Colworth House and more near Felmersham
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Felmersham’s built-up area, but 3 places are within 5 km of its edge. There are 2 museums and a historic house to choose from. Set 27 km out, Bletchley Park makes a day trip.
Leading the list near Felmersham
The list goes on from Colworth House to 2 museums.
Historic houseColworth House2.4 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumFire Museum5 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumS.O.44 Museum5 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
How they lie
Head to the southeast for most of the 3 on the list.
The dashed line is Felmersham’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What there is to see
Museums or galleries lead the count with 2 of 3.
Green: inside Felmersham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
Each of the 3 is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
16 listed buildings are on Felmersham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Felmersham →
Beyond the town
First of the 12 big names within reach is Bletchley Park, 27 km away.
MuseumBletchley Park27 km southwest
CastleKimbolton Castle15 km northeastHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey25 km south
Historic houseAlthorp32 km west
CastleBedford Castle10 km southeast
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral24 km west
CastleLavendon Castle8.1 km southwest
CastleFotheringhay Castle36 km north
FortBuckden Towers22 km northeast
Historic house · English HeritageWrest Park24 km southeast
Historic house · English HeritageHoughton House19 km south
CastleBarnwell Castle28 km northPlaces well known beyond Felmersham (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
What visitors ask about Felmersham
What is there to see near Felmersham?
No attraction is mapped inside Felmersham itself. Within 5 km of it are Colworth House, Fire Museum and S.O.44 Museum.
Does Felmersham have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Felmersham: Fire Museum and S.O.44 Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Felmersham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Wrest Park (English Heritage), 24 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Felmersham?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (27 km), Kimbolton Castle (15 km), Woburn Abbey (25 km), Althorp (32 km).
Where are Felmersham’s historic buildings listed?
Felmersham has 16 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Felmersham when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (12)
- Colworth House: Lecomte99 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bedford Castle: Matthew Paris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lavendon Castle: Nigel Stickells, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckden Towers: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wrest Park: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Houghton House: APB-CMX at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnwell Castle: Will Lovell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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