Nothing mapped in Essendon itself; Hatfield House is the nearest draw
From Essendon, the big name within reach is British Museum, 27 km away. With nothing inside Essendon’s built-up area, the list has 2 places within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a historic house and a museum.
The names to know near Essendon
Alongside Hatfield House you find a museum.
Historic houseHatfield House3.1 km outside town, to the west
MuseumMill Green Museum & Working Mill2.9 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
How they lie
Furthest out is Mill Green Museum & Working Mill, at 3.8 km.
The dashed line is Essendon’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 you can see
The list holds a historic house and a museum.
Green: inside Essendon. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every entry
2 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Mill Green Museum & Working Mill
Local museum in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
23 listed buildings are on Essendon’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Essendon →
Days out
Leading the 12 is British Museum, 27 km away; they include 4 museums and 2 cathedrals.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum27 km south · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)
Big drawCastleTower of London28 km south · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)
Historic houseBuckingham Palace29 km south
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey29 km south
AttractionElizabeth Tower29 km south
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery28 km south · 709K visitors a year (2021)
AttractionLondon Eye28 km south
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral27 km south
MuseumMadame Tussauds26 km south
Big drawArt galleryTate Modern28 km south · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum29 km south · 858K visitors a year (2021)
Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum29 km south · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)Places well known beyond Essendon (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.
Seeing Essendon: your questions
What is there to see near Essendon?
No attraction is mapped inside Essendon itself. Within 5 km of it are Hatfield House and Mill Green Museum & Working Mill.
Does Essendon have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Essendon: Mill Green Museum & Working Mill.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Essendon?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Westminster Abbey (English Heritage), 29 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Essendon?
Within 40 km: British Museum (27 km), Tower of London (28 km), Buckingham Palace (29 km), Westminster Abbey (29 km).
Where are Essendon’s historic buildings listed?
Essendon has 23 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 Essendon 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)
- Hatfield House: Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mill Green Museum & Working Mill: Alexander Curtis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madame Tussauds: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natural History Museum: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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