Cranwell Aviation Heritage Centre
Museum in Sleaford, England, United Kingdom.
Photo: Ken Brockway · CC BY-SA 2.0Attractions in Cranwell
Where to go near Cranwell
Cranwell Aviation Heritage Centre is the only place we list in Cranwell or within 5 km of its edge. For a day out, Lincoln Cathedral is 22 km away. Within 40 km you can choose from 12, 4 historic houses and 3 castles among them.
For a day out
12
within 40 km
The best known
22 km
Lincoln Cathedral
Close by
1
within 5 km of its edge
Close by
The one nearest
At 2.5 km out, Cranwell Aviation Heritage Centre comes first. Cranwell Aviation Heritage Centre is a museum in Sleaford.
The map
The map
7 places are numbered, in the order below.
Cranwell is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
The mix
Castles or historic places are the biggest group (10), then museums or galleries (2).
Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 4 historic houses · 3 castles · 1 cathedral · 1 abbey or priory · 1 church0 in town · 10 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Cranwell. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
4 places are cared for: 3 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage (Belton House, Tattershall Castle, Woolsthorpe Manor and Bolingbroke Castle).
Every place
The full list
All of it lies within 40 km: 13 places.
Belton House
Country house museum in Belton near Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.
Belvoir Castle
Historic house museum and home of the Dukes of Rutland in Leicestershire, England, UK.
Woolsthorpe Manor
Country house in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England, UK.
Heckington Windmill
Grade I listed windmill in Heckington, Lincolnshire, England, UK.
What is in or close to Cranwell comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
5 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Cranwell’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cranwell →
A day out
Further out from Cranwell
Here are the best known of the 12 within 40 km.
2CathedralLincoln Cathedral22 km north
3Historic house · National TrustBelton House14 km southwest
4CastleLincoln Castle23 km north
5Historic house · National TrustTattershall Castle20 km east
6Historic houseBelvoir Castle26 km southwest
7Garden · National TrustWoolsthorpe Manor28 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageBolingbroke Castle36 km northeast
Abbey or prioryHaverholme Priory8.1 km east
CastleSomerton Castle12 km northwest
ChurchSouthwell Minster33 km west
Historic houseHarlaxton Manor22 km southwest
MuseumHeckington Windmill13 km southeastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Lincoln →
What visitors ask about Cranwell
What is there to see near Cranwell?
No attraction is mapped inside Cranwell itself. Within 5 km of it are Cranwell Aviation Heritage Centre.
Does Cranwell have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Cranwell: Cranwell Aviation Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Cranwell?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Belton House (National Trust), 14 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Cranwell?
Within 40 km: Lincoln Cathedral (22 km), Belton House (14 km), Lincoln Castle (23 km), Tattershall Castle (20 km).
Where are Cranwell’s historic buildings listed?
Cranwell has 5 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 Cranwell 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 (6)
- Lincoln Cathedral: DrMoschi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belton House: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lincoln Castle: Dmitrij M, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tattershall Castle: Brian from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belvoir Castle: Nancy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woolsthorpe Manor: Hel-hama, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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