Photo: Bob Harvey · CC BY-SA 2.0From Ropsley: Belton House and other trips
One place to visit we list is in Ropsley or within 5 km of its edge: Boothby Hall. The nearest big name is Belton House, 7.8 km off. Within 40 km you can choose from 12, 6 historic houses and 3 castles among them.
The nearest place to visit
A trip of 4.1 km reaches Boothby Hall.
The map
7 places are numbered, in the order below.
Ropsley is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What kind of places
Castles or historic places lead the count with 12 of 13.
Green: inside Ropsley. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
4 places are cared for by the National Trust (Belton House, Woolsthorpe Manor, Tattershall Castle and Grantham House).
Everything to see
You will find all 13 within 40 km.
Belton House
Country house museum in Belton near Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.
Woolsthorpe Manor
Country house in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England, UK.
Belvoir Castle
Historic house museum and home of the Dukes of Rutland in Leicestershire, England, UK.
Burghley House
Grand sixteenth-century country house near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, UK.
Grantham House
Grade I listed historic house museum in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, UK.
Woodcroft Castle
Medieval castle in the parish of Etton, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
What is in or close to Ropsley 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.
4 listed buildings are on Ropsley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ropsley →
Trips out
Our picks of the 12 places within 40 km are here, best known first.
2Historic house · National TrustBelton House7.8 km northwest
3CathedralLincoln Cathedral37 km north
4Garden · National TrustWoolsthorpe Manor12 km southwest
5Historic houseBelvoir Castle17 km west
6Historic houseBurghley House29 km south
7Historic houseHarlaxton Manor9.7 km west
CastleLincoln Castle38 km north
Historic house · National TrustTattershall Castle32 km northeast
CastleGrimsthorpe Castle13 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustGrantham House7.7 km west
ChurchSouthwell Minster35 km northwest
CastleWoodcroft Castle33 km southeastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Lincoln →
Visiting Ropsley: the answers
What is there to see near Ropsley?
No attraction is mapped inside Ropsley itself. Within 5 km of it are Boothby Hall.
Does Ropsley have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Ropsley.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Ropsley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Belton House (National Trust), 7.8 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Ropsley?
Within 40 km: Belton House (7.8 km), Lincoln Cathedral (37 km), Woolsthorpe Manor (12 km), Belvoir Castle (17 km).
Where are Ropsley’s historic buildings listed?
Ropsley 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 Ropsley 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)
- Belton House: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lincoln Cathedral: DrMoschi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woolsthorpe Manor: Hel-hama, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belvoir Castle: Nancy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burghley House: Anthony Masi from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harlaxton Manor: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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