Places to visit around Lubenham, from Harborough Museum
The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 4 are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 museums, an attraction and a theme park. Further afield, Leicester Cathedral is 21 km from the centre.
The names to know near Lubenham
Following Harborough Museum are an attraction, a museum and a theme park.
MuseumHarborough Museum2.5 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionFoxton Locks2.1 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumFoxton Inclined Plane Trust Museum2.2 km outside town, to the northwestTheme parkTheme parkMini Mischiefs3.6 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.
Where things are
Leave town to the east for most of the 4 nearby.
The dashed line is Lubenham’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
The places here are 2 museums, an attraction and a theme park.
Green: inside Lubenham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Full list of places
4 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
13 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Lubenham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Lubenham →
Names further out
Allow a day for Leicester Cathedral, 21 km away, the pick of 12.
CathedralLeicester Cathedral21 km northwest
Historic houseAlthorp22 km south
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael38 km west
Historic houseBurghley House39 km northeast
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral26 km south
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum38 km west · 300K visitors a year (2010)
CastleRockingham Castle17 km east
CastleFotheringhay Castle36 km east
Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle25 km northwest
CastleLeicester Castle21 km northwest
MuseumLeicester Museum and Art Gallery20 km northwest
MuseumNational Space Centre22 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Lubenham (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.
Visiting Lubenham: questions
What is there to see near Lubenham?
No attraction is mapped inside Lubenham itself. Within 5 km of it are Harborough Museum, Foxton Locks, Foxton Inclined Plane Trust Museum and Mini Mischiefs.
Does Lubenham have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Lubenham: Harborough Museum and Foxton Inclined Plane Trust Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Lubenham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kirby Muxloe Castle (English Heritage), 25 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Lubenham?
Within 40 km: Leicester Cathedral (21 km), Althorp (22 km), Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (38 km), Burghley House (39 km).
Where are Lubenham’s historic buildings listed?
Lubenham has 13 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 Lubenham 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
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Art Gallery & Museum: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rockingham Castle: Brian Coleman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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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