British Wildlife Centre
Native wildlife center and zoo park in Surrey, England.
Attractions in Copthorne
Photo: British Wildlife Centre, Peter Trimming (CC BY-SA 2.0)Worth the trip from Copthorne: British Wildlife Centre, 6.2 km off
What there is to see lies just outside: 4 places within 5 km of its edge. They include 2 attractions, a zoo and a museum. Further afield, Hampton Court Palace is 33 km from the centre.
In Copthorne
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Best known
Top of the list around Copthorne
Along with British Wildlife Centre, see 2 attractions and a museum.
ZooBritish Wildlife Centre3.7 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumCrawley Museum3.9 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionGo Ape Crawley4.6 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionTulleys Farm2.8 km outside town, to the southEach 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
Plotted on the map
To the southwest is where most of the 4 lie.
The dashed line is Copthorne’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
How the list breaks down
Between them they are 2 attractions, a zoo and a museum.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Copthorne. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Place by place
Its 4 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
12 listed buildings are on Copthorne’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Copthorne →
Big names nearby
The wider area
Hampton Court Palace, at 33 km, heads the 12 day trips.
Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace33 km northwestMuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich39 km north
MuseumCrystal Palace High Level Station Entry32 km north
Historic houseHever Castle17 km east
GardenKew Gardens40 km north
CathedralWestminster Cathedral40 km north
Big drawMuseumNational Maritime Museum39 km north · 2.4M visitors a year
MuseumImperial War Museum London40 km north · 321K visitors a year (2021)
Big drawArt galleryTate Britain39 km north · 525K visitors a year (2021)
MuseumCutty Sark39 km north
Historic houseRoyal Pavilion35 km south
Historic house · National TrustChartwell18 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Copthorne (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.
Asked about places to visit in Copthorne
What is there to see near Copthorne?
No attraction is mapped inside Copthorne itself. Within 5 km of it are British Wildlife Centre, Crawley Museum, Go Ape Crawley and Tulleys Farm.
Does Copthorne have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Copthorne: Crawley Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Copthorne?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Hampton Court Palace (Historic Royal Palaces), 33 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Copthorne?
Within 40 km: Hampton Court Palace (33 km), Royal Observatory Greenwich (39 km), Crystal Palace High Level Station Entry (32 km), Hever Castle (17 km).
Where are Copthorne’s historic buildings listed?
Copthorne has 12 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 Copthorne 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 (12)
- British Wildlife Centre: Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hampton Court Palace: Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crystal Palace High Level Station Entry: Dickinson Brothers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hever Castle: Nigel Lamb, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kew Gardens: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Cathedral: Frank Kovalchek, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Maritime Museum: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Imperial War Museum London: Ввласенко, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Britain: Carlos Cunha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cutty Sark: Krzysztof Belczyński from Warsaw, POLAND, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Pavilion: Qmin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chartwell: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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