Trips from Chacombe, starting with Banbury Museum
For a trip from Chacombe, Blenheim Palace is 28 km away. There is no place to visit inside Chacombe’s built-up area; there are 2 within 5 km of its edge.
Where to start near Chacombe
Alongside Banbury Museum you find a museum.
MuseumBanbury Museum4 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumTooley's Historic Boatyard4 km outside town, to the southwestEach 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 view
The list reaches out to Tooley's Historic Boatyard, 4.7 km away.
The dashed line is Chacombe’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The kinds on offer
Every one of them is among museums or galleries.
Green: inside Chacombe. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every entry
Its 2 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
28 listed buildings are on Chacombe’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Chacombe →
Day trips
Worth the drive, Blenheim Palace (28 km) is first of the 12.
Historic houseBlenheim Palace28 km south
MuseumAshmolean Museum37 km south
CastleWarwick Castle30 km northwest
MuseumBletchley Park38 km east
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael39 km northwest
Historic houseBroughton Castle9.4 km southwest
Historic houseAlthorp28 km northeast
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History37 km south
Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle36 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor36 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageDeddington Castle12 km south
Historic houseWoodstock Palace28 km southPlaces well known beyond Chacombe (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.
Know before you go to Chacombe
What is there to see near Chacombe?
No attraction is mapped inside Chacombe itself. Within 5 km of it are Banbury Museum and Tooley's Historic Boatyard.
Does Chacombe have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Chacombe: Banbury Museum and Tooley's Historic Boatyard.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Chacombe?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 36 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Chacombe?
Within 40 km: Blenheim Palace (28 km), Ashmolean Museum (37 km), Warwick Castle (30 km), Bletchley Park (38 km).
Where are Chacombe’s historic buildings listed?
Chacombe has 28 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 Chacombe 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 (13)
- Banbury Museum: Elliott Brown from Birmingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blenheim Palace: Jvhertum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashmolean Museum: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warwick Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Broughton Castle: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford University Museum of Natural History: The original uploader was MykReeve at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenilworth Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waddesdon Manor: Mattlever, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deddington Castle: Charlesdrakew, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodstock Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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