The Priory heads the list around Alvingham
All of it lies outside: 4 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Alvingham’s built-up area. There are an abbey or priory, a museum and a zoo to choose from. Go 26 km out for Bolingbroke Castle.
Leading the list near Alvingham
Alongside The Priory you find a museum, a zoo and a theme park.
Abbey or prioryThe Priory4.4 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumLouth Museum4.8 km outside town, to the southwestZooZooRushmoor Country Park1.6 km outside town, to the southTheme parkTheme parkPlay Factory Louth4 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.
Where to find them
Beyond the town, the 4 nearby are mostly to the southwest.
The dashed line is Alvingham’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 an abbey or priory, a museum and a zoo.
Green: inside Alvingham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The whole list for Alvingham
Each of the 4 is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
9 listed buildings are on Alvingham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Alvingham →
Trips out
Leading the 11 is Bolingbroke Castle, 26 km away; they include 3 abbeys or priories and 2 castles.
Castle · English HeritageBolingbroke Castle26 km south
Historic house · National TrustTattershall Castle37 km southwest
CastleCastle Hill8.4 km south
MuseumLincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre29 km south · 40K visitors a yearTheme parkTheme parkPleasure Island Family Theme Park16 km north
Historic shipRoss Tiger21 km northwest
Abbey or prioryBardney Abbey33 km southwest
Abbey or prioryKirkstead Abbey34 km southwest
Historic houseGunby Hall27 km south
Theme parkFantasy Island31 km southeast
Abbey or prioryRevesby Abbey31 km southPlaces well known beyond Alvingham (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.
Practical questions about Alvingham
What is there to see near Alvingham?
No attraction is mapped inside Alvingham itself. Within 5 km of it are The Priory, Louth Museum, Rushmoor Country Park and Play Factory Louth.
Does Alvingham have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Alvingham: Louth Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Alvingham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Bolingbroke Castle (English Heritage), 26 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Alvingham?
Within 40 km: Bolingbroke Castle (26 km), Tattershall Castle (37 km), Castle Hill (8.4 km), Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre (29 km).
Where are Alvingham’s historic buildings listed?
Alvingham has 9 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 Alvingham 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 (12)
- The Priory: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louth Museum: Jack1956, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolingbroke Castle: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tattershall Castle: Brian from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Hill: Chris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Tiger: Dornsby, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bardney Abbey: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirkstead Abbey: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gunby Hall: Bob Cantwell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fantasy Island: Butlins2020, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Revesby Abbey: Paul Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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