What is near Swineshead: Swinshead Abbey first
From Swineshead, the big name within reach is Tattershall Castle, 17 km away. Nothing is mapped inside Swineshead’s built-up area, but 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. There are an abbey or priory and a castle to choose from.
The best known around Swineshead
Swinshead Abbey aside, the next best known is a castle.
Abbey or priorySwinshead Abbey600 m outside town, to the eastCastleCastleManwar Ings400 m 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.
Mapped around Swineshead
Swinshead Abbey marks the outer edge, 1.3 km away.
The dashed line is Swineshead’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
Every one of them is among castles or historic places.
Green: inside Swineshead. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
Its 2 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
12 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Swineshead’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Swineshead →
Names further out
Of the 12 day trips, Tattershall Castle (17 km) is the best known.
Historic house · National TrustTattershall Castle17 km north
Castle · English HeritageBolingbroke Castle27 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustBelton House31 km west
Historic houseBurghley House39 km southwest
Garden · National TrustWoolsthorpe Manor35 km southwest
MuseumHeckington railway station9.5 km west
MuseumHeckington Windmill9.5 km west
MuseumLincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre24 km northeast · 40K visitors a yearMuseumMuseumGordon Boswell Romany Museum20 km south
CastleWoodcroft Castle37 km south
Abbey or prioryHaverholme Priory16 km northwest
CastleGrimsthorpe Castle26 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Swineshead (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.
Know before you go to Swineshead
What is there to see near Swineshead?
No attraction is mapped inside Swineshead itself. Within 5 km of it are Swinshead Abbey and Manwar Ings.
Does Swineshead have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Swineshead.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Swineshead?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Tattershall Castle (National Trust), 17 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Swineshead?
Within 40 km: Tattershall Castle (17 km), Bolingbroke Castle (27 km), Belton House (31 km), Burghley House (39 km).
Where are Swineshead’s historic buildings listed?
Swineshead has 12 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 Swineshead 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
- 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
- Haverholme Priory: Steve Tapster, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grimsthorpe Castle: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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