A museum just outside Irchester: Irchester Railway Museum
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 5 of 7. All of them lie outside Irchester. Bletchley Park lies 32 km out, the pick for a day trip.
Top of the list around Irchester
After Irchester Railway Museum, look out for 3 museums, a heritage railway and a water park.
MuseumIrchester Railway Museum900 m outside town, to the westHeritage railwayHeritage railwayRushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway2.6 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumRushden Hall and Museum2.1 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumRushden Historical Transport Society2.5 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumWellingborough Museum2.8 km outside town, to the northwestWater parkWater parkSplash Park1.7 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Irchester
Wellingborough Museum, 3.8 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Irchester’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kinds of place
Most are museums or galleries, 5 in all, ahead of zoos, theme parks or other days out (2).
Green: inside Irchester. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The whole list for Irchester
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 7 places in all.
Rushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway
Heritage railway in Northamptonshire, England.
Rushden Hall and Museum
Country house in Rushden, Northamptonshire, England, UK.
Rushden Historical Transport Society
Transport museum in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom.
Wellingborough Museum
Museum in Wellingborough, England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
13 listed buildings are on Irchester’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Irchester →
Names further out
Start with Bletchley Park, 32 km off, the best known of 12.
MuseumBletchley Park32 km south
CastleKimbolton Castle18 km east
Historic houseAlthorp24 km west
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral18 km westHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey33 km south
Historic houseColworth House7.7 km southeast
CastleFotheringhay Castle31 km northeast
CastleLavendon Castle11 km south
Historic houseBoughton House16 km north
CastleBarnwell Castle23 km northeast
CastleNorthampton Castle18 km west
CastleCastle Ashby House9 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Irchester (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 Irchester
What is there to see near Irchester?
No attraction is mapped inside Irchester itself. Within 5 km of it are Irchester Railway Museum, Rushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway, Rushden Hall and Museum and Rushden Historical Transport Society.
Does Irchester have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Irchester: Irchester Railway Museum, Rushden Hall and Museum, Rushden Historical Transport Society and Wellingborough Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Irchester?
None is recorded within 5 km of Irchester.
What are the best-known days out near Irchester?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (32 km), Kimbolton Castle (18 km), Althorp (24 km), Northampton Cathedral (18 km).
Where are Irchester’s historic buildings listed?
Irchester has 13 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 Irchester 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)
- Irchester Railway Museum: Mick from Northamptonshire, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Colworth House: Lecomte99 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lavendon Castle: Nigel Stickells, CC BY-SA 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
- Northampton Castle: C. H. Hartshorne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Ashby House: R Neil Marshman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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