Photo: Michael Patterson · CC BY-SA 2.0Places to visit near Shotteswell
The one place on our list close to Shotteswell is Farnborough Hall, within 5 km of its edge. Out of town, Blenheim Palace is 30 km away. 12 places lie within 40 km, 6 historic houses and 3 museums among them.
The one nearest
Setting out from the centre, Farnborough Hall is 3.4 km away. Farnborough Hall is a grade I listed country house in Warwickshire.
1Around Shotteswell, mapped
The tiles below match the 7 numbers on the map.
Shotteswell is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
Ahead are castles or historic places (10); next, museums or galleries (3).
Green: inside Shotteswell. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
2 places are cared for: 1 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust (Kenilworth Castle and Upton House).
Near Shotteswell
13 places, all within 40 km, make the list.
Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael
Cathedral in Coventry, England, UK.
Kenilworth Castle
Castle ruin in the town of Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, UK.
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Museum in Oxford, United Kingdom.
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Museum and art gallery in Coventry, England, United Kingdom.
Shakespeare's Birthplace
Grade I listed birth house in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom.
What is in or close to Shotteswell comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
37 listed buildings are on Shotteswell’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Shotteswell →
Day trips
For a day out, 12 places within 40 km fit; the best known are here.
2Historic houseBlenheim Palace30 km south
3CastleWarwick Castle24 km northwest
4MuseumAshmolean Museum40 km south
5CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael35 km north
6Historic houseBroughton Castle7.5 km south
7Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle30 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustUpton House5.5 km west
Historic houseAlthorp32 km northeast
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History40 km south
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum34 km north · 300K visitors a year (2010)
Historic houseWoodstock Palace30 km south
Historic houseShakespeare's Birthplace24 km northwestThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Broughton →
Asked about places to visit in Shotteswell
What is there to see near Shotteswell?
No attraction is mapped inside Shotteswell itself. Within 5 km of it are Farnborough Hall.
Does Shotteswell have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Shotteswell.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Shotteswell?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 30 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Shotteswell?
Within 40 km: Blenheim Palace (30 km), Warwick Castle (24 km), Ashmolean Museum (40 km), Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (35 km).
Where are Shotteswell’s historic buildings listed?
Shotteswell has 37 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 Shotteswell 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 (7)
- Farnborough Hall: Nicholas Jackson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blenheim Palace: Jvhertum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warwick Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashmolean Museum: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Broughton Castle: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenilworth Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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