The one place to visit in Silverstone is Silverstone Museum
Around Silverstone, the places to visit include 28 attractions, 5 historic sites and 3 museums. One place to visit is mapped inside Silverstone’s built-up area, with 39 more within 5 km of its edge. Of the places on our list, 19 are looked after by the National Trust. Make a day of it at Bletchley Park, 22 km away.
The first to see in Silverstone
After Silverstone Museum come 2 attractions, a museum and a castle.
Museum · National TrustStowe House3.5 km outside town, to the south
CastleBury Mount4.6 km outside town, to the northeast
Garden · National TrustStowe Park and Garden2.6 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttraction · National TrustFane of Pastoral Poetry2.8 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttraction · National TrustSamson & the Philistine2.8 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
To the south is where most of the 39 lie.
The dashed line is Silverstone’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
There are more other attractions (28) than anything else, then castles or historic places (8).
Green: inside Silverstone. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
19 places are cared for by the National Trust (Stowe House, Stowe Park and Garden, Fane of Pastoral Poetry and Samson & the Philistine, and 15 more).
Full list of places
The town has one; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 39 more.
The one inside Silverstone comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
14 listed buildings are on Silverstone’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Silverstone →
Further out, the best known
Head 22 km out for Bletchley Park, the best known of 12.
MuseumBletchley Park22 km southeast
Historic houseBlenheim Palace36 km southwest
Historic houseAlthorp21 km north
Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor28 km southHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey32 km east
CastleAstwell Castle6.3 km west
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral20 km northeast
Historic houseEaston Neston6.3 km northeast
Historic houseWoodstock Palace36 km southwest
MuseumThe National Museum of Computing22 km southeast
CastleNorthampton Castle18 km northeast
Historic houseMentmore Towers34 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Silverstone (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.
What people ask about Silverstone
What are the main attractions in Silverstone?
The place to visit inside Silverstone’s built-up area is Silverstone Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 39 more within 5 km.
Does Silverstone have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Silverstone: Silverstone Museum, Stowe House and Towcester Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Silverstone?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Silverstone, 19 places are cared for by the National Trust (Stowe House, Stowe Park and Garden, Fane of Pastoral Poetry and Samson & the Philistine).
What are the best-known days out near Silverstone?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (22 km), Blenheim Palace (36 km), Althorp (21 km), Waddesdon Manor (28 km).
Where are Silverstone’s historic buildings listed?
Silverstone has 14 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 Silverstone 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)
- Stowe House: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury Mount: Cj1340, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stowe Park and Garden: Neoclassicist, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blenheim Palace: Jvhertum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waddesdon Manor: Mattlever, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Astwell Castle: Allan Fea (1860 - 1956)?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Easton Neston: Cj1340 at English Wikipedia, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodstock Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The National Museum of Computing: Computid, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Castle: C. H. Hartshorne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mentmore Towers: The original uploader was Swanker at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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