From Butterwick, 1.7 km to Roos Hall
The best-known day out from Butterwick is Sandringham House, 35 km away. There is no place to visit inside Butterwick’s built-up area; there are 2 within 5 km of its edge. On the list: a castle and a museum, among others.
Top of the list around Butterwick
The other best-known place is a museum.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
Out at 3 km is We'll Meet Again, the farthest.
The dashed line is Butterwick’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
It comes down to a castle and a museum.
Green: inside Butterwick. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
You will find both within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings are on Butterwick’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Butterwick →
For a day out
The standout of the 12 is Sandringham House, 35 km from town.
Historic houseSandringham House35 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageBolingbroke Castle20 km north
Historic house · National TrustTattershall Castle22 km northwest
MuseumLincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre18 km north · 40K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageCastle Rising35 km southeastMuseumMuseumGordon Boswell Romany Museum27 km southwest
Historic houseAnmer Hall39 km southeast
MuseumHeckington railway station24 km west
MuseumHeckington Windmill24 km west
Abbey or priorySwinshead Abbey14 km west
Abbey or prioryCrowland Abbey38 km southwest
Abbey or prioryKirkstead Abbey26 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Butterwick (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.
Places to visit in Butterwick: questions
What is there to see near Butterwick?
No attraction is mapped inside Butterwick itself. Within 5 km of it are Roos Hall and We'll Meet Again.
Does Butterwick have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Butterwick: We'll Meet Again.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Butterwick?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Bolingbroke Castle (English Heritage), 20 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Butterwick?
Within 40 km: Sandringham House (35 km), Bolingbroke Castle (20 km), Tattershall Castle (22 km), Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre (18 km).
Where are Butterwick’s historic buildings listed?
Butterwick has 4 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 Butterwick 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 (11)
- Sandringham House: John Fielding from Norwich, UK, CC BY 2.0, 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
- Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Rising: Antony McCallum: Who is the uploader, photographer, full copyright owner and proprietor of WyrdLight.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anmer Hall: Richard Humphrey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heckington railway station: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heckington Windmill: User:Warofdreams, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Swinshead Abbey: Rodney Burton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crowland Abbey: Thorvaldsson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirkstead Abbey: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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