What to see from Heads Nook: Corby Castle first
A day out from Heads Nook leads to Hadrian's Wall, 35 km away. There is no place to visit inside Heads Nook’s built-up area; there are 2 within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a castle and an attraction.
The best known around Heads Nook
Once you have seen Corby Castle, try an attraction.
CastleCorby Castle2.2 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionWetheral Caves2.9 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.
Mapped
Out at 3.1 km is Wetheral Caves, the farthest.
The dashed line is Heads Nook’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 sort of places
It comes down to a castle and an attraction.
Green: inside Heads Nook. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 2 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Heads Nook’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Heads Nook →
Beyond the town
Most famous of the 12 is Hadrian's Wall, 35 km from the centre.
CathedralCarlisle Cathedral9.4 km west
Castle · English HeritageCarlisle Castle9.6 km west
CastleNaworth Castle10 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageBrougham Castle27 km south
CastleScaleby Castle8.5 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageLanercost Priory11 km northeastCastleCastleArmathwaite Castle9.4 km south
CastleFeatherstone Castle19 km east
Castle · English HeritagePenrith Castle25 km southCastleCastleAskerton Castle15 km northCastleCastleBewcastle Castle (ruins)21 km northPlaces well known beyond Heads Nook (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.
Heads Nook, answered
What is there to see near Heads Nook?
No attraction is mapped inside Heads Nook itself. Within 5 km of it are Corby Castle and Wetheral Caves.
Does Heads Nook have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Heads Nook.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Heads Nook?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Hadrian's Wall (English Heritage), 35 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Heads Nook?
Within 40 km: Hadrian's Wall (35 km), Carlisle Cathedral (9.4 km), Carlisle Castle (9.6 km), Naworth Castle (10 km).
Where are Heads Nook’s historic buildings listed?
Heads Nook has 1 listed buildings. 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 Heads Nook 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 (9)
- Corby Castle: Lynne Kirton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlisle Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlisle Castle: John Gibson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Naworth Castle: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brougham Castle: Michael D Beckwith, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scaleby Castle: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lanercost Priory: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Featherstone Castle: Margaret Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penrith Castle: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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