Thame Museum leads what is near Towersey
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Towersey’s built-up area, but 6 places are within 5 km of its edge. There are 3 museums, a heritage railway and a castle to choose from. Further out, Windsor Castle is 37 km away.
The first to see around Towersey
After Thame Museum, look out for 2 museums, a heritage railway and a castle.
Heritage railwayChinnor and Princes Risborough Railway4.7 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumHaddenham Museum3 km outside town, to the north
CastleThame Park House2 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumThe Fuze Centre4 km outside town, to the northWildlife parkWildlife parkTiggywinkles Wildlife Teaching Hospital2.7 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
How they lie
Head north for most of the 6 just outside.
The dashed line is Towersey’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kinds of place
Most are museums or galleries, 3 in all, ahead of zoos, theme parks or other days out (2).
Green: inside Towersey. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything to see
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 6.
Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway
English standard gauge heritage railway.
Haddenham Museum
Private, Local History and Rural Life Museum in Buckinghamshire, England.
Tiggywinkles Wildlife Teaching Hospital
Wildlife park: wildlife park.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
19 listed buildings are on Towersey’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Towersey →
Day trips from Towersey
Windsor Castle, at 37 km, heads the 12 day trips.
CastleWindsor Castle37 km southeast
MuseumAshmolean Museum22 km west
Historic houseBlenheim Palace31 km west
Historic houseChequers11 km east
Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor11 km north
MuseumBletchley Park32 km northeast
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History22 km west
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring20 km east · 134K visitors a year (2022)
CastleOxford Castle Motte23 km west
MuseumPitt Rivers Museum22 km west
GardenUniversity of Oxford Botanic Garden21 km west
Historic houseBeaumont Palace23 km westPlaces well known beyond Towersey (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.
Planning a visit to Towersey
What is there to see near Towersey?
No attraction is mapped inside Towersey itself. Within 5 km of it are Thame Museum, Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway, Haddenham Museum and Thame Park House.
Does Towersey have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Towersey: Thame Museum, Haddenham Museum and The Fuze Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Towersey?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Waddesdon Manor (National Trust), 11 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Towersey?
Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (37 km), Ashmolean Museum (22 km), Blenheim Palace (31 km), Chequers (11 km).
Where are Towersey’s historic buildings listed?
Towersey has 19 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 Towersey 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)
- Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway: Charlie Jackson, CC BY 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
- Chequers: Stephen Simpson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Waddesdon Manor: Mattlever, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford University Museum of Natural History: The original uploader was MykReeve at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, 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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