Belton House
Country house museum in Belton near Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Barkston
Photo: Belton House, Wehha (CC BY-SA 3.0)Belton House heads the list around Barkston
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Barkston’s built-up area, but 4 places are within 5 km of its edge. There are a historic house, a castle and a historic site to choose from. One of the places on the list is maintained by the National Trust. If you have a day, head to Lincoln Cathedral, 31 km away.
In Barkston
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
4
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known
Where to start near Barkston
A castle, a historic site and a church follow Belton House.
Historic house · National TrustBelton House2 km outside town, to the southCastleCastleCastle Hill4.3 km outside town, to the northHistoric siteHistoric siteEnglish Electric Canberra B(I)84 km outside town, to the eastChurchChurchParish Church of St Peter and St Paul1.8 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map
Where to find them
To the south lie most of the 4 nearby.
The dashed line is Barkston’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
Kinds of place
All 4 are castles or historic places.
Castles & historic places 1 historic house · 1 castle · 1 historic site · 1 church0 in town · 4 nearby
Green: inside Barkston. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Belton House).
Every place
Each place in turn
Nothing is inside Barkston itself; these 4 are 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 Barkston’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Barkston →
Big names nearby
Trips out
Most famous of the 12 is Lincoln Cathedral, 31 km from the centre.
CathedralLincoln Cathedral31 km north
Historic houseBelvoir Castle14 km southwest
Garden · National TrustWoolsthorpe Manor17 km south
CastleLincoln Castle31 km north
Historic houseHarlaxton Manor10 km south
Historic house · National TrustTattershall Castle32 km northeast
CastleNottingham Castle36 km west
Historic houseBurghley House37 km south
ChurchSouthwell Minster26 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustGrantham House5.7 km south
CastleNewark Castle18 km northwest
CathedralNottingham Cathedral36 km westPlaces well known beyond Barkston (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 Barkston: the answers
What is there to see near Barkston?
No attraction is mapped inside Barkston itself. Within 5 km of it are Belton House, Castle Hill, English Electric Canberra B(I)8 and Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul.
Does Barkston have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Barkston.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Barkston?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Barkston, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Belton House).
What are the best-known days out near Barkston?
Within 40 km: Lincoln Cathedral (31 km), Belvoir Castle (14 km), Woolsthorpe Manor (17 km), Lincoln Castle (31 km).
Where are Barkston’s historic buildings listed?
Barkston has 9 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 Barkston 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)
- Belton House: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lincoln Cathedral: DrMoschi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belvoir Castle: Nancy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woolsthorpe Manor: Hel-hama, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lincoln Castle: Dmitrij M, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harlaxton Manor: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tattershall Castle: Brian from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burghley House: Anthony Masi from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Southwell Minster: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grantham House: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newark Castle: David Ingham from Lancashire, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Cathedral: The original uploader was David Newton at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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