Castle Ashby House
Country house in Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire, England, UK.
Attractions in Earls Barton
Photo: Castle Ashby House, R Neil Marshman (CC BY-SA 3.0)Out from Earls Barton: Castle Ashby House and more
Museums or galleries make up 4 of the 6 places on the list. Earls Barton itself has none of them. A drive of 30 km brings you to Bletchley Park.
In Earls Barton
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
6
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
Around Earls Barton: where to begin
The list goes on from Castle Ashby House to 4 museums and a water park.
CastleCastle Ashby House3.7 km outside town, to the south
MuseumIrchester Railway Museum4.7 km outside town, to the east
MuseumSywell Aviation Museum3.5 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumWellingborough Museum4.7 km outside town, to the northeastWater parkWater parkSplash Park4.7 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumWollaston Museum4.4 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 map
Mapped around Earls Barton
The list reaches out to Irchester Railway Museum, 5.6 km away.
The dashed line is Earls Barton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
What they are
4 of the 6 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Museums & galleries 4 museums0 in town · 4 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 water park0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Earls Barton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
The whole list for Earls Barton
The list runs to 6 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Sywell Aviation Museum
Aviation museum in Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire.
Wellingborough Museum
Museum in Wellingborough, England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
36 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Earls Barton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Earls Barton →
Big names nearby
Out of town
Out of town, Bletchley Park (30 km) leads 12 names to know.
MuseumBletchley Park30 km south
Historic houseAlthorp17 km west
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral10 km west
CastleKimbolton Castle25 km eastHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey33 km south
CastleNorthampton Castle11 km west
CastleFotheringhay Castle36 km northeast
Historic houseColworth House13 km east
CastleLavendon Castle11 km southeast
Historic houseBoughton House18 km north
Museum · National TrustStowe House32 km southwest
CastleBarnwell Castle29 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Earls Barton (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.
Common questions about Earls Barton
What is there to see near Earls Barton?
No attraction is mapped inside Earls Barton itself. Within 5 km of it are Castle Ashby House, Irchester Railway Museum, Sywell Aviation Museum and Wellingborough Museum.
Does Earls Barton have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Earls Barton: Irchester Railway Museum, Sywell Aviation Museum, Wellingborough Museum and Wollaston Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Earls Barton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Stowe House (National Trust), 32 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Earls Barton?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (30 km), Althorp (17 km), Northampton Cathedral (10 km), Kimbolton Castle (25 km).
Where are Earls Barton’s historic buildings listed?
Earls Barton has 36 listed buildings, 1 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 Earls Barton 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 (14)
- Castle Ashby House: R Neil Marshman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irchester Railway Museum: Mick from Northamptonshire, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sywell Aviation Museum: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Northampton Castle: C. H. Hartshorne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colworth House: Lecomte99 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lavendon Castle: Nigel Stickells, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boughton House: John Stolarski, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stowe House: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnwell Castle: Will Lovell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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