One to see in Chilton: R112 Visitors Centre
We list one place to visit inside Chilton’s built-up area and 3 within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 museums, a historic house and a garden. A day out reaches Ashmolean Museum, 21 km away.
Where to start in Chilton
The rest of the best known are a museum, a historic house and a garden.
Historic houseMilton Manor4.5 km outside town, to the northGardenGardenMilton Hill House2.3 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Chilton
Leave town to the north for most of the 3 nearby.
The dashed line is Chilton’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
It comes down to 2 museums, a historic house and a garden.
Green: inside Chilton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place to visit
One in town leads, with 3 more within 5 km of its edge after it.
The one inside Chilton comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
8 listed buildings are on Chilton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Chilton →
Day trips from Chilton
Most famous of the 12 is Ashmolean Museum, 21 km from the centre.
MuseumAshmolean Museum21 km north
Historic houseBlenheim Palace30 km north
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History21 km northCastleCastle · English HeritageDonnington Castle17 km south
CastleOxford Castle Motte20 km north
MuseumPitt Rivers Museum21 km north
CastleHighclere Castle27 km south
Historic houseBeaumont Palace21 km north
CastleWallingford Castle13 km east
GardenUniversity of Oxford Botanic Garden20 km north
Abbey or prioryAbbey Ruins27 km southeast
Historic houseThe Abbey, Sutton Courtenay8.2 km northPlaces well known beyond Chilton (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.
Chilton, answered
What are the main attractions in Chilton?
The place to visit inside Chilton’s built-up area is R112 Visitors Centre. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.
Does Chilton have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Chilton: R112 Visitors Centre and Champs Chapel Museum of East Hendred.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Chilton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Donnington Castle (English Heritage), 17 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Chilton?
Within 40 km: Ashmolean Museum (21 km), Blenheim Palace (30 km), Oxford University Museum of Natural History (21 km), Donnington Castle (17 km).
Where are Chilton’s historic buildings listed?
Chilton has 8 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 Chilton 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 (12)
- Milton Manor: Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashmolean Museum: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blenheim Palace: Jvhertum, Public domain, 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
- Highclere Castle: Richard Munckton from Windsor, Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beaumont Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallingford Castle: Pitou250, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- University of Oxford Botanic Garden: JMski, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbey Ruins: Chris Wood (User:chris_j_wood)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Abbey, Sutton Courtenay: Olivia Morgan Roberts, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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