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Battle of Britain Bunker - RAF Uxbridge
Attractions in Hillingdon

Hillingdon’s places to visit, starting with Battle of Britain Bunker - RAF Uxbridge

A typical year brings about 350K visitors to Osterley House. 9 places to visit are mapped inside Hillingdon’s built-up area, with 22 more within 5 km of its edge. Look for 16 museums, 5 attractions and 2 historic houses. Here, 2 places are kept up by the National Trust. Set 21 km out, British Museum makes a day trip.

Photo: Battle of Britain Bunker - RAF Uxbridge, Danielstirland at English Wikipedia (CC0)
In Hillingdon
9
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
22
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
17
in or near town
Castles & historic places
5
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

The first to see in Hillingdon

Alongside Battle of Britain Bunker - RAF Uxbridge you find 3 museums, an attraction and a historic site.

MuseumBattle of Britain Bunker - RAF Uxbridgein townMuseumLondon Motor Museumin townAttractionAttractionHarmondsworth Great Barnin townMuseumMuseumManor Farm Complexin townHistoric siteHistoric siteConcorde G-BOABin townMuseumMuseumManor Farm Housein 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 things are

The map stretches to Museum of Watford, 14 km away.

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The dashed line is Hillingdon’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

Sorted by kind

17 are museums or galleries; other attractions come next with 5.

Museums & galleries 16 museums · 1 art gallery7 in town · 10 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 historic houses · 1 historic site · 1 abbey or priory · 1 historic ship1 in town · 4 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 park or estate0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 2 zoos · 1 water park0 in town · 3 nearby
Other attractions 5 attractions1 in town · 4 nearby

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

2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Osterley House and Osterley Park).

Every place

Each place in turn

9 in town lead, with 22 more within 5 km of its edge after them.

The 9 inside Hillingdon 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.

396 listed buildings and 3 scheduled monuments are on Hillingdon’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Hillingdon →

Big names nearby

Further out, the best known

First of the 12 big names within reach is British Museum, 21 km away.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum21 km east · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)CastleWindsor Castle13 km southwestHistoric houseBuckingham Palace21 km eastCathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey22 km eastBig drawCastleTower of London25 km east · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)AttractionElizabeth Tower22 km eastBig drawArt galleryNational Gallery21 km east · 709K visitors a year (2021)GardenKew Gardens12 km southeastBig drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum19 km east · 858K visitors a year (2021)AttractionLondon Eye22 km eastMuseumMadame Tussauds19 km eastHistoric houseKensington Palace17 km east · 383K visitors a year (2015)

Places well known beyond Hillingdon (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.

Quick answers on Hillingdon

What are the main attractions in Hillingdon?

The best known inside Hillingdon’s built-up area are Battle of Britain Bunker - RAF Uxbridge, London Motor Museum, Harmondsworth Great Barn and Manor Farm Complex. In all, 9 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 22 more within 5 km.

Does Hillingdon have a museum?

17 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Hillingdon: Battle of Britain Bunker - RAF Uxbridge, London Motor Museum, Manor Farm Complex and Manor Farm House.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Hillingdon, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Osterley House and Osterley Park).

What are the best-known days out near Hillingdon?

Within 40 km: British Museum (21 km), Windsor Castle (13 km), Buckingham Palace (21 km), Westminster Abbey (22 km).

Where are Hillingdon’s historic buildings listed?

Hillingdon has 396 listed buildings, 7 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 Hillingdon 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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