Wellingborough Museum
Museum in Wellingborough, England, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Finedon
Photo: Bletchley Park, DeFacto (CC BY-SA 4.0)Wellingborough Museum, 4.8 km from Finedon
A day out from Finedon leads to Bletchley Park, 38 km away. All of it lies outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Finedon’s built-up area. Look for a museum and a water park.
In Finedon
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Best known
Top of the list around Finedon
Next to Wellingborough Museum, the best known is a water park.
MuseumMuseumWellingborough Museum4.1 km outside town, to the southwestWater parkWater parkSplash Park4.8 km outside town, to the south
Each 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
The lie of the land
At 5.4 km, Splash Park is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Finedon’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
Kind by kind
It comes down to a museum and a water park.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 water park0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Finedon. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Every one of them
Nothing is inside Finedon itself; these 2 are within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
47 listed buildings are on Finedon’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Finedon →
Big names nearby
Worth the drive
Most famous of the 12 is Bletchley Park, 38 km from the centre.
MuseumBletchley Park38 km south
CastleKimbolton Castle19 km east
Historic houseAlthorp25 km west
CathedralPeterborough Cathedral38 km northeast
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral19 km southwest
CastleFotheringhay Castle26 km northeast
Historic houseBurghley House37 km northHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey40 km south
Historic houseBoughton House9.9 km north
CastleBarnwell Castle19 km northeast
Historic houseColworth House13 km southeast
CastleRockingham Castle20 km northPlaces well known beyond Finedon (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.
What visitors ask about Finedon
What is there to see near Finedon?
No attraction is mapped inside Finedon itself. Within 5 km of it are Wellingborough Museum and Splash Park.
Does Finedon have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Finedon: Wellingborough Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Finedon?
None is recorded within 5 km of Finedon.
What are the best-known days out near Finedon?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (38 km), Kimbolton Castle (19 km), Althorp (25 km), Peterborough Cathedral (38 km).
Where are Finedon’s historic buildings listed?
Finedon has 47 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 Finedon 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 (11)
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peterborough Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burghley House: Anthony Masi from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boughton House: John Stolarski, 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
- Rockingham Castle: Brian Coleman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.