From Isham, 3.1 km to Wicksteed Park
The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 3 are within 5 km of its edge. There are a theme park, a museum and an attraction to choose from. A day out reaches Althorp, 22 km away.
The best known around Isham
Close behind Wicksteed Park are a museum and an attraction.
Theme parkWicksteed Park2.8 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumManor House Museum4.3 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionWicksteed Park Main Entrance3 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
Close by, the 3 mostly lie to the north.
The dashed line is Isham’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
A breakdown by kind
The list holds a theme park, a museum and an attraction.
Green: inside Isham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The complete list
Its 3 places all lie 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 Isham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Isham →
A little further out
Best known of the 12 within reach is Althorp, at 22 km.
Historic houseAlthorp22 km west
CastleKimbolton Castle22 km east
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral18 km southwest
CathedralPeterborough Cathedral39 km northeast
CastleFotheringhay Castle26 km northeast
Historic houseBoughton House7.7 km north
Historic houseBurghley House36 km northeast
CastleRockingham Castle17 km north
CastleBarnwell Castle20 km northeast
CastleNorthampton Castle19 km southwest
Historic houseColworth House17 km southeast
Historic house · English HeritageKirby Hall19 km northPlaces well known beyond Isham (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.
Common questions about Isham
What is there to see near Isham?
No attraction is mapped inside Isham itself. Within 5 km of it are Wicksteed Park, Manor House Museum and Wicksteed Park Main Entrance.
Does Isham have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Isham: Manor House Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Isham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kirby Hall (English Heritage), 19 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Isham?
Within 40 km: Althorp (22 km), Kimbolton Castle (22 km), Northampton Cathedral (18 km), Peterborough Cathedral (39 km).
Where are Isham’s historic buildings listed?
Isham 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 Isham 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 (13)
- Wicksteed Park: Dot Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peterborough Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boughton House: John Stolarski, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burghley House: Anthony Masi from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rockingham Castle: Brian Coleman, 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
- Colworth House: Lecomte99 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Hall: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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