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Attractions in Hampton Bishop

Near Hampton Bishop: Hereford Cathedral and other places to visit

Hampton Bishop’s list takes in 5 museums, a cathedral and a castle. Nothing is mapped inside Hampton Bishop’s built-up area, but 11 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. The trip to Gloucester Cathedral is 34 km.

Photo: Hereford Cathedral, Diliff (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Hampton Bishop
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
11
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
6
in or near town
Castles & historic places
4
in or near town
Best known

Just outside Hampton Bishop, the best known

Behind Hereford Cathedral on the list are 2 museums, a castle and an art gallery.

CathedralHereford Cathedral4.6 km outside town, to the westCastleHereford Castle4.3 km outside town, to the westMuseumOld House4.6 km outside town, to the westMuseumConningsby-St Johns4.8 km outside town, to the northwestArt galleryHereford Museum and Art Gallery4.7 km outside town, to the westHistoric houseHolme Lacy House2.6 km outside town, to the south

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 to find them

Out of town, most of the 11 are to the west.

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The dashed line is Hampton Bishop’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

What is on offer

Museums or galleries number 6, castles or historic places 4.

Museums & galleries 5 museums · 1 art gallery0 in town · 6 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 cathedral · 1 castle · 1 historic house · 1 palace0 in town · 4 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Hampton Bishop. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

All 11 on the list

The list runs to 11 places, all within 5 km of its edge.

Old House

Museum · 4.6 km outside town, to the west

Grade I listed historic house museum in Hereford, Herefordshire, England,UK.

About Old House →

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

20 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Hampton Bishop’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Hampton Bishop →

Big names nearby

The wider area

Top of the 12 day trips: Gloucester Cathedral, at 34 km.

CathedralGloucester Cathedral34 km southeastCastle · CadwMonmouth Castle26 km southCastle · English HeritageGoodrich Castle18 km southCathedralCathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester34 km northeastCastleLudlow Castle37 km northCastle · CadwCastell y Grysmwnt20 km southwestAbbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey38 km southCastleCastle · CadwSkenfrith Castle20 km southwestCastle · CadwRaglan Castle33 km southwestCastleWilton Castle14 km southCastleCastle · CadwY Castell Gwyn28 km southwestCastleEwyas Harold Castle20 km southwest

Places well known beyond Hampton Bishop (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.

Hampton Bishop, answered

What is there to see near Hampton Bishop?

No attraction is mapped inside Hampton Bishop itself. Within 5 km of it are Hereford Cathedral, Hereford Castle, Old House and Conningsby-St Johns.

Does Hampton Bishop have a museum?

6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Hampton Bishop: Old House, Conningsby-St Johns, Hereford Museum and Art Gallery and Herefordshire Regimental Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Hampton Bishop?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Monmouth Castle (Cadw), 26 km south.

What are the best-known days out near Hampton Bishop?

Within 40 km: Gloucester Cathedral (34 km), Monmouth Castle (26 km), Goodrich Castle (18 km), Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester (34 km).

Where are Hampton Bishop’s historic buildings listed?

Hampton Bishop has 20 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Hampton Bishop 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).

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