Harlaxton Manor and more near Barrowby
Nothing is mapped inside Barrowby’s built-up area, but 6 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 3 theme parks, 2 historic houses and a museum, among others. Among them, one is cared for by the National Trust. Belton House is worth a day, 5.6 km from the centre.
Top of the list around Barrowby
Close behind Harlaxton Manor are 3 theme parks, a historic house and a museum.
Historic houseHarlaxton Manor3.2 km outside town, to the south
Historic house · National TrustGrantham House2.8 km outside town, to the east
MuseumGrantham Museum2.8 km outside town, to the eastTheme parkTheme parkFun Farm1.9 km outside town, to the eastTheme parkTheme parkUrban Wolf Axe Throwing2.6 km outside town, to the eastTheme parkTheme parkVR Escape2.9 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.
Places on the map
The 6 outside town cluster to the east.
The dashed line is Barrowby’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What they are
Ahead are zoos, theme parks or other days out (3); next, castles or historic places (2).
Green: inside Barrowby. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Grantham House).
Every entry
All 6 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
28 listed buildings are on Barrowby’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Barrowby →
Further away
Top of the 12 day trips: Belton House, at 5.6 km.
Historic house · National TrustBelton House5.6 km northeast
Historic houseBelvoir Castle6.8 km west
CathedralLincoln Cathedral37 km north
Garden · National TrustWoolsthorpe Manor12 km south
CastleNottingham Castle32 km west
CastleLincoln Castle37 km north
Historic houseBurghley House34 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustTattershall Castle39 km northeast
ChurchSouthwell Minster25 km northwest
CathedralNottingham Cathedral32 km west
Abbey or prioryNewstead Abbey39 km northwest
CastleNewark Castle20 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Barrowby (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.
Barrowby, answered
What is there to see near Barrowby?
No attraction is mapped inside Barrowby itself. Within 5 km of it are Harlaxton Manor, Grantham House, Grantham Museum and Fun Farm.
Does Barrowby have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Barrowby: Grantham Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Barrowby?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Barrowby, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Grantham House).
What are the best-known days out near Barrowby?
Within 40 km: Belton House (5.6 km), Belvoir Castle (6.8 km), Lincoln Cathedral (37 km), Woolsthorpe Manor (12 km).
Where are Barrowby’s historic buildings listed?
Barrowby has 28 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 Barrowby 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 (15)
- Harlaxton Manor: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grantham House: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grantham Museum: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belton House: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belvoir Castle: Nancy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lincoln Cathedral: DrMoschi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woolsthorpe Manor: Hel-hama, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lincoln Castle: Dmitrij M, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burghley House: Anthony Masi from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tattershall Castle: Brian from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Southwell Minster: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Cathedral: The original uploader was David Newton at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newstead Abbey: brianfagan from Nottingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newark Castle: David Ingham from Lancashire, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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