The nearest draw to Kencot: Cotswold Wildlife Park, 3.9 km away
With nothing inside Kencot’s built-up area, the list has 4 places within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 zoos, a historic house and a museum. Day-trippers head 22 km out to Blenheim Palace.
Leading the list near Kencot
Along with Cotswold Wildlife Park, see a historic house, a museum and a zoo.
ZooCotswold Wildlife Park3.4 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic houseKelmscott Manor4.6 km outside town, to the south
MuseumSwinford Museum1.2 km outside town, to the westZooZooCrocodiles of the World4.8 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
The outermost point is Kelmscott Manor, at 5.8 km.
The dashed line is Kencot’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 they are
It comes down to 2 zoos, a historic house and a museum.
Green: inside Kencot. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every one of them
Its 4 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.
41 listed buildings are on Kencot’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kencot →
Day trips
First of the 12 big names within reach is Blenheim Palace, 22 km away.
Historic houseBlenheim Palace22 km northeast
MuseumAshmolean Museum26 km east
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History26 km east
CastleOxford Castle Motte26 km east
Historic houseWoodstock Palace22 km northeast
MuseumPitt Rivers Museum26 km east
Historic houseBeaumont Palace26 km east
GardenUniversity of Oxford Botanic Garden27 km east
Abbey or prioryMarlmesbury Abbey and Grounds37 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustBuscot House7.9 km south
CastleSudeley Castle32 km northwest
Historic houseHighgrove House40 km westPlaces well known beyond Kencot (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.
Good to know in Kencot
What is there to see near Kencot?
No attraction is mapped inside Kencot itself. Within 5 km of it are Cotswold Wildlife Park, Kelmscott Manor, Swinford Museum and Crocodiles of the World.
Does Kencot have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Kencot: Swinford Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Kencot?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Buscot House (National Trust), 7.9 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Kencot?
Within 40 km: Blenheim Palace (22 km), Ashmolean Museum (26 km), Oxford University Museum of Natural History (26 km), Oxford Castle Motte (26 km).
Where are Kencot’s historic buildings listed?
Kencot has 41 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Kencot 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 (15)
- Cotswold Wildlife Park: ciukes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelmscott Manor: Boerkevitz at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Swinford Museum: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blenheim Palace: Jvhertum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashmolean Museum: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Woodstock Palace: Public domain, 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
- Marlmesbury Abbey and Grounds: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buscot House: Rictor Norton & David Allen from London, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sudeley Castle: Wdejager, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Highgrove House: Sherwood, Jones & Co, London, 1825, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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