Winchester Park, Philadelphia

#944 among attractions in Philadelphia

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Winchester Park is a neighborhood in Far Northeast Philadelphia. It is located in the vicinity of Pennypack Park, north and west of Holmesburg. ()

Coordinates: 40°2'46"N, 75°1'8"W

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Pennypack ParkPhiladelphia United States

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Winchester Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Frankford Avenue Bridge, Holme Avenue Bridge, Insectarium, Penypack Theatre.

~980 ftSW
Bridge, Playground
Frankford Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia
5 min walk • The Frankford Avenue Bridge, also known as the Pennypack Creek Bridge, the Pennypack Bridge, the Holmesburg Bridge, and the King's Highway Bridge, erected in 1697 in the Holmesburg section of Northeast Philadelphia, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, is the oldest surviving roadway bridge in the United States.
0.8 miN
Bridge
Holme Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia
20 min walk • The Holme Avenue Bridge is a closed-spandrel concrete arch bridge that carries Holme Avenue across Wooden Bridge Run in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The total length of the bridge is 101.1 feet. The width of its deck is 83.8 feet. Built in 1921, it remains in use today.
0.5 miSW
Museum, Natural history museum, Specialty museum
Insectarium, Philadelphia
12 min walk • The Insectarium is a museum about insects located in the Northeast part of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The museum opened in 1992 and features displays of many types of live insects, mounted specimens, exhibits and hands-on activities.
0.5 miSW
Theater
Penypack Theatre, Philadelphia
12 min walk • The Penypack Theatre is an historic Art Deco style movie house located on the 8000 block of Frankford Avenue of Holmesburg in the northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1.6 miSW
Neighbourhood
Tacony, Philadelphia
40 min walk • Tacony is a historic neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia, about 8 miles from downtown Philadelphia. It is bounded by the east side of Frankford Avenue on the northwest, the south side of Cottman Avenue on the northeast, the north side of Robbins Street on the southwest, and the Delaware River and Interstate 95 on the southeast.
0.8 miW
Natural attraction, Protected area
Bull's Island Recreation Area, Philadelphia
22 min walk • The 79-acre Bull's Island Recreation Area is on Bull's Island at Raven Rock along the Delaware River approximately 3 miles north of Stockton, within Delaware Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.
0.8 miN
Neighbourhood
Holme Circle, Philadelphia
21 min walk • Holme Circle is a neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia. It is located in the loop of Pennypack Creek at Holme Avenue and Welsh Road.
1.2 miSW
Art Deco architecture
Edwin Forrest School, Philadelphia
31 min walk • Edwin Forrest School is a public elementary school located in the Mayfair neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is within the School District of Philadelphia. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1928–1929. It is a three-story, eight-bay, yellow brick building in the Art Deco style.
0.5 miSW
Neighbourhood
Holmesburg, Philadelphia
13 min walk • Holmesburg began as a Village within Lower Dublin Township, Pennsylvania. It is now a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
0.5 miE
Neighbourhood
Upper Holmesburg, Philadelphia
13 min walk • Upper Holmesburg is a neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia. It is located along the Delaware River and Pennypack Creek, from Frankford Avenue to Willits Road. St. Dominic Roman Catholic parish is located in this section on the 8500 block of Frankford Avenue.
0.7 miN
Neighbourhood, Modernist architecture
Greenbelt Knoll, Philadelphia
19 min walk • Greenbelt Knoll is a residential development in the Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Planned and built from 1952 to 1957, it is notable as the first planned racially integrated development in Philadelphia and among the first in the United States.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Winchester Park?

Nearby attractions include Frankford Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia (5 min walk), Insectarium, Philadelphia (12 min walk), Penypack Theatre, Philadelphia (12 min walk), Upper Holmesburg, Philadelphia (13 min walk).

How to get to Winchester Park by public transport?

The nearest stations to Winchester Park:

Train

Holmesburg Junction (25 min walk)