Jane Austen's House Museum
Historic house museum in East Hampshire, UK.
Attractions in Upper Farringdon
Photo: Jane Austen's House Museum, Simon Burchell (CC BY-SA 4.0)Places to visit near Upper Farringdon: Jane Austen's House Museum & more
This is a list led by museums or galleries, 4 of its 5. All of them lie outside Upper Farringdon. Travel 24 km and you reach Winchester Cathedral.
In Upper Farringdon
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
The best known around Upper Farringdon
Close behind Jane Austen's House Museum are 3 museums and a historic house.
MuseumJane Austen's House Museum2 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseChawton House1.5 km outside town, to the north
MuseumCurtis Museum3.8 km outside town, to the north
MuseumGilbert White's House2.7 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumThe Allen Gallery3.9 km outside town, to the northEach 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
To the north is where most of the 5 lie.
The dashed line is Upper Farringdon’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
A breakdown by kind
4 of the 5 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Museums & galleries 4 museums0 in town · 4 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Upper Farringdon. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
All the places to visit
You will find all 5 within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
29 listed buildings are on Upper Farringdon’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Upper Farringdon →
Big names nearby
Names further out
Top of the 12 day trips: Winchester Cathedral, at 24 km.
CathedralWinchester Cathedral24 km west
Historic shipHMS Victory36 km south
MuseumMary Rose36 km south
CastleWinchester Castle24 km west
CathedralChichester Cathedral34 km southeast
Castle · English HeritagePortchester Castle32 km south
CastleHighclere Castle36 km northwest
Historic shipHMS Warrior36 km south
Castle · English HeritageFarnham Castle17 km northeast
MuseumFishbourne Roman Palace33 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageWaverley Abbey18 km northeast
AttractionSpinnaker Tower36 km southPlaces well known beyond Upper Farringdon (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 Upper Farringdon
What is there to see near Upper Farringdon?
No attraction is mapped inside Upper Farringdon itself. Within 5 km of it are Jane Austen's House Museum, Chawton House, Curtis Museum and Gilbert White's House.
Does Upper Farringdon have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Upper Farringdon: Jane Austen's House Museum, Curtis Museum, Gilbert White's House and The Allen Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Upper Farringdon?
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 Upper Farringdon?
Within 40 km: Winchester Cathedral (24 km), HMS Victory (36 km), Mary Rose (36 km), Winchester Castle (24 km).
Where are Upper Farringdon’s historic buildings listed?
Upper Farringdon has 29 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 Upper Farringdon 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)
- 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
- Curtis Museum: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilbert White's House: Stephjeb, 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
- Mary Rose: Mary Rose Trust, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winchester Castle: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Highclere Castle: Richard Munckton from Windsor, Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Warrior: geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Farnham Castle: Lewis Hulbert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fishbourne Roman Palace: Charlesdrakew, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Waverley Abbey: Admiralgary, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spinnaker Tower: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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