Thorpe Camp
You reach Thorpe Camp, a museum, by heading 1 km north of Coningsby and Tattershall. 18 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Tattershall Castle (2.2 km).
Museum near Coningsby and Tattershall
Just outside Coningsby and Tattershall
Thorpe Camp is 1 km north of Coningsby and Tattershall. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The best months to visit
Afternoons in Coningsby and Tattershall peak at 19–22°C, June to September.
Thorpe Camp
Museum.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- 1 km north of Coningsby and Tattershall
Where it sits
The orange dot is Thorpe Camp; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
Home to 5,511 people, Coningsby and Tattershall is the largest of these 4. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
Coningsby and Tattershall
Tattershall
Kirkby on Bain
Woodhall Spa
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Thorpe Camp is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coningsby and Tattershall | 1 km south of it | 5,511 | 5 |
| Tattershall | 2.3 km southwest of it | 449 | 5 |
| Kirkby on Bain | 3.3 km northeast of it | 313 | 2 |
| Woodhall Spa | 3.3 km northwest of it | 4,685 | 5 |
Close to Thorpe Camp
Also close at hand are 4 abbeys or priories, a historic house and a castle, among 18 within 15 km.
Historic house · National TrustTattershall Castle2.2 km away2
Castle · English HeritageBolingbroke Castle14 km away3
Abbey or prioryKirkstead Abbey3.3 km away4
MuseumLincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre12 km away · 40K visitors a year5
Abbey or prioryRevesby Abbey8.2 km away6
Abbey or prioryHaverholme Priory15 km away7
Abbey or prioryBardney Abbey15 km away8RuinsRuins · National TrustStable ruins2.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Thorpe Camp, answered
Where is Thorpe Camp?
Thorpe Camp is 1 km north of Coningsby and Tattershall, Lincolnshire.
What is Thorpe Camp?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Thorpe Camp?
June to September are the warmest months in Coningsby and Tattershall, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Thorpe Camp?
Within 15 km: Tattershall Castle (2.2 km), Bolingbroke Castle (14 km), Kirkstead Abbey (3.3 km) and Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre (12 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)
- Tattershall Castle: Brian from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolingbroke Castle: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirkstead Abbey: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Revesby Abbey: Paul Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Haverholme Priory: Steve Tapster, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bardney Abbey: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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