What is near Burton Latimer: Wicksteed Park first
All of it lies outside: 3 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Burton Latimer’s built-up area. The commonest are a theme park, a museum and an attraction. Further afield lies Althorp, at 24 km.
Where to start near Burton Latimer
Beyond Wicksteed Park, there are a museum and an attraction.
Theme parkWicksteed Park1.3 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumManor House Museum3.3 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionWicksteed Park Main Entrance1.7 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 places, mapped
Just outside town, most of the 3 sit to the northwest.
The dashed line is Burton Latimer’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
Between them they are a theme park, a museum and an attraction.
Green: inside Burton Latimer. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 3 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
34 listed buildings are on Burton Latimer’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Burton Latimer →
Within a day
Out of town, Althorp (24 km) leads 12 names to know.
Historic houseAlthorp24 km southwest
CastleKimbolton Castle21 km east
CathedralPeterborough Cathedral38 km northeast
Historic houseBoughton House6.9 km north
CastleFotheringhay Castle24 km northeast
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral20 km southwest
Historic houseBurghley House35 km northeast
CastleRockingham Castle17 km north
CastleBarnwell Castle18 km northeast
Historic houseColworth House17 km southeast
Historic house · English HeritageKirby Hall18 km north
CastleNorthampton Castle21 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Burton Latimer (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.
Burton Latimer, answered
What is there to see near Burton Latimer?
No attraction is mapped inside Burton Latimer itself. Within 5 km of it are Wicksteed Park, Manor House Museum and Wicksteed Park Main Entrance.
Does Burton Latimer have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Burton Latimer: Manor House Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Burton Latimer?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kirby Hall (English Heritage), 18 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Burton Latimer?
Within 40 km: Althorp (24 km), Kimbolton Castle (21 km), Peterborough Cathedral (38 km), Boughton House (6.9 km).
Where are Burton Latimer’s historic buildings listed?
Burton Latimer has 34 listed buildings, 2 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 Burton Latimer 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
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peterborough Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boughton House: John Stolarski, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Burghley House: Anthony Masi from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rockingham Castle: Brian Coleman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnwell Castle: Will Lovell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colworth House: Lecomte99 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Hall: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Castle: C. H. Hartshorne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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