Boarstall Tower
Grade I listed house in Boarstall, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
Attractions in Upper Arncott
Photo: Boarstall Tower, Graham Taylor (CC BY-SA 2.0)Out from Upper Arncott: Boarstall Tower and more
The best-known day out from Upper Arncott is Blenheim Palace, 17 km away. None of our places to visit is inside Upper Arncott’s built-up area; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. They include a historic house and an attraction. Our list counts 2 places looked after by the National Trust.
In Upper Arncott
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known
The names to know near Upper Arncott
Then comes an attraction, behind Boarstall Tower.
Historic house · National TrustBoarstall Tower2.7 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttraction · National TrustBoarstall Duck Decoy1.9 km outside town, to the southeastEach 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 3.1 km, Boarstall Tower is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Upper Arncott’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
It comes down to a historic house and an attraction.
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Upper Arncott. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Boarstall Tower and Boarstall Duck Decoy).
Every place
Full list of places
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 2 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings are on Upper Arncott’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Upper Arncott →
Big names nearby
Beyond the town
Most famous of the 12 is Blenheim Palace, 17 km from the centre.
Historic houseBlenheim Palace17 km west
MuseumAshmolean Museum14 km southwest
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History14 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor12 km east
MuseumBletchley Park30 km northeast
CastleOxford Castle Motte15 km southwest
MuseumPitt Rivers Museum14 km southwest
Historic houseBeaumont Palace15 km southwest
GardenUniversity of Oxford Botanic Garden14 km southwest
Historic houseWoodstock Palace17 km west
Historic houseChequers26 km southeast
MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring32 km east · 134K visitors a year (2022)Places well known beyond Upper Arncott (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.
Upper Arncott, answered
What is there to see near Upper Arncott?
No attraction is mapped inside Upper Arncott itself. Within 5 km of it are Boarstall Tower and Boarstall Duck Decoy.
Does Upper Arncott have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Upper Arncott.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Upper Arncott?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Upper Arncott, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Boarstall Tower and Boarstall Duck Decoy).
What are the best-known days out near Upper Arncott?
Within 40 km: Blenheim Palace (17 km), Ashmolean Museum (14 km), Oxford University Museum of Natural History (14 km), Waddesdon Manor (12 km).
Where are Upper Arncott’s historic buildings listed?
Upper Arncott has 4 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 Upper Arncott 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)
- Boarstall Tower: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blenheim Palace: Jvhertum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashmolean Museum: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford University Museum of Natural History: The original uploader was MykReeve at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waddesdon Manor: Mattlever, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford Castle Motte: Tejvan Pettinger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pitt Rivers Museum: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beaumont Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- University of Oxford Botanic Garden: JMski, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodstock Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chequers: Stephen Simpson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Natural History Museum at Tring: Rob Farrow. Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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