Piddington Roman Villa museum
Museum in Piddington, England, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Horton
Photo: Bletchley Park, DeFacto (CC BY-SA 4.0)Places to visit near Horton: Piddington Roman Villa museum & more
The best-known day out from Horton is Bletchley Park, 21 km away. There is no place to visit inside Horton’s built-up area; there are 2 within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a museum and an attraction.
In Horton
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Best known
Around Horton: where to begin
After Piddington Roman Villa museum, look out for an attraction.
MuseumMuseumPiddington Roman Villa museum1.3 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionGo Ape3.4 km outside town, to the southwest
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 places, mapped
The map stretches to Go Ape, 3.9 km away.
The dashed line is Horton’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
Which kinds
Between them they are a museum and an attraction.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Horton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Every place to visit
2 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
11 listed buildings are on Horton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Horton →
Big names nearby
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Of the 12 day trips, Bletchley Park (21 km) is the best known.
MuseumBletchley Park21 km south
Historic houseAlthorp17 km northwest
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral9.7 km northwestHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey26 km southeast
CastleNorthampton Castle9.2 km northwest
CastleKimbolton Castle31 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor39 km south
Museum · National TrustStowe House23 km southwest
CastleLavendon Castle9.7 km east
CastleCastle Ashby House6.3 km northeast
MuseumThe National Museum of Computing21 km south
Historic houseEaston Neston13 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Horton (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.
Asked about places to visit in Horton
What is there to see near Horton?
No attraction is mapped inside Horton itself. Within 5 km of it are Piddington Roman Villa museum and Go Ape.
Does Horton have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Horton: Piddington Roman Villa museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Horton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Waddesdon Manor (National Trust), 39 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Horton?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (21 km), Althorp (17 km), Northampton Cathedral (9.7 km), Woburn Abbey (26 km).
Where are Horton’s historic buildings listed?
Horton has 11 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 Horton 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
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Castle: C. H. Hartshorne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waddesdon Manor: Mattlever, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stowe House: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lavendon Castle: Nigel Stickells, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Ashby House: R Neil Marshman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The National Museum of Computing: Computid, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Easton Neston: Cj1340 at English Wikipedia, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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