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Harrow Museum
Attractions in Harrow

What to see in Harrow, from Harrow Museum on

This is a list led by museums or galleries, 15 of its 23. Mapped inside Harrow’s built-up area are 6 places to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 17. British Museum is worth a day, 17 km from the centre.

Photo: Harrow Museum, Bernard Burns (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Harrow
6
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
17
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
15
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Best known

The names to know in Harrow

3 museums, a historic house and a zoo follow Harrow Museum.

MuseumHarrow Museumin townHistoric houseHeadstone Manorin townMuseumHeath Robinson Museumin townMuseumMuseumBentley Priory Museumin townZooZooAviaryin townMuseumMuseumMuseum of Harrow Lifein town

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 go

The map stretches to Millennium Maze, 8.8 km away.

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The dashed line is Harrow’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

Museums or galleries number 15, castles or historic places 3.

Museums & galleries 14 museums · 1 art gallery4 in town · 11 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 historic houses · 1 castle1 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 3 zoos1 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby

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

Every place

The complete list

23 places in all: 6 in town and 17 within 5 km of its edge.

The 6 inside Harrow come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

270 listed buildings and 6 scheduled monuments are on Harrow’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Harrow →

Big names nearby

Further afield

British Museum (17 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum17 km southeast · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)Historic houseBuckingham Palace17 km southeastCathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey18 km southeastBig drawCastleTower of London20 km southeast · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)AttractionElizabeth Tower18 km southeastBig drawArt galleryNational Gallery17 km southeast · 709K visitors a year (2021)MuseumMadame Tussauds15 km southeastAttractionLondon Eye18 km southeastBig drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum15 km southeast · 858K visitors a year (2021)Historic houseKensington Palace14 km southeast · 383K visitors a year (2015)CastleWindsor Castle22 km southwestCathedralSt Paul's Cathedral19 km southeast

Places well known beyond Harrow (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.

Common questions about Harrow

What are the main attractions in Harrow?

The best known inside Harrow’s built-up area are Harrow Museum, Headstone Manor, Heath Robinson Museum and Bentley Priory Museum. In all, 6 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 17 more within 5 km.

Does Harrow have a museum?

15 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Harrow: Harrow Museum, Heath Robinson Museum, Bentley Priory Museum and Museum of Harrow Life.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Westminster Abbey (English Heritage), 18 km southeast.

What are the best-known days out near Harrow?

Within 40 km: British Museum (17 km), Buckingham Palace (17 km), Westminster Abbey (18 km), Tower of London (20 km).

Where are Harrow’s historic buildings listed?

Harrow has 270 listed buildings, 4 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 Harrow 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 (20)

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.