A historic house just outside Harpole: Althorp
Northampton Cathedral, 6.2 km from Harpole, is the best-known trip nearby. Nothing on our list is inside Harpole’s built-up area; the 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are a historic house and a museum.
Leading the list near Harpole
Alongside Althorp you find a museum.
Historic houseAlthorp3.9 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumNorthamptonshire Ironstone Railway4.3 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The places, mapped
Furthest out is Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway, at 4.9 km.
The dashed line is Harpole’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
The list holds a historic house and a museum.
Green: inside Harpole. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
Both is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
25 listed buildings are on Harpole’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Harpole →
For a day out
First of the 12 big names within reach is Northampton Cathedral, 6.2 km away.
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral6.2 km east
MuseumBletchley Park32 km southeast
CastleNorthampton Castle5.8 km east
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael40 km northwestHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey39 km southeast
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum40 km northwest · 300K visitors a year (2010)
Museum · National TrustStowe House23 km south
MuseumCentral Museum6.5 km east
Historic houseEaston Neston11 km south
Museum78 Derngate: The Charles Rennie Mackintosh House6.8 km east
CastleBury Mount12 km south
CastleAstwell Castle19 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Harpole (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.
Places to visit in Harpole: questions
What is there to see near Harpole?
No attraction is mapped inside Harpole itself. Within 5 km of it are Althorp and Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway.
Does Harpole have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Harpole: Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Harpole?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Stowe House (National Trust), 23 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Harpole?
Within 40 km: Northampton Cathedral (6.2 km), Bletchley Park (32 km), Northampton Castle (5.8 km), Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (40 km).
Where are Harpole’s historic buildings listed?
Harpole has 25 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 Harpole 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)
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Castle: C. H. Hartshorne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Central Museum: StJaBe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Easton Neston: Cj1340 at English Wikipedia, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- 78 Derngate: The Charles Rennie Mackintosh House: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury Mount: Cj1340, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Astwell Castle: Allan Fea (1860 - 1956)?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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