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The Abbey, Sutton Courtenay
Attractions in Steventon

The Abbey, Sutton Courtenay, 4 km from Steventon

Steventon and its surroundings hold 4 museums, 2 historic houses and a wildlife park. With nothing inside Steventon’s built-up area, the list has 9 places within 5 km of its edge. Beyond the town, Ashmolean Museum sits 15 km away.

Photo: The Abbey, Sutton Courtenay, Olivia Morgan Roberts (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Steventon
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
9
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known

Just outside Steventon, the best known

The rest of the best known are 2 museums, a historic house and a wildlife park.

Historic houseThe Abbey, Sutton Courtenay3.2 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumDidcot Railway Centre4.9 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumChamps Chapel Museum of East Hendred2.3 km outside town, to the southHistoric houseMilton Manor900 m outside town, to the eastWildlife parkWildlife parkMillets Wildside Falconry and Wildlife Centre4.6 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionMillets Farm Centre4.7 km outside town, to the northwest

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

The lie of the land

At 6.3 km, Millets Farm Centre is the farthest one out.

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The dashed line is Steventon’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 types of place

4 museums or galleries and 2 castles or historic places top the count.

Museums & galleries 4 museums0 in town · 4 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 historic houses0 in town · 2 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 wildlife park0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

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

Every place

Full list of places

Its 9 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 Steventon’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Steventon →

Big names nearby

Names further out

Most famous of the 12 is Ashmolean Museum, 15 km from the centre.

MuseumAshmolean Museum15 km northHistoric houseBlenheim Palace24 km northMuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History16 km northCastleOxford Castle Motte15 km northMuseumPitt Rivers Museum16 km northHistoric houseBeaumont Palace15 km northGardenUniversity of Oxford Botanic Garden15 km northCastleCastle · English HeritageDonnington Castle23 km southCastleWallingford Castle14 km eastAbbey or prioryAbingdon Abbey6.2 km northeastCastleHighclere Castle33 km southHistoric houseWoodstock Palace24 km north

Places well known beyond Steventon (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 Steventon: questions

What is there to see near Steventon?

No attraction is mapped inside Steventon itself. Within 5 km of it are The Abbey, Sutton Courtenay, Didcot Railway Centre, Champs Chapel Museum of East Hendred and Milton Manor.

Does Steventon have a museum?

4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Steventon: Didcot Railway Centre, Champs Chapel Museum of East Hendred, GWR Museum and The Signalling Centre.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Donnington Castle (English Heritage), 23 km south.

What are the best-known days out near Steventon?

Within 40 km: Ashmolean Museum (15 km), Blenheim Palace (24 km), Oxford University Museum of Natural History (16 km), Oxford Castle Motte (15 km).

Where are Steventon’s historic buildings listed?

Steventon 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 Steventon 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)

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