Nothing mapped in Rowlands Castle itself; Warblingon Castle is the nearest draw
Of the 5 places to visit in and around Rowlands Castle, 3 are museums or galleries. None of them is inside Rowlands Castle itself. A longer outing takes you to HMS Victory, 14 km off.
The first to see around Rowlands Castle
Once you have seen Warblingon Castle, try 3 museums and a fort.
CastleWarblingon Castle3.7 km outside town, to the south
MuseumButser Ancient Farm4.8 km outside town, to the north
MuseumSpring Arts and Heritage Centre3.1 km outside town, to the south
MuseumEmsworth Museum3.9 km outside town, to the southFortFortFarlington Redoubt4.8 km 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.
The map view
The map shows most of the 5 nearby to the south.
The dashed line is Rowlands Castle’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 number 3, castles or historic places 2.
Green: inside Rowlands Castle. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All 5 on the list
Each of the 5 is within 5 km of its edge.
Butser Ancient Farm
Archaeological open-air museum in Windmill Hill, Hampshire.
Spring Arts and Heritage Centre
Arts centre in Hampshire, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
9 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Rowlands Castle’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Rowlands Castle →
The wider area
The pick of the 12 is HMS Victory, 14 km off.
Historic shipHMS Victory14 km southwest
MuseumMary Rose14 km southwest
CathedralWinchester Cathedral31 km northwest
CathedralChichester Cathedral14 km southeast
Historic house · English HeritageOsborne House27 km southwest
Castle · English HeritagePortchester Castle12 km southwest
Historic shipHMS Warrior14 km southwest
CastleArundel Castle29 km east
MuseumFishbourne Roman Palace12 km southeast
AttractionSpinnaker Tower15 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageCarisbrooke Castle33 km southwest
CastleWinchester Castle32 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Rowlands Castle (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.
Practical questions about Rowlands Castle
What is there to see near Rowlands Castle?
No attraction is mapped inside Rowlands Castle itself. Within 5 km of it are Warblingon Castle, Butser Ancient Farm, Spring Arts and Heritage Centre and Emsworth Museum.
Does Rowlands Castle have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Rowlands Castle: Butser Ancient Farm, Spring Arts and Heritage Centre and Emsworth Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Rowlands Castle?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Osborne House (English Heritage), 27 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Rowlands Castle?
Within 40 km: HMS Victory (14 km), Mary Rose (14 km), Winchester Cathedral (31 km), Chichester Cathedral (14 km).
Where are Rowlands Castle’s historic buildings listed?
Rowlands Castle has 9 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 Rowlands Castle 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)
- Warblingon Castle: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Butser Ancient Farm: Midnightblueowl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spring Arts and Heritage Centre: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emsworth Museum: Shazz, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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 Cathedral: http://www.wyrdlight.com Author: Antony McCallum, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chichester Cathedral: Evgeniy Podkopaev, 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
- HMS Warrior: geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arundel Castle: Tim Sheerman-Chase, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fishbourne Roman Palace: Charlesdrakew, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Spinnaker Tower: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carisbrooke Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winchester Castle: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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