 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Medstead’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Medstead →
Big names nearby
Worth the drive
Most famous of the 12 is Winchester Cathedral, 19 km from the centre.
CathedralWinchester Cathedral19 km west
Historic shipHMS Victory36 km south
CastleWinchester Castle20 km west
MuseumMary Rose36 km south
CastleHighclere Castle31 km northwest
CathedralChichester Cathedral38 km southeast
Castle · English HeritagePortchester Castle32 km south
Historic shipHMS Warrior37 km south
Castle · English HeritageWolvesey Castle19 km southwest
Fort · English HeritageCalleva Atrebatum26 km north
AttractionSpinnaker Tower37 km south
Abbey or prioryAbbey Ruins37 km northPlaces well known beyond Medstead (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 Medstead
What is there to see near Medstead?
No attraction is mapped inside Medstead itself. Within 5 km of it are Jane Austen's House Museum and Chawton House.
Does Medstead have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Medstead: Jane Austen's House Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Medstead?
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 Medstead?
Within 40 km: Winchester Cathedral (19 km), HMS Victory (36 km), Winchester Castle (20 km), Mary Rose (36 km).
Where are Medstead’s historic buildings listed?
Medstead has 6 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 Medstead 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)
- 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
- 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
- HMS Warrior: geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wolvesey Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calleva Atrebatum: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spinnaker Tower: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbey Ruins: Chris Wood (User:chris_j_wood)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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