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Wallingford Museum
Attractions in Wallingford

Seeing Wallingford? Begin at Wallingford Museum

5 of the 9 places to visit in and around Wallingford are museums or galleries. The built-up area itself has 3 places on our list; 6 others are within 5 km of its edge. Inside 1 km of the middle lie 4 of them. Drive 39 km to reach Windsor Castle.

Photo: Wallingford Museum, Photograph by David Hemming (Public domain)
In Wallingford
3
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
6
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
5
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known

The headline places in Wallingford

Following Wallingford Museum are 2 museums, a heritage railway and a castle.

MuseumWallingford Museumin townHeritage railwayCholsey and Wallingford Railwayin townMuseumMuseumWallingford Phone Box Museumin townCastleWallingford Castle100 m outside town, to the eastHistoric houseBraziers Park4.8 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumDorchester Abbey Museum3.9 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

Where to go

The map stretches to Wet n Wild Oxford, 6.3 km away.

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The dashed line is Wallingford’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

What kind of places

There are more museums or galleries (5) than anything else, then zoos, theme parks or other days out (2).

Museums & galleries 5 museums2 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle · 1 historic house0 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 heritage railway · 1 water park1 in town · 1 nearby

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

Every place

The places, one by one

First the 3 in town, then the 6 within 5 km of its edge.

The 3 inside Wallingford come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

138 listed buildings and 3 scheduled monuments are on Wallingford’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Wallingford →

Big names nearby

Bigger names, a drive away

Windsor Castle, at 39 km, heads the 12 day trips.

CastleWindsor Castle39 km eastMuseumAshmolean Museum19 km northwestHistoric houseBlenheim Palace31 km northwestMuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History19 km northwestCastleOxford Castle Motte19 km northwestMuseumPitt Rivers Museum19 km northwestAbbey or prioryAbbey Ruins20 km southeastGardenUniversity of Oxford Botanic Garden18 km northwestHistoric houseBeaumont Palace19 km northwestHistoric houseChequers29 km northeastHistoric house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor30 km northeastCastle · National TrustGreys Court (National Trust)14 km southeast

Places well known beyond Wallingford (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 visitors ask about Wallingford

What are the main attractions in Wallingford?

The best known inside Wallingford’s built-up area are Wallingford Museum, Cholsey and Wallingford Railway and Wallingford Phone Box Museum. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 6 more within 5 km.

Does Wallingford have a museum?

5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Wallingford: Wallingford Museum, Wallingford Phone Box Museum, Dorchester Abbey Museum and Benson Veteran Cycle Museum.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Waddesdon Manor (National Trust), 30 km northeast.

What are the best-known days out near Wallingford?

Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (39 km), Ashmolean Museum (19 km), Blenheim Palace (31 km), Oxford University Museum of Natural History (19 km).

Where are Wallingford’s historic buildings listed?

Wallingford has 138 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 Wallingford 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 (17)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.