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85 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest is Oxford Castle, 1 km west of the city centre; the most famous is Buckingham Palace — #9 of 8,133 worldwide — 82 km east. The oldest dated site in the circle is Danebury Hill Camp, founded 550 BC.
The 100 km circle reaches into 2 countries — England (84), Wales (1).
12 km north-west · Palace & château · #30 worldwide
Blenheim Palace is a country house in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. It is the seat of the Dukes of Marlborough, and the birthplace of Sir Winston…
1 km west · Ruin
Oxford Castle is a large, partly ruined medieval castle on the western side of central Oxford in Oxfordshire, England.
12 km north-west · Ruin
Woodstock Palace was a royal residence in the English town of Woodstock, Oxfordshire.
1 km north-west · Ruin
Beaumont Palace, built outside the north gate of Oxford, was intended by Henry I about 1130 to serve as a royal palace conveniently close to the…
19 km south-east · Ruin
Wallingford Castle is a medieval castle situated in Wallingford in the English county of Oxfordshire, adjacent to the River Thames.
54 km south-east · Castle · #11 worldwide
Windsor Castle is a royal residence at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, about 25 miles west of central London.
48 km south · Palace & château · #292 worldwide
Highclere Castle is a Grade I listed country house built in 1679 and largely renovated during the 1840s, with a park designed by Capability Brown in…
53 km north-west · Castle
Sudeley Castle is a Grade I listed castle in the parish of Sudeley, in the Cotswolds, near to the medieval market town of Winchcombe,…
37 km south · Ruin
Donnington Castle is a ruined medieval castle, situated in the small village of Donnington, just north of the town of Newbury in the English county…
46 km south · Castle
Calleva Atrebatum was an Iron Age oppidum, the capital of the Atrebates tribe.
48 km east · Ruin
Berkhamsted Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire.
33 km north · Castle
Broughton Castle is a medieval fortified manor house in the village of Broughton, which is about two miles southwest of Banbury in Oxfordshire,…
31 km south-east · Palace & château
Greys Court is a Tudor country house and gardens in the southern Chiltern Hills at Rotherfield Greys, near Henley-on-Thames in the county of…
58 km south · Ruin
Odiham Castle is a ruined castle situated near Odiham in Hampshire, United Kingdom.
59 km north-east · Castle
Northampton Castle was one of the most prominent Norman castles in England. The castle site in Northampton was outside the western city gate, and…
47 km south-west · Castle
Barbury Castle is a scheduled hillfort in Wiltshire, England, about 5.5 miles south of Swindon.
39 km north · Palace & château
Astwell Castle is a manor house in Northamptonshire, England about 1.5 miles south-west of Wappenham.
82 km east · Palace & château · #9 worldwide
Buckingham Palace is a royal residence and the administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom in London, England.
86 km east · Castle · #10 worldwide
The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of…
83 km east · Palace & château · #15 worldwide
The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is located in London, England.
79 km east · Palace & château · #36 worldwide
Kensington Palace is a royal residence situated within Kensington Gardens in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England.
82 km east · Palace & château · #48 worldwide
St James's Palace is the most senior royal palace in London, England. The palace gives its name to the Court of St James's, which is the monarch's…
74 km south-east · Palace & château · #53 worldwide
Hampton Court Palace is a Grade I listed royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, 12 miles southwest and upstream of central…
83 km east · Ruin · #71 worldwide
The Palace of Whitehall – also spelled White Hall – at Westminster was the main residence of the English monarchs from 1530 until 1698, when most of…
63 km north · Castle · #145 worldwide
Warwick Castle is a medieval castle developed from a wooden fort originally built by William the Conqueror during 1068.
84 km east · Fortress · #224 worldwide
The London Wall is a defensive wall first built by the Romans around the strategically important port town of Londinium in c. AD 200, as well as the…
84 km east · Palace & château · #319 worldwide
Lambeth Palace is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
92 km east · Palace & château · #378 worldwide
Queen's House is a former royal residence in the London borough of Greenwich, which presently serves as a public art gallery.
91 km east · Ruin · #379 worldwide
The Palace of Placentia, also known as Greenwich Palace, was an English royal residence that was initially built by Prince Humphrey, Duke of…
+ 56 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q34217.
The Castlemap atlas maps 85 landmarks (31 castles · 4 fortresses · 18 palaces & châteaux · 32 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Oxford, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Oxford Castle, a ruin 1 km west of the city centre.
Buckingham Palace, ranked #9 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 82 km east from Oxford.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Danebury Hill Camp, founded 550 BC — 71 km south. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Swindon (42 km) · Milton Keynes (46 km) · Basingstoke (56 km) · London (83 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
