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Tom Brown's School Museum
Attractions in Uffington

Tom Brown's School Museum is Uffington’s place to visit

3 of the 5 places to visit in and around Uffington are castles or historic places. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 4 beyond the one inside Uffington’s built-up area. The list includes 3 places in care: 2 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust. Day-trippers head 30 km out to Blenheim Palace.

Photo: Tom Brown's School Museum, andy dolman (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Uffington
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Cared for
3
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Leading places in Uffington

After Tom Brown's School Museum come 2 historic sites, a fort and an attraction.

MuseumTom Brown's School Museumin townFort · English HeritageUffington Castle2.5 km outside town, to the southHistoric siteHistoric site · National TrustThe White Horse2.2 km outside town, to the southHistoric siteHistoric site · English HeritageWayland's Smithy4.1 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionThe Blowing Stone2.6 km outside town, to the southeast

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

Finding your way

Most of the 4 close by lie to the south.

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The dashed line is Uffington’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

Which kinds

Castles or historic places lead the count with 3 of 5.

Museums & galleries 1 museum1 in town
Castles & historic places 2 historic sites · 1 fort0 in town · 3 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

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

3 places are cared for: 2 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust (Uffington Castle, The White Horse and Wayland's Smithy).

Every place

All of them, one by one

In town there is one, and the list adds 4 more within 5 km of its edge.

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

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

Big names nearby

Further out, the best known

Head 30 km out for Blenheim Palace, the best known of 12.

Historic houseBlenheim Palace30 km northeastMuseumAshmolean Museum27 km northeastMuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History27 km northeastCastleOxford Castle Motte26 km northeastCastleCastle · English HeritageDonnington Castle25 km southeastMuseumPitt Rivers Museum27 km northeastCastleHighclere Castle34 km southeastHistoric houseBeaumont Palace27 km northeastGardenUniversity of Oxford Botanic Garden27 km northeastHistoric house · National TrustAshdown Park7.8 km southAbbey or prioryMarlmesbury Abbey and Grounds38 km westHistoric houseWoodstock Palace30 km northeast

Places well known beyond Uffington (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.

What people ask about Uffington

What are the main attractions in Uffington?

The place to visit inside Uffington’s built-up area is Tom Brown's School Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 4 more within 5 km.

Does Uffington have a museum?

1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Uffington: Tom Brown's School Museum.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Uffington, 3 places are cared for: 2 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust (Uffington Castle, The White Horse and Wayland's Smithy).

What are the best-known days out near Uffington?

Within 40 km: Blenheim Palace (30 km), Ashmolean Museum (27 km), Oxford University Museum of Natural History (27 km), Oxford Castle Motte (26 km).

Where are Uffington’s historic buildings listed?

Uffington has 30 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 Uffington 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)

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