Chastleton House
Grade I listed historic house museum in West Oxfordshire, England, UK.
Attractions in Kingham
Photo: Chastleton House, DeFacto (CC BY-SA 4.0)Places to visit near Kingham: Chastleton House & more
A day out from Kingham leads to Blenheim Palace, 20 km away. What there is to see lies just outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge. They include a historic house and a museum. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by the National Trust.
In Kingham
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known
Around Kingham: where to begin
Beyond Chastleton House, there is a museum.
Historic house · National TrustChastleton House4.7 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumChurchill & Sarsden Heritage Centre1.5 km outside town, to the eastEach 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
Where to find them
Chastleton House marks the outer edge, 5 km away.
The dashed line is Kingham’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
The list by type
The places here are a historic house and a museum.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Kingham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Chastleton House).
Every place
The places, one by one
These 2 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Churchill & Sarsden Heritage Centre
Museum in Churchill, West Oxfordshire, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
43 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Kingham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kingham →
Big names nearby
Within a day
Blenheim Palace (20 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
Historic houseBlenheim Palace20 km southeast
MuseumAshmolean Museum31 km southeast
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History31 km southeast
Historic houseWoodstock Palace20 km southeast
CastleOxford Castle Motte31 km southeast
MuseumPitt Rivers Museum31 km southeast
CastleSudeley Castle23 km west
Historic houseBeaumont Palace31 km southeast
GardenUniversity of Oxford Botanic Garden32 km southeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageHailes Abbey22 km west
Historic houseShakespeare's Birthplace31 km north
Historic houseBroughton Castle21 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Kingham (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.
Asked about places to visit in Kingham
What is there to see near Kingham?
No attraction is mapped inside Kingham itself. Within 5 km of it are Chastleton House and Churchill & Sarsden Heritage Centre.
Does Kingham have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Kingham: Churchill & Sarsden Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Kingham?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Kingham, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Chastleton House).
What are the best-known days out near Kingham?
Within 40 km: Blenheim Palace (20 km), Ashmolean Museum (31 km), Oxford University Museum of Natural History (31 km), Woodstock Palace (20 km).
Where are Kingham’s historic buildings listed?
Kingham has 43 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 Kingham 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 (13)
- Chastleton House: DeFacto, 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
- Oxford University Museum of Natural History: The original uploader was MykReeve at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodstock Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford Castle Motte: Tejvan Pettinger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pitt Rivers Museum: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sudeley Castle: Wdejager, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beaumont Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- University of Oxford Botanic Garden: JMski, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hailes Abbey: Bill Tyne from Oxford, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shakespeare's Birthplace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Broughton Castle: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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