A museum to see in Thame: Thame Museum
4 of the 6 places to visit in and around Thame are museums or galleries. Mapped inside Thame’s built-up area is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 5. The list includes one place cared for by the National Trust. Set 39 km out, Windsor Castle makes a day trip.
Highlights of Thame
Behind Thame Museum on the list are 3 museums, a castle and a wildlife park.
Museum · National TrustLong Crendon Courthouse2.2 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumHaddenham Museum3.2 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleThame Park House1 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumThe Fuze Centre4.3 km outside town, to the northeastWildlife parkWildlife parkTiggywinkles Wildlife Teaching Hospital3.2 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.
The lie of the land
To the northeast is where most of the 5 lie.
The dashed line is Thame’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The mix
The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 4 of the 6.
Green: inside Thame. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Long Crendon Courthouse).
The list in full
First the one in town, then the 5 within 5 km of its edge.
Long Crendon Courthouse
15th-century building in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
Haddenham Museum
Private, Local History and Rural Life Museum in Buckinghamshire, England.
Tiggywinkles Wildlife Teaching Hospital
Wildlife park: wildlife park.
The one inside Thame comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
162 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Thame’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Thame →
Beyond the town
Start with Windsor Castle, 39 km off, the best known of 12.
CastleWindsor Castle39 km southeast
MuseumAshmolean Museum20 km west
Historic houseBlenheim Palace29 km west
Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor11 km north
Historic houseChequers13 km east
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History20 km west
MuseumBletchley Park32 km northeast
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring22 km east · 134K visitors a year (2022)
CastleOxford Castle Motte20 km west
MuseumPitt Rivers Museum19 km west
GardenUniversity of Oxford Botanic Garden19 km west
Historic houseBeaumont Palace20 km westPlaces well known beyond Thame (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.
Thame: questions and answers
What are the main attractions in Thame?
The place to visit inside Thame’s built-up area is Thame Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 5 more within 5 km.
Does Thame have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Thame: Thame Museum, Long Crendon Courthouse, Haddenham Museum and The Fuze Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Thame?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Thame, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Long Crendon Courthouse).
What are the best-known days out near Thame?
Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (39 km), Ashmolean Museum (20 km), Blenheim Palace (29 km), Waddesdon Manor (11 km).
Where are Thame’s historic buildings listed?
Thame has 162 listed buildings, 2 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 Thame 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)
- Long Crendon Courthouse: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thame Park House: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Windsor Castle: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashmolean Museum: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blenheim Palace: Jvhertum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Waddesdon Manor: Mattlever, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chequers: Stephen Simpson, 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
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natural History Museum at Tring: Rob Farrow. Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford Castle Motte: Tejvan Pettinger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pitt Rivers Museum: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- University of Oxford Botanic Garden: JMski, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beaumont Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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