Places to visit near Finmere: Skittle Alley & Swing & more
From Finmere, the big name within reach is Blenheim Palace, 26 km away. What there is to see lies just outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge. On the list: an attraction and a historic site, among others. 2 of the places on the list are maintained by the National Trust.
Just outside Finmere, the best known
Then comes a historic site, behind Skittle Alley & Swing.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where things are
Statue of Roman wrestlers, 5.3 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Finmere’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What you can see
Between them they are an attraction and a historic site.
Green: inside Finmere. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Skittle Alley & Swing and Statue of Roman wrestlers).
Every place to visit
The list runs to 2 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
11 listed buildings are on Finmere’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Finmere →
A drive away
Day trips number 12; the best known is Blenheim Palace, 26 km off.
Historic houseBlenheim Palace26 km southwest
MuseumAshmolean Museum29 km southwest
MuseumBletchley Park23 km east
Museum · National TrustStowe House6 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor19 km southeast
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History29 km southwestHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey33 km east
Historic houseAlthorp33 km north
CastleOxford Castle Motte30 km southwest
MuseumPitt Rivers Museum29 km southwest
Historic houseChequers34 km southeast
Historic houseWoodstock Palace26 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Finmere (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.
Visiting Finmere: the answers
What is there to see near Finmere?
No attraction is mapped inside Finmere itself. Within 5 km of it are Skittle Alley & Swing and Statue of Roman wrestlers.
Does Finmere have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Finmere.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Finmere?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Finmere, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Skittle Alley & Swing and Statue of Roman wrestlers).
What are the best-known days out near Finmere?
Within 40 km: Blenheim Palace (26 km), Ashmolean Museum (29 km), Bletchley Park (23 km), Stowe House (6 km).
Where are Finmere’s historic buildings listed?
Finmere has 11 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 Finmere 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 (11)
- Blenheim Palace: Jvhertum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashmolean Museum: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stowe House: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waddesdon Manor: Mattlever, 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
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), 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
- Chequers: Stephen Simpson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodstock Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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