Trips from Creaton, starting with Holdenby House
A day out from Creaton leads to Althorp, 7.2 km away. No place to visit is mapped inside Creaton’s built-up area; 2 are within 5 km of its edge.
Around Creaton: where to begin
Following Holdenby House is a historic house.
Historic houseHoldenby House4 km outside town, to the south
Historic houseCottesbrooke Hall1.8 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
Holdenby House, 4.4 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Creaton’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
Both are castles or historic places.
Green: inside Creaton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place to visit
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 2 places.
Cottesbrooke Hall
Country house and estate in Northamptonshire, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
7 listed buildings are on Creaton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Creaton →
The wider area
Althorp (7.2 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
Historic houseAlthorp7.2 km south
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral11 km southeast
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael38 km west
CathedralLeicester Cathedral35 km north
CastleNorthampton Castle12 km south
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum38 km west · 300K visitors a year (2010)
CastleKimbolton Castle40 km east
Historic houseLamport Hall5.7 km northeastHeritage railwayHeritage railwayNorthampton and Lamport Railway5.9 km southeast
CastleRockingham Castle25 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle38 km northwest
Museum · National TrustStowe House35 km southPlaces well known beyond Creaton (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.
Planning a visit to Creaton
What is there to see near Creaton?
No attraction is mapped inside Creaton itself. Within 5 km of it are Holdenby House and Cottesbrooke Hall.
Does Creaton have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Creaton.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Creaton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kirby Muxloe Castle (English Heritage), 38 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Creaton?
Within 40 km: Althorp (7.2 km), Northampton Cathedral (11 km), Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (38 km), Leicester Cathedral (35 km).
Where are Creaton’s historic buildings listed?
Creaton has 7 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 Creaton 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)
- Holdenby House: Smb1001, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cottesbrooke Hall: Cj1340, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Castle: C. H. Hartshorne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Art Gallery & Museum: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lamport Hall: Ian Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rockingham Castle: Brian Coleman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stowe House: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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