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Manor House Museum

Manor House Museum is an art museum in Kettering, Northamptonshire. It is on the official list as a Grade II listed building. Around it, within 15 km, lie 21 more places, Boughton House (4.6 km) first on our list.

Where

In Kettering

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum in Kettering

Inside Kettering

Manor House Museum is inside Kettering’s built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Kettering has 58 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Seasons and weather

Afternoons in Kettering peak at 19–22°C, June to September.

Jan7° / 1°55 mm

Feb8° / 1°44 mm

Mar11° / 3°42 mm

Apr14° / 4°48 mm

May17° / 7°51 mm

Jun20° / 10°54 mm

Jul22° / 12°59 mm

Aug22° / 12°64 mm

Sep19° / 10°54 mm

Oct15° / 7°69 mm

Nov10° / 4°63 mm

Dec8° / 2°62 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Kettering, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Kettering. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Kettering’s full climate →

About

Manor House Museum

Art museum in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, UK.

In Kettering, inside the town’s built-up area.

Kettering’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade II listed building
Town: in Kettering
Official site: kettering.gov.uk/museum

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Before you set off

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Manor House Museum and what surrounds it

Numbered points are the places near Manor House Museum, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

The biggest base of the 8 is Kettering (63,149 people). The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Kettering

63,149 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 3.3 km southeast of it

Burton Latimer

10,440 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 3.4 km south of it

Pytchley

497 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 3.5 km southwest of it

Broughton

1,982 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Manor House Museum is	People	Places to visit
Kettering	It’s in town	63,149	7
Burton Latimer	3.3 km southeast of it	10,440	4
Pytchley	3.4 km south of it	497	4
Broughton	3.5 km southwest of it	1,982	4
Isham	4.3 km south of it	826	4
Geddington	4.6 km northeast of it	1,525	2
Rothwell	4.7 km northwest of it	8,623	5
Loddington	4.7 km west of it	533	5

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

There are 21 within 15 km, 3 historic houses, 2 castles and 2 museums among them.

Historic houseBoughton House4.6 km away 2

Theme parkWicksteed Park2.1 km away 3

CastleRockingham Castle13 km away 4

Historic houseLamport Hall11 km away 5

MuseumIrchester Railway Museum13 km away 6

Historic houseKelmarsh Hall13 km away 7

MuseumSywell Aviation Museum11 km away 8CastleCastle · English HeritageTriangular Lodge6 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Asked about Manor House Museum

Where is Manor House Museum?

Manor House Museum is in Kettering, Northamptonshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Manor House Museum?

Art museum in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Manor House Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Kettering, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Manor House Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Manor House Museum?

Within 15 km: Boughton House (4.6 km), Wicksteed Park (2.1 km), Rockingham Castle (13 km) and Lamport Hall (11 km).

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 (7)

Boughton House: John Stolarski, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wicksteed Park: Dot Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rockingham Castle: Brian Coleman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lamport Hall: Ian Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Irchester Railway Museum: Mick from Northamptonshire, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kelmarsh Hall: Portable Antiquities Scheme from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sywell Aviation Museum: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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