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Winchester Cathedral
Attractions in Sparsholt

A day out from Sparsholt: Winchester Cathedral, 5.1 km away

Museums or galleries make up 9 of the 16 places on the list. Sparsholt itself has none of them. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by English Heritage. Further afield lies Salisbury Cathedral, at 29 km.

Photo: Winchester Cathedral, http://www.wyrdlight.com Author: Antony McCallum (CC BY 3.0)
In Sparsholt
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
16
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
9
in or near town
Castles & historic places
5
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

The first to see around Sparsholt

Next to Winchester Cathedral, the best known are 3 museums, a castle and a church.

CathedralWinchester Cathedral4.8 km outside town, to the southeastCastleWinchester Castle4.3 km outside town, to the eastChurchChurchOld Minster4.7 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumRoyal Green Jackets Museum4.2 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumGurkha Museum4.2 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseum of the Adjutant General's Corps4.1 km outside town, to the east

Each 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

Where each one is

Most of the 16 out of town lie to the southeast.

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The dashed line is Sparsholt’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

There are more museums or galleries (9) than anything else, then castles or historic places (5).

Museums & galleries 9 museums0 in town · 9 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 castles · 1 cathedral · 1 church · 1 palace0 in town · 5 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside Sparsholt. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Flowerdown Barrows).

Every place

The places, one by one

Here are the 16 places within 5 km of its edge.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

13 listed buildings are on Sparsholt’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Sparsholt →

Big names nearby

Big names nearby

Of the 12 day trips, Salisbury Cathedral (29 km) is the best known.

CathedralSalisbury Cathedral29 km westCastle · English HeritageWolvesey Castle5.4 km southeastHistoric shipHMS Victory36 km southeastHistoric house · English HeritageOsborne House37 km southMuseumMary Rose37 km southeastCastleHighclere Castle28 km northBig drawTheme parkPaultons Park19 km southwest · 1.1M visitors a year (2019)Castle · English HeritagePortchester Castle33 km southeastHistoric shipHMS Warrior37 km southeastMuseumJane Austen's House Museum28 km eastFortFortDanebury Hill Camp13 km northwestAttractionSpinnaker Tower37 km southeast

Places well known beyond Sparsholt (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.

Asked about places to visit in Sparsholt

What is there to see near Sparsholt?

No attraction is mapped inside Sparsholt itself. Within 5 km of it are Winchester Cathedral, Winchester Castle, Old Minster and Royal Green Jackets Museum.

Does Sparsholt have a museum?

9 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Sparsholt: Royal Green Jackets Museum, Gurkha Museum, Museum of the Adjutant General's Corps and Serle's House.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Sparsholt?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Sparsholt, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Flowerdown Barrows).

What are the best-known days out near Sparsholt?

Within 40 km: Salisbury Cathedral (29 km), Wolvesey Castle (5.4 km), HMS Victory (36 km), Osborne House (37 km).

Where are Sparsholt’s historic buildings listed?

Sparsholt has 13 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 Sparsholt 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 (21)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.