Start with Adrenaline Alley: the sights of Corby
Most of what there is to see is castles or historic places: 5 of 7. Mapped inside Corby’s built-up area are 2 places to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 5. 2 of the places on the list are maintained by English Heritage. Out of town, Burghley House is 25 km away.
Top of the list in Corby
The list goes on from Adrenaline Alley to 3 historic houses, a museum and a castle.
CastleRockingham Castle900 m outside town, to the north
Historic house · English HeritageKirby Hall1 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseBoughton House4.7 km outside town, to the south
Historic houseDeene Park2.4 km outside town, to the northeastEach 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
The farthest of them, Deene Park, is 8.4 km out.
The dashed line is Corby’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What kind of places
The biggest group is castles or historic places, with 5 of the 7.
Green: inside Corby. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Kirby Hall and Triangular Lodge).
Each place in turn
In town there are 2, and the list adds 5 more within 5 km of its edge.
Rockingham Castle
Grade I listed historic house museum in Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England, UK.
Boughton House
Grade I listed country house in Weekley, Northamptonshire, England, UK.
The 2 inside Corby come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
14 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Corby’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Corby →
For a day out
Leading the 12 is Burghley House, 25 km away; they include 5 castles and 3 historic houses.
Historic houseBurghley House25 km northeast
CastleFotheringhay Castle19 km east
CathedralPeterborough Cathedral33 km east
CathedralLeicester Cathedral34 km northwest
Historic houseAlthorp30 km southwest
CastleKimbolton Castle30 km southeast
CastleBarnwell Castle17 km east
Garden · National TrustWoolsthorpe Manor36 km north
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral29 km southwest
Historic house · English HeritageLyddington Bede House8.8 km north
CastleOakham Castle21 km north
CastleWoodcroft Castle31 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Corby (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.
Places to visit in Corby: questions
What are the main attractions in Corby?
The best known inside Corby’s built-up area are Adrenaline Alley and Corby Heritage Centre. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 5 more within 5 km.
Does Corby have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Corby: Corby Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Corby?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Corby, 2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Kirby Hall and Triangular Lodge).
What are the best-known days out near Corby?
Within 40 km: Burghley House (25 km), Fotheringhay Castle (19 km), Peterborough Cathedral (33 km), Leicester Cathedral (34 km).
Where are Corby’s historic buildings listed?
Corby has 14 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 Corby 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 (16)
- Rockingham Castle: Brian Coleman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Hall: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boughton House: John Stolarski, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deene Park: Julian Dowse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burghley House: Anthony Masi from UK, CC BY 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
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnwell Castle: Will Lovell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woolsthorpe Manor: Hel-hama, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyddington Bede House: Julian Dowse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oakham Castle: Simon Garbutt. SiGarb 21:25, 12 November 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodcroft Castle: Andrew Kerr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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