A castle just outside Loddington: Triangular Lodge
Of the 5 places to visit in and around Loddington, 4 are museums or galleries. Loddington itself has none of them. Our list counts one place looked after by English Heritage. Set 19 km out, Althorp makes a day trip.
The names to know near Loddington
Next to Triangular Lodge, the best known are 4 museums.
Each 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 Loddington
To the north is where most of the 5 lie.
The dashed line is Loddington’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
Most common are museums or galleries: 4 of 5.
Green: inside Loddington. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Triangular Lodge).
All of them, one by one
You will find all 5 within 5 km of its edge.
Desborough Heritage Centre
Museum in Desborough, England, United Kingdom.
Rothwell Arts and Heritage centre
Museum in Rothwell, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
13 listed buildings are on Loddington’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Loddington →
Further afield
Althorp, at 19 km, heads the 12.
Historic houseAlthorp19 km southwest
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral18 km south
CathedralLeicester Cathedral35 km northwest
Historic houseBurghley House36 km northeast
CastleFotheringhay Castle29 km northeast
Historic houseBoughton House9.1 km east
CastleKimbolton Castle31 km east
CastleRockingham Castle14 km northeast
CastleBarnwell Castle24 km east
CastleNorthampton Castle19 km south
Historic house · English HeritageKirby Hall18 km northeast
Historic houseLamport Hall6.8 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Loddington (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 Loddington: questions
What is there to see near Loddington?
No attraction is mapped inside Loddington itself. Within 5 km of it are Triangular Lodge, Harrington Aviation Museum, Manor House Museum and Desborough Heritage Centre.
Does Loddington have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Loddington: Harrington Aviation Museum, Manor House Museum, Desborough Heritage Centre and Rothwell Arts and Heritage centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Loddington?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Loddington, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Triangular Lodge).
What are the best-known days out near Loddington?
Within 40 km: Althorp (19 km), Northampton Cathedral (18 km), Leicester Cathedral (35 km), Burghley House (36 km).
Where are Loddington’s historic buildings listed?
Loddington has 13 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 Loddington 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)
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burghley House: Anthony Masi from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boughton House: John Stolarski, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 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
- Kirby Hall: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lamport Hall: Ian Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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