Places to visit near Broughton: Wicksteed Park & more
With nothing inside Broughton’s built-up area, the list has 3 places within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in a theme park, a museum and an attraction. A drive of 18 km brings you to Althorp.
The first to see around Broughton
Beyond Wicksteed Park, there are a museum and an attraction.
Theme parkWicksteed Park4.5 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumManor House Museum3.5 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionWicksteed Park Main Entrance4.2 km outside town, to the eastEach 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
The map puts most of the 3 to the east.
The dashed line is Broughton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The mix
The places here are a theme park, a museum and an attraction.
Green: inside Broughton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Full list of places
All 3 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
8 listed buildings are on Broughton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Broughton →
Further out, the best known
Leading the 12 is Althorp, 18 km away; they include 5 historic houses and 5 castles.
Historic houseAlthorp18 km southwest
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral16 km southwest
CastleKimbolton Castle28 km east
CathedralLeicester Cathedral38 km northwest
CastleFotheringhay Castle29 km northeast
Historic houseBurghley House37 km northeast
Historic houseBoughton House9 km northeast
CastleRockingham Castle16 km north
CastleNorthampton Castle17 km southwest
CastleBarnwell Castle24 km northeast
Historic house · English HeritageKirby Hall20 km northeast
Historic houseLamport Hall7.5 km westPlaces well known beyond Broughton (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.
Questions before you go to Broughton
What is there to see near Broughton?
No attraction is mapped inside Broughton itself. Within 5 km of it are Wicksteed Park, Manor House Museum and Wicksteed Park Main Entrance.
Does Broughton have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Broughton: Manor House Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Broughton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kirby Hall (English Heritage), 20 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Broughton?
Within 40 km: Althorp (18 km), Northampton Cathedral (16 km), Kimbolton Castle (28 km), Leicester Cathedral (38 km).
Where are Broughton’s historic buildings listed?
Broughton has 8 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 Broughton 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)
- Wicksteed Park: Dot Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Rockingham Castle: Brian Coleman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Castle: C. H. Hartshorne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnwell Castle: Will Lovell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Hall: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lamport Hall: Ian Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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