Places to visit around Bugbrooke, from Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway
For a trip from Bugbrooke, Althorp is 7.8 km away. With nothing inside Bugbrooke’s built-up area, the list has 2 places within 5 km of its edge.
The first to see around Bugbrooke
Following Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway is a museum.
Each 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
Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway marks the outer edge, 5.6 km away.
The dashed line is Bugbrooke’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
Every one of them is among museums or galleries.
Green: inside Bugbrooke. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Near Bugbrooke
Both is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
31 listed buildings are on Bugbrooke’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bugbrooke →
Worth the drive
Best known of the 12 within reach is Althorp, at 7.8 km.
Historic houseAlthorp7.8 km north
MuseumBletchley Park30 km southeast
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral8.5 km northeast
CastleNorthampton Castle7.5 km northeastHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey38 km southeast
Museum · National TrustStowe House20 km south
Historic houseEaston Neston8.4 km south
CastleBury Mount8.7 km south
MuseumCentral Museum8.1 km east
CastleAstwell Castle15 km southwest
Museum78 Derngate: The Charles Rennie Mackintosh House8.4 km east
MuseumThe National Museum of Computing30 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Bugbrooke (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.
Practical questions about Bugbrooke
What is there to see near Bugbrooke?
No attraction is mapped inside Bugbrooke itself. Within 5 km of it are Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway and Visitors Centre Weedon Depot.
Does Bugbrooke have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bugbrooke: Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway and Visitors Centre Weedon Depot.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bugbrooke?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Stowe House (National Trust), 20 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Bugbrooke?
Within 40 km: Althorp (7.8 km), Bletchley Park (30 km), Northampton Cathedral (8.5 km), Northampton Castle (7.5 km).
Where are Bugbrooke’s historic buildings listed?
Bugbrooke has 31 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 Bugbrooke 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 (11)
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Castle: C. H. Hartshorne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stowe House: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Easton Neston: Cj1340 at English Wikipedia, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury Mount: Cj1340, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Central Museum: StJaBe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Astwell Castle: Allan Fea (1860 - 1956)?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- 78 Derngate: The Charles Rennie Mackintosh House: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The National Museum of Computing: Computid, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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