From Foxton, 4.2 km to Harborough Museum
Our list finds nothing inside Foxton’s built-up area, but 4 places within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 2 museums, an attraction and a theme park. Allow a day for Leicester Cathedral, 19 km off.
Where to start near Foxton
The list goes on from Harborough Museum to a museum, an attraction and a theme park.
MuseumHarborough Museum4 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumFoxton Inclined Plane Trust Museum600 m outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionFoxton Locks600 m outside town, to the southwestTheme parkTheme parkMini Mischiefs4.8 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.
Map of the places
Out of town, most of the 4 are to the southeast.
The dashed line is Foxton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
Between them they are 2 museums, an attraction and a theme park.
Green: inside Foxton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Each place in turn
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 4 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
10 listed buildings are on Foxton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Foxton →
Around the region
First of the 12 big names within reach is Leicester Cathedral, 19 km away.
CathedralLeicester Cathedral19 km northwest
Historic houseAlthorp25 km south
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael38 km west
Historic houseBurghley House38 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle23 km northwest
CastleRockingham Castle16 km east
CastleFotheringhay Castle36 km east
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum38 km west · 300K visitors a year (2010)
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral29 km south
CastleLeicester Castle19 km northwest
MuseumLeicester Museum and Art Gallery18 km northwest
MuseumNational Space Centre20 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Foxton (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.
Common questions about Foxton
What is there to see near Foxton?
No attraction is mapped inside Foxton itself. Within 5 km of it are Harborough Museum, Foxton Inclined Plane Trust Museum, Foxton Locks and Mini Mischiefs.
Does Foxton have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Foxton: Harborough Museum and Foxton Inclined Plane Trust Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Foxton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kirby Muxloe Castle (English Heritage), 23 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Foxton?
Within 40 km: Leicester Cathedral (19 km), Althorp (25 km), Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (38 km), Burghley House (38 km).
Where are Foxton’s historic buildings listed?
Foxton has 10 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 Foxton 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)
- Harborough Museum: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burghley House: Anthony Masi from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rockingham Castle: Brian Coleman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Art Gallery & Museum: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Castle: Kris1973, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Museum and Art Gallery: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Space Centre: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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