Nothing mapped in Boughton itself; Northampton Cathedral is the nearest draw
Around Boughton, the places to visit include 3 museums, a cathedral and a castle. The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 8 are within 5 km of its edge. Drive 7.2 km to reach Althorp.
Where to start near Boughton
Then come 3 museums, a castle and a heritage railway, behind Northampton Cathedral.
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral3.6 km outside town, to the south
CastleNorthampton Castle4.9 km outside town, to the southHeritage railwayHeritage railwayNorthampton and Lamport Railway1.6 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumCentral Museum4.9 km outside town, to the south
MuseumAbington Park Museum4.3 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumMuseum of Leathercraft4.7 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to go
Beyond the town, the 8 nearby are mostly to the south.
The dashed line is Boughton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kinds of place
Zoos, theme parks or other days out lead the count with 3; 3 are museums or galleries.
Green: inside Boughton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
8 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Abington Park Museum
Stately home, now museum, in Abington Park, Northampton, England, UK.
Museum of Leathercraft
Museum in Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
19 listed buildings are on Boughton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Boughton →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Day trips number 12; the best known is Althorp, 7.2 km off.
Historic houseAlthorp7.2 km west
MuseumBletchley Park34 km southHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey39 km southeast
CastleKimbolton Castle35 km east
Museum78 Derngate: The Charles Rennie Mackintosh House5.6 km south
Historic houseHoldenby House6.4 km west
Museum · National TrustStowe House30 km south
CastleRockingham Castle28 km northeast
Historic houseBoughton House21 km northeast
Historic houseLamport Hall8.6 km north
Historic houseEaston Neston17 km south
CastleCastle Ashby House13 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Boughton (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.
Seeing Boughton: your questions
What is there to see near Boughton?
No attraction is mapped inside Boughton itself. Within 5 km of it are Northampton Cathedral, Northampton Castle, Northampton and Lamport Railway and Central Museum.
Does Boughton have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Boughton: Central Museum, Abington Park Museum and Museum of Leathercraft.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Boughton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Stowe House (National Trust), 30 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Boughton?
Within 40 km: Althorp (7.2 km), Bletchley Park (34 km), Woburn Abbey (39 km), Kimbolton Castle (35 km).
Where are Boughton’s historic buildings listed?
Boughton has 19 listed buildings. 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 Boughton 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 (15)
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Castle: C. H. Hartshorne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Central Museum: StJaBe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abington Park Museum: John Preston Neale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 78 Derngate: The Charles Rennie Mackintosh House: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holdenby House: Smb1001, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stowe House: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rockingham Castle: Brian Coleman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boughton House: John Stolarski, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lamport Hall: Ian Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Easton Neston: Cj1340 at English Wikipedia, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Ashby House: R Neil Marshman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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