Wicksteed Park
Wicksteed Park is an amusement park in Kettering, Northamptonshire. It is on the official list as a Grade II listed park and garden. Nearby, Boughton House (4.7 km) heads a list of 22 within 15 km.
Theme park in Kettering
Inside Kettering
Wicksteed Park is inside Kettering’s built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade II listed park and garden
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.
How the seasons run
For warmth, aim for June to September (19–22°C highs in Kettering).
Wicksteed Park
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 3 languages.
- Type
- Theme park
- Listed
- Grade II listed park and garden
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- in Kettering
- Official site
- wicksteedpark.co.uk
Locating Wicksteed Park
Wicksteed Park is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Kettering’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that list Wicksteed Park
In size, Kettering comes first of the 8, with 63,149 people. The list runs from its own town outward.
Kettering
Burton Latimer
Isham
Pytchley
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Wicksteed Park is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kettering | It’s in town | 63,149 | 7 |
| Burton Latimer | 1.3 km southeast of it | 10,440 | 4 |
| Isham | 2.8 km south of it | 826 | 4 |
| Pytchley | 3 km southwest of it | 497 | 4 |
| Broughton | 4.5 km west of it | 1,982 | 4 |
| Orlingbury | 5.4 km southwest of it | 454 | 2 |
| Geddington | 5.8 km north of it | 1,525 | 2 |
| Mawsley Village | 7.7 km west of it | 2,487 | 3 |
More to see nearby
22 more lie within 15 km, 3 historic houses, 3 museums and a castle among them.
Historic houseBoughton House4.7 km away2
CastleRockingham Castle14 km away3
MuseumIrchester Railway Museum11 km away4
Historic houseLamport Hall13 km away5
MuseumSywell Aviation Museum11 km away6
Historic houseKelmarsh Hall15 km away7MuseumMuseumManor House Museum2.1 km away8Heritage railwayHeritage railwayRushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to Wicksteed Park: questions
Where is Wicksteed Park?
Wicksteed Park is in Kettering, Northamptonshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Wicksteed Park?
Amusement park in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Wicksteed Park?
June to September are the warmest months in Kettering, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Wicksteed Park a listed building?
Yes: Grade II listed park and garden.
What else is there to see near Wicksteed Park?
Within 15 km: Boughton House (4.7 km), Rockingham Castle (14 km), Irchester Railway Museum (11 km) and Lamport Hall (13 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)
- Wicksteed Park: Dot Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boughton House: John Stolarski, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rockingham Castle: Brian Coleman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irchester Railway Museum: Mick from Northamptonshire, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lamport Hall: Ian Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sywell Aviation Museum: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelmarsh Hall: Portable Antiquities Scheme from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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