Places to visit near Picket Piece: Andover Museum & more
With nothing inside Picket Piece’s built-up area, the list has 3 places within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in 2 museums and a zoo. For a full day, there is Winchester Cathedral, 20 km away.
The first to see around Picket Piece
After Andover Museum, look out for a museum and a zoo.
MuseumAndover Museum2.3 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumMuseum of the Iron Age2.4 km outside town, to the southwestZooZooFinkley Down Farm300 m 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 layout
The 3 outside town cluster to the southwest.
The dashed line is Picket Piece’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What is on offer
Museums or galleries lead the count with 2 of 3.
Green: inside Picket Piece. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All 3 on the list
All 3 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Leading the 12 is Winchester Cathedral, 20 km away; they include 5 castles and 2 cathedrals.
CathedralWinchester Cathedral20 km southeast
CathedralSalisbury Cathedral30 km southwest
CastleHighclere Castle13 km northeast
CastleWinchester Castle19 km southeastCastleCastle · English HeritageDonnington Castle23 km north
Castle · English HeritageLudgershall Castle13 km westFortFortDanebury Hill Camp12 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageWolvesey Castle20 km southeast
MuseumJane Austen's House Museum33 km east
Fort · English HeritageCalleva Atrebatum29 km northeast
Big drawTheme parkPaultons Park31 km south · 1.1M visitors a year (2019)
Historic houseWilton House33 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Picket Piece (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.
Before a day out in Picket Piece
What is there to see near Picket Piece?
No attraction is mapped inside Picket Piece itself. Within 5 km of it are Andover Museum, Museum of the Iron Age and Finkley Down Farm.
Does Picket Piece have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Picket Piece: Andover Museum and Museum of the Iron Age.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Picket Piece?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Donnington Castle (English Heritage), 23 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Picket Piece?
Within 40 km: Winchester Cathedral (20 km), Salisbury Cathedral (30 km), Highclere Castle (13 km), Winchester Castle (19 km).
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 Picket Piece 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 (11)
- Andover Museum: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Highclere Castle: Richard Munckton from Windsor, Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winchester Castle: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ludgershall Castle: Ade Sims, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wolvesey Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Austen's House Museum: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calleva Atrebatum: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paultons Park: Paultons Park Home of Peppa Pig World, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilton House: Kachii (Katy) from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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