The nearest draw to Bicker: Swinshead Abbey, 4 km away
A day out from Bicker leads to Tattershall Castle, 20 km away. There is no place to visit inside Bicker’s built-up area; there are 2 within 5 km of its edge. Look for an abbey or priory and a castle.
The best known around Bicker
Behind Swinshead Abbey on the list is a castle.
Abbey or priorySwinshead Abbey3.4 km outside town, to the northeastCastleCastleManwar Ings3.3 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
The map stretches to Swinshead Abbey, 4 km away.
The dashed line is Bicker’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
Every one of them is among castles or historic places.
Green: inside Bicker. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The complete list
Here are the 2 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
8 listed buildings are on Bicker’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bicker →
A drive away
Head 20 km out for Tattershall Castle, the best known of 12.
Historic house · National TrustTattershall Castle20 km north
CathedralPeterborough Cathedral39 km south
Castle · English HeritageBolingbroke Castle30 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustBelton House29 km west
Historic houseBurghley House36 km southwest
Garden · National TrustWoolsthorpe Manor33 km southwest
MuseumHeckington railway station9.7 km northwest
MuseumHeckington Windmill9.7 km northwestMuseumMuseumGordon Boswell Romany Museum17 km south
MuseumLincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre27 km northeast · 40K visitors a year
CastleWoodcroft Castle34 km south
CastleGrimsthorpe Castle23 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Bicker (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.
What people ask about Bicker
What is there to see near Bicker?
No attraction is mapped inside Bicker itself. Within 5 km of it are Swinshead Abbey and Manwar Ings.
Does Bicker have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Bicker.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bicker?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Tattershall Castle (National Trust), 20 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Bicker?
Within 40 km: Tattershall Castle (20 km), Peterborough Cathedral (39 km), Bolingbroke Castle (30 km), Belton House (29 km).
Where are Bicker’s historic buildings listed?
Bicker has 8 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 Bicker 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)
- Swinshead Abbey: Rodney Burton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tattershall Castle: Brian from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peterborough Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolingbroke Castle: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belton House: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burghley House: Anthony Masi from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woolsthorpe Manor: Hel-hama, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heckington railway station: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heckington Windmill: User:Warofdreams, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodcroft Castle: Andrew Kerr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grimsthorpe Castle: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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