Around Bishopstone, start with Ashdown Park
4 of the 5 places to visit in and around Bishopstone are castles or historic places. None of them is inside Bishopstone itself. The list includes 4 places in care: 3 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage. Further afield, Blenheim Palace is 38 km from the centre.
Leading the list near Bishopstone
Along with Ashdown Park, see a park or estate, a historic site and a historic house.
Historic house · National TrustAshdown Park3.9 km outside town, to the southeastPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustThe Coombes1.5 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric siteHistoric site · English HeritageWayland's Smithy3.5 km outside town, to the northeastHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustAshdown House3.7 km outside town, to the southeastFortFortNidum4.7 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Bishopstone
Out at 5.1 km is Nidum, the farthest.
The dashed line is Bishopstone’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
The biggest group is castles or historic places, with 4 of the 5.
Green: inside Bishopstone. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
4 places are cared for: 3 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage (Ashdown Park, The Coombes, Wayland's Smithy and Ashdown House).
Every place to visit
5 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
31 listed buildings are on Bishopstone’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bishopstone →
Further afield
Most famous of the 12 is Blenheim Palace, 38 km from the centre.
Historic houseBlenheim Palace38 km northeast
MuseumAshmolean Museum35 km northeast
Fort · English HeritageUffington Castle6 km northeast
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History36 km northeast
Abbey or prioryMarlmesbury Abbey and Grounds31 km west
CastleHighclere Castle32 km southeastCastleCastle · English HeritageDonnington Castle26 km southeast
MuseumSTEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway10 km west
CastleOxford Castle Motte35 km northeast
MuseumPitt Rivers Museum36 km northeast
Historic houseBeaumont Palace35 km northeast
Historic houseHighgrove House38 km westPlaces well known beyond Bishopstone (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.
Your questions on Bishopstone
What is there to see near Bishopstone?
No attraction is mapped inside Bishopstone itself. Within 5 km of it are Ashdown Park, The Coombes, Wayland's Smithy and Ashdown House.
Does Bishopstone have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Bishopstone.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bishopstone?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Bishopstone, 4 places are cared for: 3 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage (Ashdown Park, The Coombes, Wayland's Smithy and Ashdown House).
What are the best-known days out near Bishopstone?
Within 40 km: Blenheim Palace (38 km), Ashmolean Museum (35 km), Uffington Castle (6 km), Oxford University Museum of Natural History (36 km).
Where are Bishopstone’s historic buildings listed?
Bishopstone has 31 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 Bishopstone 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)
- Ashdown Park: Brian Robert Marshall, 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
- Uffington Castle: Andrew Smith, 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
- Marlmesbury Abbey and Grounds: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Highclere Castle: Richard Munckton from Windsor, Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway: BazzaDaRambler, CC BY 2.0, 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
- Highgrove House: Sherwood, Jones & Co, London, 1825, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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