Places to visit around Wanborough, from The Coombes
The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 5 are within 5 km of its edge. They include 2 museums, a park or estate and an attraction. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by the National Trust. Further afield, Ashmolean Museum is 38 km from the centre.
Just outside Wanborough, the best known
Next to The Coombes, the best known are 2 museums, an attraction and a fort.
MuseumRichard Jefferies Museum2.5 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumChiseldon Museum2.8 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionRoves Farm Visitor Centre4.9 km outside town, to the northFortFortNidum1.7 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
On the map
The farthest of them, Roves Farm Visitor Centre, is 5.7 km out.
The dashed line is Wanborough’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
A breakdown by kind
The list holds 2 museums, a park or estate and an attraction.
Green: inside Wanborough. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (The Coombes).
All of it
Each of the 5 is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
23 listed buildings are on Wanborough’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Wanborough →
Names further out
The standout of the 12 is Ashmolean Museum, 38 km from town.
MuseumAshmolean Museum38 km northeast
Abbey or prioryMarlmesbury Abbey and Grounds28 km west
MuseumSTEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway7 km west
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History39 km northeast
Fort · English HeritageUffington Castle9.5 km east
CastleHighclere Castle34 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustAshdown Park7.4 km eastCastleCastle · English HeritageDonnington Castle29 km southeast
FortBarbury Castle9.1 km southwest
CastleOxford Castle Motte38 km northeast
Historic houseHighgrove House34 km west
MuseumPitt Rivers Museum39 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Wanborough (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.
Places to visit in Wanborough: questions
What is there to see near Wanborough?
No attraction is mapped inside Wanborough itself. Within 5 km of it are The Coombes, Richard Jefferies Museum, Chiseldon Museum and Roves Farm Visitor Centre.
Does Wanborough have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Wanborough: Richard Jefferies Museum and Chiseldon Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Wanborough?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Wanborough, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (The Coombes).
What are the best-known days out near Wanborough?
Within 40 km: Ashmolean Museum (38 km), Marlmesbury Abbey and Grounds (28 km), STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway (7 km), Oxford University Museum of Natural History (39 km).
Where are Wanborough’s historic buildings listed?
Wanborough has 23 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 Wanborough 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)
- Richard Jefferies Museum: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashmolean Museum: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marlmesbury Abbey and Grounds: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway: BazzaDaRambler, CC BY 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
- Uffington Castle: Andrew Smith, 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
- Barbury Castle: Geotrekker72, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford Castle Motte: Tejvan Pettinger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Highgrove House: Sherwood, Jones & Co, London, 1825, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pitt Rivers Museum: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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