A museum just outside Gartree: Harborough Museum
Nothing is mapped inside Gartree’s built-up area, but 4 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in 2 museums, an attraction and a theme park. Beyond the town, the best known is Leicester Cathedral, 20 km off.
Around Gartree: where to begin
The rest of the best known are an attraction, a museum and a theme park.
MuseumHarborough Museum3.1 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionFoxton Locks1.2 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumFoxton Inclined Plane Trust Museum1.2 km outside town, to the westTheme parkTheme parkMini Mischiefs4.1 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.
Where things are
Close by, the 4 mostly lie to the southeast.
The dashed line is Gartree’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
The places here are 2 museums, an attraction and a theme park.
Green: inside Gartree. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
These 4 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Further afield
Start with Leicester Cathedral, 20 km off, the best known of 12.
CathedralLeicester Cathedral20 km northwest
Historic houseAlthorp24 km south
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael38 km west
Historic houseBurghley House38 km northeast
CastleRockingham Castle16 km east
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral28 km south
CastleFotheringhay Castle36 km east
Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle24 km northwest
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum38 km west · 300K visitors a year (2010)
CastleLeicester Castle19 km northwest
MuseumLeicester Museum and Art Gallery19 km northwest
MuseumNational Space Centre21 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Gartree (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.
Your questions on Gartree
What is there to see near Gartree?
No attraction is mapped inside Gartree itself. Within 5 km of it are Harborough Museum, Foxton Locks, Foxton Inclined Plane Trust Museum and Mini Mischiefs.
Does Gartree have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Gartree: Harborough Museum and Foxton Inclined Plane Trust Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Gartree?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kirby Muxloe Castle (English Heritage), 24 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Gartree?
Within 40 km: Leicester Cathedral (20 km), Althorp (24 km), Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (38 km), Burghley House (38 km).
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 Gartree 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
- Rockingham Castle: Brian Coleman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Art Gallery & Museum: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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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