Nothing in Sharnbrook itself: Colworth House is 1.2 km away
For a trip from Sharnbrook, Bletchley Park is 29 km away. Look within 5 km of its edge for the 2 places to visit; none is inside Sharnbrook’s built-up area. They include a historic house and a museum.
Top of the list around Sharnbrook
The list goes on from Colworth House to a museum.
Historic houseColworth House700 m outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumThurleigh Museum3.9 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The layout
Furthest from the centre is Thurleigh Museum, 4.8 km away.
The dashed line is Sharnbrook’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
The places here are a historic house and a museum.
Green: inside Sharnbrook. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Each place in turn
2 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
37 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Sharnbrook’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Sharnbrook →
Day trips from Sharnbrook
Bletchley Park (29 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
MuseumBletchley Park29 km southwest
CastleKimbolton Castle13 km northeastHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey27 km south
Historic houseAlthorp31 km west
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral24 km west
CastleBedford Castle12 km southeast
CastleFotheringhay Castle34 km north
CastleLavendon Castle9.2 km southwest
FortBuckden Towers22 km east
CastleBarnwell Castle26 km north
Historic house · English HeritageWrest Park26 km south
Historic house · English HeritageHoughton House21 km southPlaces well known beyond Sharnbrook (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.
Know before you go to Sharnbrook
What is there to see near Sharnbrook?
No attraction is mapped inside Sharnbrook itself. Within 5 km of it are Colworth House and Thurleigh Museum.
Does Sharnbrook have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Sharnbrook: Thurleigh Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Sharnbrook?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Wrest Park (English Heritage), 26 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Sharnbrook?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (29 km), Kimbolton Castle (13 km), Woburn Abbey (27 km), Althorp (31 km).
Where are Sharnbrook’s historic buildings listed?
Sharnbrook has 37 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 Sharnbrook 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
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bedford Castle: Matthew Paris, 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
- Buckden Towers: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnwell Castle: Will Lovell, 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
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