Places to visit around Sway, from Sammy Miller Museum
A day out from Sway leads to Salisbury Cathedral, 34 km away. Nothing on our list is inside Sway’s built-up area; the 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge.
Just outside Sway, the best known
A museum follows Sammy Miller Museum.
MuseumSammy Miller Museum4.6 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumSaint Barbe Museum and Art Gallery4.5 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where things are
At 5.5 km, Saint Barbe Museum and Art Gallery is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Sway’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The mix
Every one of them is among museums or galleries.
Green: inside Sway. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Both on the list
Both is within 5 km of its edge.
Saint Barbe Museum and Art Gallery
Museum in Lymington, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Sway’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Sway →
Further afield
Head 34 km out for Salisbury Cathedral, the best known of 12.
CathedralSalisbury Cathedral34 km northwest
Historic house · English HeritageOsborne House24 km east
CathedralWinchester Cathedral37 km northeast
Historic shipHMS Victory35 km east
Castle · English HeritageHurst Castle9.8 km southeast
MuseumMary Rose35 km east
Castle · National TrustCorfe Castle36 km southwest · 190K visitors a year (2010)
Castle · English HeritageYarmouth Castle12 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageCarisbrooke Castle24 km southeast
Big drawTheme parkPaultons Park18 km north · 1.1M visitors a year (2019)
Castle · English HeritageChristchurch Castle13 km southwest
CastleWinchester Castle37 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Sway (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 Sway
What is there to see near Sway?
No attraction is mapped inside Sway itself. Within 5 km of it are Sammy Miller Museum and Saint Barbe Museum and Art Gallery.
Does Sway have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Sway: Sammy Miller Museum and Saint Barbe Museum and Art Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Sway?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Osborne House (English Heritage), 24 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Sway?
Within 40 km: Salisbury Cathedral (34 km), Osborne House (24 km), Winchester Cathedral (37 km), HMS Victory (35 km).
Where are Sway’s historic buildings listed?
Sway has 2 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 Sway 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)
- Sammy Miller Museum: Colin Babb, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Barbe Museum and Art Gallery: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Salisbury Cathedral: Andrew Dunn (Website: http://www.andrewdunnphoto.com/), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Osborne House: Humac45, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Hurst Castle: Dave Pape, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Rose: Mary Rose Trust, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corfe Castle: Albany E. Howarth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yarmouth Castle: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Carisbrooke Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paultons Park: Paultons Park Home of Peppa Pig World, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christchurch Castle: Ulli1105, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winchester Castle: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.