Wicksteed Park opens Kettering’s list
3 places to visit are mapped inside Kettering’s built-up area, and 3 more within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 museums, a theme park and an attraction. Of these, one is looked after by English Heritage. Further out, Althorp is 23 km away.
Kettering’s big names
After Wicksteed Park come 2 museums, an attraction and a historic house.
Theme parkWicksteed Parkin townMuseumMuseumManor House Museumin townAttractionAttractionWicksteed Park Main Entrancein town
Historic houseBoughton House2.2 km outside town, to the northeastCastleCastle · English HeritageTriangular Lodge2.9 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumRothwell Arts and Heritage centre3.7 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.
Finding your way
To the northwest lie most of the 3 nearby.
The dashed line is Kettering’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The types of place
Count 2 museums or galleries and 2 castles or historic places.
Green: inside Kettering. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Triangular Lodge).
The full list
After the 3 in town come 3 more within 5 km of its edge.
Boughton House
Grade I listed country house in Weekley, Northamptonshire, England, UK.
Rothwell Arts and Heritage centre
Museum in Rothwell, England, UK.
The 3 inside Kettering come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
58 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Kettering’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kettering →
Day trips from Kettering
Top of the 12 day trips: Althorp, at 23 km.
Historic houseAlthorp23 km southwest
CathedralPeterborough Cathedral38 km northeast
CastleFotheringhay Castle24 km northeast
CastleKimbolton Castle25 km southeast
Historic houseBurghley House33 km northeast
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral21 km southwest
CathedralLeicester Cathedral39 km northwest
CastleRockingham Castle13 km north
CastleBarnwell Castle19 km east
Historic house · English HeritageKirby Hall15 km north
CastleNorthampton Castle22 km southwest
CastleOakham Castle30 km northPlaces well known beyond Kettering (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.
What visitors ask about Kettering
What are the main attractions in Kettering?
The best known inside Kettering’s built-up area are Wicksteed Park, Manor House Museum and Wicksteed Park Main Entrance. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.
Does Kettering have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Kettering: Manor House Museum and Rothwell Arts and Heritage centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Kettering?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Kettering, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Triangular Lodge).
What are the best-known days out near Kettering?
Within 40 km: Althorp (23 km), Peterborough Cathedral (38 km), Fotheringhay Castle (24 km), Kimbolton Castle (25 km).
Where are Kettering’s historic buildings listed?
Kettering has 58 listed buildings, 3 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 Kettering 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 (14)
- Wicksteed Park: Dot Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boughton House: John Stolarski, 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
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burghley House: Anthony Masi from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rockingham Castle: Brian Coleman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnwell Castle: Will Lovell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Hall: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Castle: C. H. Hartshorne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oakham Castle: Simon Garbutt. SiGarb 21:25, 12 November 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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