Burghley House
Grand sixteenth-century country house near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, UK.
Attractions in Ufford
Photo: Burghley House, Anthony Masi from UK (CC BY 2.0)Near Ufford: Burghley House and other places to visit
3 of the 5 places to visit in and around Ufford are castles or historic places. Ufford itself has none of them. At 11 km, Peterborough Cathedral is worth the journey.
In Ufford
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Best known
Where to start near Ufford
Then come a castle, an attraction and a historic site, behind Burghley House.
Historic houseBurghley House4.6 km outside town, to the northwest
CastleWoodcroft Castle4.2 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionSacrewell Farm & Country Centre3.9 km outside town, to the southHistoric siteHistoric siteHarrier GR93.9 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumOld Farm Equipment4.1 km outside town, to the southwestEach 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
The places, mapped
The farthest of them, Burghley House, is 5.1 km out.
The dashed line is Ufford’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
Which kinds
Castles or historic places lead the count with 3 of 5.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house · 1 castle · 1 historic site0 in town · 3 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Ufford. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Place after place
All 5 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
39 listed buildings are on Ufford’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ufford →
Big names nearby
Further away
The standout of the 12 is Peterborough Cathedral, 11 km from town.
CathedralPeterborough Cathedral11 km southeast
CastleFotheringhay Castle12 km south
Garden · National TrustWoolsthorpe Manor27 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageLongthorpe Tower8.8 km southeast
CastleKimbolton Castle36 km south
MuseumFlag Fen14 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustBelton House39 km northwest
CastleBarnwell Castle19 km south
Historic houseElton Hall11 km south
Heritage railwayNene Valley Railway7.2 km southeast
Abbey or prioryCrowland Abbey16 km east
CastleOakham Castle24 km westPlaces well known beyond Ufford (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.
Good to know in Ufford
What is there to see near Ufford?
No attraction is mapped inside Ufford itself. Within 5 km of it are Burghley House, Woodcroft Castle, Sacrewell Farm & Country Centre and Harrier GR9.
Does Ufford have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Ufford: Old Farm Equipment.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Ufford?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Woolsthorpe Manor (National Trust), 27 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Ufford?
Within 40 km: Peterborough Cathedral (11 km), Fotheringhay Castle (12 km), Woolsthorpe Manor (27 km), Longthorpe Tower (8.8 km).
Where are Ufford’s historic buildings listed?
Ufford has 39 listed buildings, 2 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 Ufford 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 (14)
- Burghley House: Anthony Masi from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodcroft Castle: Andrew Kerr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peterborough Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woolsthorpe Manor: Hel-hama, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Longthorpe Tower: Julian Dowse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Flag Fen: The original uploader was Kev747 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belton House: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnwell Castle: Will Lovell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elton Hall: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nene Valley Railway: PeterSkuce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crowland Abbey: Thorvaldsson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oakham Castle: Simon Garbutt. SiGarb 21:25, 12 November 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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