3 km from Thurlby, Bourne Castle leads the list
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 6 places to visit; none is inside Thurlby’s built-up area. The commonest are 2 museums, a castle and an abbey or priory. Drive 12 km to reach Burghley House.
Where to start near Thurlby
Then come 2 museums, an abbey or priory and a historic house, behind Bourne Castle.
CastleBourne Castle2.3 km outside town, to the north
Abbey or prioryBourne Abbey2.2 km outside town, to the northHistoric houseHistoric houseRed Hall2.1 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumBaldocks Mill2.2 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumDelaine Bus Museum2.2 km outside town, to the northTheme parkTheme parkEscape 2 Play1.9 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.
The lie of the land
To the north is where most of the 6 lie.
The dashed line is Thurlby’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
A breakdown by kind
Castles or historic places lead the count with 3; 2 are museums or galleries.
Green: inside Thurlby. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place to visit
6 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
13 listed buildings are on Thurlby’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Thurlby →
Out of town
The pick of the 12 is Burghley House, 12 km off.
Historic houseBurghley House12 km southwest
CathedralPeterborough Cathedral21 km southeast
Garden · National TrustWoolsthorpe Manor19 km northwest
CastleFotheringhay Castle24 km south
CastleWoodcroft Castle13 km south
Historic house · National TrustBelton House28 km northwest
CastleGrimsthorpe Castle7.7 km northwest
Historic houseBelvoir Castle32 km northwest
Abbey or prioryCrowland Abbey16 km southeastMuseumMuseumGordon Boswell Romany Museum16 km east
CastleOakham Castle25 km west
Historic houseHarlaxton Manor25 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Thurlby (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.
Good to know in Thurlby
What is there to see near Thurlby?
No attraction is mapped inside Thurlby itself. Within 5 km of it are Bourne Castle, Bourne Abbey, Red Hall and Baldocks Mill.
Does Thurlby have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Thurlby: Baldocks Mill and Delaine Bus Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Thurlby?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Woolsthorpe Manor (National Trust), 19 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Thurlby?
Within 40 km: Burghley House (12 km), Peterborough Cathedral (21 km), Woolsthorpe Manor (19 km), Fotheringhay Castle (24 km).
Where are Thurlby’s historic buildings listed?
Thurlby has 13 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 Thurlby 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 (13)
- Bourne Castle: Bob Harvey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bourne Abbey: Alex Cameron, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burghley House: Anthony Masi from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peterborough Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woolsthorpe Manor: Hel-hama, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodcroft Castle: Andrew Kerr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belton House: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grimsthorpe Castle: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belvoir Castle: Nancy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crowland Abbey: Thorvaldsson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oakham Castle: Simon Garbutt. SiGarb 21:25, 12 November 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harlaxton Manor: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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