Close to Great Bourton: Farnborough Hall and more
All of it lies outside: 3 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Great Bourton’s built-up area. On the list: 2 museums and a historic house, among others. The best-known trip out is to Blenheim Palace, 30 km away.
Just outside Great Bourton, the best known
After Farnborough Hall come 2 museums.
Historic houseFarnborough Hall4.1 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumBanbury Museum4.5 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumTooley's Historic Boatyard4.5 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.
On the map
The map shows most of the 3 nearby to the south.
The dashed line is Great 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
What kind of places
2 of the 3 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Great Bourton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every one of them
These 3 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
14 listed buildings are on Great Bourton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Great Bourton →
Worth the drive
Blenheim Palace, at 30 km, heads the 12 day trips.
Historic houseBlenheim Palace30 km south
CastleWarwick Castle26 km northwest
MuseumAshmolean Museum39 km south
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael36 km north
Historic houseBroughton Castle8.4 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle32 km northwest
Historic houseAlthorp30 km northeast
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History39 km south
Historic house · National TrustUpton House8.7 km west
Historic houseWoodstock Palace29 km south
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum35 km north · 300K visitors a year (2010)
CastleOxford Castle Motte40 km southPlaces well known beyond Great 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.
Visiting Great Bourton: the answers
What is there to see near Great Bourton?
No attraction is mapped inside Great Bourton itself. Within 5 km of it are Farnborough Hall, Banbury Museum and Tooley's Historic Boatyard.
Does Great Bourton have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Great Bourton: Banbury Museum and Tooley's Historic Boatyard.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Great Bourton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 32 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Great Bourton?
Within 40 km: Blenheim Palace (30 km), Warwick Castle (26 km), Ashmolean Museum (39 km), Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (36 km).
Where are Great Bourton’s historic buildings listed?
Great Bourton 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 Great 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 (14)
- Farnborough Hall: Nicholas Jackson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Banbury Museum: Elliott Brown from Birmingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blenheim Palace: Jvhertum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warwick Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashmolean Museum: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Broughton Castle: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenilworth Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), 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
- Upton House: Lee Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodstock Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Art Gallery & Museum: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford Castle Motte: Tejvan Pettinger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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