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Milton Manor
Attractions in Milton

Milton Manor is the place to visit in Milton

6 of the 10 places to visit in and around Milton are museums or galleries. We list one place to visit inside Milton’s built-up area and 9 within 5 km of its edge. Of the places on our list, one is looked after by English Heritage. Beyond the town, the best known is Ashmolean Museum, 14 km off.

Photo: Milton Manor, Shaun Ferguson (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Milton
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
9
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
6
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

The headline places in Milton

Along with Milton Manor, see 3 museums, a historic house and an abbey or priory.

Historic houseMilton Manorin townHistoric houseThe Abbey, Sutton Courtenay1.5 km outside town, to the northeastAbbey or prioryAbingdon Abbey4.6 km outside town, to the northMuseumDidcot Railway Centre2.2 km outside town, to the southeastMuseum · English HeritageAbingdon County Hall Museum4.5 km outside town, to the northMuseumPendon Museum3.6 km outside town, to the east

Each 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

On the map

Pendon Museum marks the outer edge, 5.5 km away.

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The dashed line is Milton’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

By kind

The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (6) and castles or historic places (3).

Museums & galleries 6 museums0 in town · 6 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 historic houses · 1 abbey or priory1 in town · 2 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Milton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Abingdon County Hall Museum).

Every place

All of them, one by one

It starts in town with one place and goes on to 9 within 5 km of its edge.

The one inside Milton comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

17 listed buildings are on Milton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Milton →

Big names nearby

Day trips from Milton

Day trips number 12; the best known is Ashmolean Museum, 14 km off.

MuseumAshmolean Museum14 km northHistoric houseBlenheim Palace24 km northMuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History15 km northCastleOxford Castle Motte14 km northMuseumPitt Rivers Museum15 km northHistoric houseBeaumont Palace14 km northGardenUniversity of Oxford Botanic Garden14 km northCastleWallingford Castle12 km eastCastleCastle · English HeritageDonnington Castle23 km southCastleHighclere Castle34 km southHistoric houseWoodstock Palace24 km northHistoric house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor34 km northeast

Places well known beyond Milton (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.

Seeing Milton: your questions

What are the main attractions in Milton?

The place to visit inside Milton’s built-up area is Milton Manor. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 9 more within 5 km.

Does Milton have a museum?

6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Milton: Didcot Railway Centre, Abingdon County Hall Museum, Pendon Museum and Champs Chapel Museum of East Hendred.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Milton?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Milton, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Abingdon County Hall Museum).

What are the best-known days out near Milton?

Within 40 km: Ashmolean Museum (14 km), Blenheim Palace (24 km), Oxford University Museum of Natural History (15 km), Oxford Castle Motte (14 km).

Where are Milton’s historic buildings listed?

Milton has 17 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 Milton 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).

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