Castle Ashby House
Country house in Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire, England, UK.
Attractions in Grendon
Photo: Castle Ashby House, R Neil Marshman (CC BY-SA 3.0)Trips from Grendon, starting with Castle Ashby House
A day out from Grendon leads to Bletchley Park, 27 km away. There is no place to visit inside Grendon’s built-up area; there are 2 within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are a castle and a museum.
In Grendon
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
The first to see around Grendon
After Castle Ashby House comes a museum.
CastleCastle Ashby House1.5 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumWollaston Museum3.4 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 map
Where they are
Wollaston Museum marks the outer edge, 3.9 km away.
The dashed line is Grendon’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
By kind
The places here are a castle and a museum.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Grendon. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
All of them, one by one
The list runs to 2 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
23 listed buildings are on Grendon’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Grendon →
Big names nearby
A little further out
Start with Bletchley Park, 27 km off, the best known of 12.
MuseumBletchley Park27 km south
Historic houseAlthorp20 km west
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral13 km westHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey29 km south
CastleKimbolton Castle23 km east
CastleLavendon Castle7.2 km southeast
Historic houseColworth House10 km east
CastleNorthampton Castle13 km west
CastleFotheringhay Castle37 km northeast
MuseumIrchester Railway Museum6.2 km northeast
Museum · National TrustStowe House31 km southwest
CastleBedford Castle20 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Grendon (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.
Questions before you go to Grendon
What is there to see near Grendon?
No attraction is mapped inside Grendon itself. Within 5 km of it are Castle Ashby House and Wollaston Museum.
Does Grendon have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Grendon: Wollaston Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Grendon?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Stowe House (National Trust), 31 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Grendon?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (27 km), Althorp (20 km), Northampton Cathedral (13 km), Woburn Abbey (29 km).
Where are Grendon’s historic buildings listed?
Grendon has 23 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 Grendon 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 (12)
- Castle Ashby House: R Neil Marshman, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Lavendon Castle: Nigel Stickells, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colworth House: Lecomte99 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Castle: C. H. Hartshorne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irchester Railway Museum: Mick from Northamptonshire, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stowe House: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bedford Castle: Matthew Paris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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