A historic house just outside East Haddon: Althorp
A day out from East Haddon leads to Northampton Cathedral, 11 km away. Nothing is mapped inside East Haddon’s built-up area, but 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge.
Where to start near East Haddon
Beyond Althorp, there is a historic house.
Historic houseAlthorp2.9 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic houseHoldenby House1.8 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.
Plotted on the map
The farthest of them, Althorp, is 3.5 km out.
The dashed line is East Haddon’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 they are
They are all castles or historic places: 2 in all.
Green: inside East Haddon. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Full list of places
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 2 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
14 listed buildings are on East Haddon’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in East Haddon →
For a day out
Start with Northampton Cathedral, 11 km off, the best known of 12.
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral11 km southeast
MuseumBletchley Park40 km southeast
CastleWarwick Castle38 km west
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael35 km west
Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle39 km west
CathedralLeicester Cathedral37 km north
CastleNorthampton Castle11 km southeast
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum35 km west · 300K visitors a year (2010)
Museum · National TrustStowe House31 km southHeritage railwayHeritage railwayNorthampton and Lamport Railway7.2 km east
CastleCaludon Castle32 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle39 km northPlaces well known beyond East Haddon (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 East Haddon
What is there to see near East Haddon?
No attraction is mapped inside East Haddon itself. Within 5 km of it are Althorp and Holdenby House.
Does East Haddon have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of East Haddon.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near East Haddon?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 39 km west.
What are the best-known days out near East Haddon?
Within 40 km: Northampton Cathedral (11 km), Bletchley Park (40 km), Warwick Castle (38 km), Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (35 km).
Where are East Haddon’s historic buildings listed?
East Haddon has 14 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 East Haddon 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)
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holdenby House: Smb1001, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warwick Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenilworth Castle: 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
- Stowe House: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caludon Castle: Mum's taxi (Wikipedia Takes Coventry participant), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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