Irchester Railway Museum leads what is near Irthlingborough
4 of the 6 places to visit in and around Irthlingborough are museums or galleries. Irthlingborough itself has none of them. The trip to Bletchley Park is 38 km.
The names to know near Irthlingborough
Once you have seen Irchester Railway Museum, try 3 museums, a heritage railway and a water park.
MuseumIrchester Railway Museum4.2 km outside town, to the southwestHeritage railwayHeritage railwayRushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway2.1 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumRushden Historical Transport Society2.1 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumRushden Hall and Museum2.7 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumWellingborough Museum4.4 km outside town, to the southwestWater parkWater parkSplash Park4.1 km outside town, to the southwestEach 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 Irthlingborough
Head to the southwest for most of the 6 on the list.
The dashed line is Irthlingborough’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What is on offer
Museums or galleries lead the count with 4; 2 are zoos, theme parks or other days out.
Green: inside Irthlingborough. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by place
Its 6 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Rushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway
Heritage railway in Northamptonshire, England.
Rushden Historical Transport Society
Transport museum in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom.
Rushden Hall and Museum
Country house in Rushden, Northamptonshire, England, UK.
Wellingborough Museum
Museum in Wellingborough, England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
16 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Irthlingborough’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Irthlingborough →
Bigger names, a drive away
Worth the drive, Bletchley Park (38 km) is first of the 12.
MuseumBletchley Park38 km south
CastleKimbolton Castle16 km east
Historic houseAlthorp27 km west
CathedralPeterborough Cathedral38 km northeast
CastleFotheringhay Castle25 km northeast
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral21 km southwestHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey38 km south
Historic houseBurghley House37 km north
Historic houseBoughton House12 km north
CastleBarnwell Castle18 km northeast
Historic houseColworth House11 km south
CastleRockingham Castle22 km northPlaces well known beyond Irthlingborough (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.
Seeing Irthlingborough: your questions
What is there to see near Irthlingborough?
No attraction is mapped inside Irthlingborough itself. Within 5 km of it are Irchester Railway Museum, Rushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway, Rushden Historical Transport Society and Rushden Hall and Museum.
Does Irthlingborough have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Irthlingborough: Irchester Railway Museum, Rushden Historical Transport Society, Rushden Hall and Museum and Wellingborough Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Irthlingborough?
None is recorded within 5 km of Irthlingborough.
What are the best-known days out near Irthlingborough?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (38 km), Kimbolton Castle (16 km), Althorp (27 km), Peterborough Cathedral (38 km).
Where are Irthlingborough’s historic buildings listed?
Irthlingborough has 16 listed buildings, 2 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 Irthlingborough 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
- Peterborough Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, 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
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