3.8 km from Brigstock, Lyveden New Bield leads the list
Our list finds nothing inside Brigstock’s built-up area, but 3 places within 5 km of its edge. They include a historic house, an attraction and a theme park. One of the places on the list is maintained by the National Trust. The best-known trip out is to Fotheringhay Castle, 14 km away.
The best known around Brigstock
Behind Lyveden New Bield on the list are an attraction and a theme park.
Historic houseLyveden New Bield3.2 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttraction · National TrustLyveden3.2 km outside town, to the eastTheme parkTheme parkAdrenaline Alley4.7 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The layout
Most of the 3 out of town lie to the east.
The dashed line is Brigstock’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
It comes down to a historic house, an attraction and a theme park.
Green: inside Brigstock. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Lyveden).
Place after place
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 3.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
42 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Brigstock’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Brigstock →
Worth the drive
Start with Fotheringhay Castle, 14 km off, the best known of 12.
CastleFotheringhay Castle14 km northeast
CathedralPeterborough Cathedral28 km northeast
Historic houseBurghley House23 km northeast
Historic houseBoughton House5.9 km southwest
CastleKimbolton Castle24 km southeast
CastleBarnwell Castle10 km east
CastleRockingham Castle9.9 km northwest
Historic house · English HeritageKirby Hall7.7 km north
Historic houseAlthorp33 km southwest
Garden · National TrustWoolsthorpe Manor39 km north
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral30 km southwest
CastleWoodcroft Castle27 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Brigstock (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 Brigstock: your questions
What is there to see near Brigstock?
No attraction is mapped inside Brigstock itself. Within 5 km of it are Lyveden New Bield, Lyveden and Adrenaline Alley.
Does Brigstock have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Brigstock.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Brigstock?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Brigstock, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Lyveden).
What are the best-known days out near Brigstock?
Within 40 km: Fotheringhay Castle (14 km), Peterborough Cathedral (28 km), Burghley House (23 km), Boughton House (5.9 km).
Where are Brigstock’s historic buildings listed?
Brigstock has 42 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 Brigstock 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)
- Lyveden New Bield: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peterborough Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burghley House: Anthony Masi from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boughton House: John Stolarski, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnwell Castle: Will Lovell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rockingham Castle: Brian Coleman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Hall: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woolsthorpe Manor: Hel-hama, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodcroft Castle: Andrew Kerr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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