Cornbury Park heads the list around Finstock
No place to visit is mapped inside Finstock’s built-up area; 3 are within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are a historic house, a museum and a castle. Here, one place is kept up by English Heritage. Blenheim Palace is worth a day, 8.1 km from the centre.
Top of the list around Finstock
After Cornbury Park come a museum and a castle.
Historic houseCornbury Park1.9 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumCharlbury Museum2.7 km outside town, to the northCastleCastle · English HeritageMinster Lovell Hall and Dovecot5 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.
Places on the map
The outermost point is Minster Lovell Hall and Dovecot, at 6.1 km.
The dashed line is Finstock’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
2 of the 3 are castles or historic places, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Finstock. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Minster Lovell Hall and Dovecot).
Place after place
Its 3 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.
25 listed buildings are on Finstock’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Finstock →
Around the region
First of the 12 big names within reach is Blenheim Palace, 8.1 km away.
Historic houseBlenheim Palace8.1 km east
MuseumAshmolean Museum18 km southeast
Historic houseWoodstock Palace8.1 km east
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History18 km southeast
CastleOxford Castle Motte18 km southeast
MuseumPitt Rivers Museum18 km southeast
Historic houseBeaumont Palace18 km southeast
GardenUniversity of Oxford Botanic Garden19 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor37 km east
MuseumMuseum of the History of Science18 km southeast
Historic houseRousham House and Gardens14 km northeast
CastleSudeley Castle35 km westPlaces well known beyond Finstock (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.
Questions before you go to Finstock
What is there to see near Finstock?
No attraction is mapped inside Finstock itself. Within 5 km of it are Cornbury Park, Charlbury Museum and Minster Lovell Hall and Dovecot.
Does Finstock have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Finstock: Charlbury Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Finstock?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Finstock, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Minster Lovell Hall and Dovecot).
What are the best-known days out near Finstock?
Within 40 km: Blenheim Palace (8.1 km), Ashmolean Museum (18 km), Woodstock Palace (8.1 km), Oxford University Museum of Natural History (18 km).
Where are Finstock’s historic buildings listed?
Finstock has 25 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 Finstock 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)
- Cornbury Park: Andrew Blades, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlbury Museum: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blenheim Palace: Jvhertum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashmolean Museum: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodstock Palace: 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
- Beaumont Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- University of Oxford Botanic Garden: JMski, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waddesdon Manor: Mattlever, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of the History of Science: Wiki alf at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rousham House and Gardens: Grahamec, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sudeley Castle: Wdejager, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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