Vale and Downland Museum and Visitor Centre
Museum of local culture and history in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Grove
Photo: Vale and Downland Museum and Visitor Centre, Alec Samler (CC BY-SA 2.0)Places to visit around Grove, from Vale and Downland Museum and Visitor Centre
For a trip from Grove, Ashmolean Museum is 20 km away. The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 2 are within 5 km of its edge.
In Grove
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Best known
Just outside Grove, the best known
Once you have seen Vale and Downland Museum and Visitor Centre, try a museum.
MuseumVale and Downland Museum and Visitor Centre1.2 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumThe Sack House1 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.
The map
Mapped around Grove
Vale and Downland Museum and Visitor Centre, 2.1 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Grove’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
Kinds of place
Both are museums or galleries.
Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Grove. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Every entry
Both on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
19 listed buildings are on Grove’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Grove →
Big names nearby
Names further out
Head 20 km out for Ashmolean Museum, the best known of 12.
MuseumAshmolean Museum20 km northeast
Historic houseBlenheim Palace26 km north
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History21 km northeast
CastleOxford Castle Motte20 km northeast
MuseumPitt Rivers Museum21 km northeast
Historic houseBeaumont Palace20 km northeastCastleCastle · English HeritageDonnington Castle22 km south
GardenUniversity of Oxford Botanic Garden20 km northeast
CastleHighclere Castle32 km south
Fort · English HeritageUffington Castle11 km west
Historic houseWoodstock Palace26 km north
CastleWallingford Castle21 km eastPlaces well known beyond Grove (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.
Know before you go to Grove
What is there to see near Grove?
No attraction is mapped inside Grove itself. Within 5 km of it are Vale and Downland Museum and Visitor Centre and The Sack House.
Does Grove have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Grove: Vale and Downland Museum and Visitor Centre and The Sack House.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Grove?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Donnington Castle (English Heritage), 22 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Grove?
Within 40 km: Ashmolean Museum (20 km), Blenheim Palace (26 km), Oxford University Museum of Natural History (21 km), Oxford Castle Motte (20 km).
Where are Grove’s historic buildings listed?
Grove has 19 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 Grove 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)
- Vale and Downland Museum and Visitor Centre: Alec Samler, 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
- Beaumont Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- University of Oxford Botanic Garden: JMski, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Highclere Castle: Richard Munckton from Windsor, Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Uffington Castle: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodstock Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallingford Castle: Pitou250, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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