Near Podington: Colworth House and other places to visit
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 4 of 6. None of them is inside Podington itself. If you have a day, head to Bletchley Park, 30 km away.
The first to see around Podington
Next to Colworth House, the best known are 4 museums and a heritage railway.
Historic houseColworth House4.4 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumIrchester Railway Museum4.6 km outside town, to the northwestHeritage railwayHeritage railwayRushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway4.5 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumRushden Hall and Museum3.6 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumRushden Historical Transport Society4.4 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumWollaston Museum3 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map view
At the edge of the map sits Rushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway, 4.9 km out.
The dashed line is Podington’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The types of place
4 of the 6 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Podington. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every one of them
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 6 places.
Rushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway
Heritage railway in Northamptonshire, England.
Rushden Hall and Museum
Country house in Rushden, Northamptonshire, England, UK.
Rushden Historical Transport Society
Transport museum in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
24 listed buildings are on Podington’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Podington →
Further away
Start with Bletchley Park, 30 km off, the best known of 12.
MuseumBletchley Park30 km south
CastleKimbolton Castle17 km east
Historic houseAlthorp26 km westHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey30 km south
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral19 km west
CastleFotheringhay Castle33 km northeast
CastleLavendon Castle8.6 km south
CastleBedford Castle17 km southeast
CastleCastle Ashby House8.5 km west
CastleNorthampton Castle19 km west
CastleBarnwell Castle25 km northeast
FortBuckden Towers26 km eastPlaces well known beyond Podington (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.
Before a day out in Podington
What is there to see near Podington?
No attraction is mapped inside Podington itself. Within 5 km of it are Colworth House, Irchester Railway Museum, Rushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway and Rushden Hall and Museum.
Does Podington have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Podington: Irchester Railway Museum, Rushden Hall and Museum, Rushden Historical Transport Society and Wollaston Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Podington?
None is recorded within 5 km of Podington.
What are the best-known days out near Podington?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (30 km), Kimbolton Castle (17 km), Althorp (26 km), Woburn Abbey (30 km).
Where are Podington’s historic buildings listed?
Podington has 24 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 Podington 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 (13)
- Colworth House: Lecomte99 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irchester Railway Museum: Mick from Northamptonshire, England, CC BY 2.0, 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
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lavendon Castle: Nigel Stickells, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bedford Castle: Matthew Paris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Ashby House: R Neil Marshman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Castle: C. H. Hartshorne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnwell Castle: Will Lovell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckden Towers: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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