Places to visit around Black Bourton, from Crocodiles of the World
The best-known day out from Black Bourton is Blenheim Palace, 19 km away. All of it lies outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Black Bourton’s built-up area. On the list: a zoo and a museum, among others.
Just outside Black Bourton, the best known
Along with Crocodiles of the World, see a museum.
MuseumSwinford Museum4.6 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to go
Furthest from the centre is Swinford Museum, 4.8 km away.
The dashed line is Black Bourton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
The places here are a zoo and a museum.
Green: inside Black Bourton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 2 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
15 listed buildings are on Black Bourton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Black Bourton →
Days out
Worth the drive, Blenheim Palace (19 km) is first of the 12.
Historic houseBlenheim Palace19 km northeast
MuseumAshmolean Museum23 km east
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History23 km east
CastleOxford Castle Motte22 km east
MuseumPitt Rivers Museum23 km east
Historic houseWoodstock Palace19 km northeast
Historic houseBeaumont Palace22 km east
GardenUniversity of Oxford Botanic Garden23 km east
ZooCotswold Wildlife Park6.2 km northwest
Abbey or prioryMarlmesbury Abbey and Grounds39 km southwest
Historic houseKelmscott Manor6.4 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustBuscot House8.6 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Black Bourton (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.
Before a day out in Black Bourton
What is there to see near Black Bourton?
No attraction is mapped inside Black Bourton itself. Within 5 km of it are Crocodiles of the World and Swinford Museum.
Does Black Bourton have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Black Bourton: Swinford Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Black Bourton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Buscot House (National Trust), 8.6 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Black Bourton?
Within 40 km: Blenheim Palace (19 km), Ashmolean Museum (23 km), Oxford University Museum of Natural History (23 km), Oxford Castle Motte (22 km).
Where are Black Bourton’s historic buildings listed?
Black Bourton has 15 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 Black Bourton 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)
- Swinford Museum: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blenheim Palace: Jvhertum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashmolean Museum: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford University Museum of Natural History: The original uploader was MykReeve at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford Castle Motte: Tejvan Pettinger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pitt Rivers Museum: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodstock Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beaumont Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- University of Oxford Botanic Garden: JMski, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cotswold Wildlife Park: ciukes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marlmesbury Abbey and Grounds: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelmscott Manor: Boerkevitz at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buscot House: Rictor Norton & David Allen from London, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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