Photo: Adina Levy · CC BY-SA 2.5Near Aldbourne: Ashmolean Museum and other days out
Close by, the list has a single place: Aldbourne Heritage Centre, within 5 km of its edge. Further afield, the best known is Ashmolean Museum, at 40 km. Within 40 km you can choose from 12, 4 castles and 2 museums among them.
Nearest place to visit
Closest of all is Aldbourne Heritage Centre, 100 m from the centre. Aldbourne Heritage Centre is a museum in Wiltshire.
1On the map
Numbered 1 to 7, the places follow the tiles below.
Aldbourne is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
9 castles or historic places and 3 museums or galleries top the count.
Green: inside Aldbourne. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
3 places are cared for: 2 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust (Donnington Castle, Ashdown Park and Uffington Castle).
Each place in turn
The town has one; within 40 km, the list finds 12 more.
Marlmesbury Abbey and Grounds
Abbey and parish church in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, UK.
Oxford Castle Motte
Castle in Oxford incorporated into a now closed prison.
STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway
Railway museum in Swindon, England.
University of Oxford Botanic Garden
Botanical garden in Oxford, UK.
What is in or close to Aldbourne 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.
84 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Aldbourne’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Aldbourne →
A day out from Aldbourne
Best known first, these lead 12 places within 40 km.
2MuseumAshmolean Museum40 km northeast
3CastleHighclere Castle25 km southeastCastle4Castle · English HeritageDonnington Castle21 km east
5Historic house · National TrustAshdown Park6.6 km north
6Abbey or prioryMarlmesbury Abbey and Grounds35 km west
7Fort · English HeritageUffington Castle11 km north
CastleOxford Castle Motte39 km northeast
FortBarbury Castle11 km west
Historic houseBeaumont Palace40 km northeast
MuseumSTEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway15 km northwest
GardenUniversity of Oxford Botanic Garden40 km northeast
CastleDevizes Castle30 km southwestThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Malmesbury →
Quick answers on Aldbourne
What are the main attractions in Aldbourne?
The place to visit inside Aldbourne’s built-up area is Aldbourne Heritage Centre. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town.
Does Aldbourne have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Aldbourne: Aldbourne Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Aldbourne?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Donnington Castle (English Heritage), 21 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Aldbourne?
Within 40 km: Ashmolean Museum (40 km), Highclere Castle (25 km), Donnington Castle (21 km), Ashdown Park (6.6 km).
Where are Aldbourne’s historic buildings listed?
Aldbourne has 84 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 Aldbourne 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 (6)
- Aldbourne Heritage Centre: John Dymond, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashmolean Museum: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Highclere Castle: Richard Munckton from Windsor, Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashdown Park: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marlmesbury Abbey and Grounds: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Uffington Castle: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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