Althorp and more near Long Buckby
For a trip from Long Buckby, Warwick Castle is 34 km away. Look within 5 km of its edge for the 2 places to visit; none is inside Long Buckby’s built-up area.
Just outside Long Buckby, the best known
Along with Althorp, see a historic house.
Historic houseAlthorp4.8 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic houseHoldenby House4.9 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
How they lie
The map stretches to Holdenby House, 6.6 km away.
The dashed line is Long Buckby’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 you can see
Both are castles or historic places.
Green: inside Long Buckby. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything to see
Nothing is inside Long Buckby itself; these 2 are within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
33 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Long Buckby’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Long Buckby →
A drive away
Warwick Castle, at 34 km, heads the 12.
CastleWarwick Castle34 km west
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael31 km northwest
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral14 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle35 km west
CathedralLeicester Cathedral37 km north
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum31 km west · 300K visitors a year (2010)
CastleNorthampton Castle14 km southeast
CastleCaludon Castle28 km northwest
Museum · National TrustStowe House30 km south
Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle39 km north
Historic houseCoombe Abbey25 km northwest
CastleAstwell Castle23 km southPlaces well known beyond Long Buckby (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.
Long Buckby: questions and answers
What is there to see near Long Buckby?
No attraction is mapped inside Long Buckby itself. Within 5 km of it are Althorp and Holdenby House.
Does Long Buckby have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Long Buckby.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Long Buckby?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 35 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Long Buckby?
Within 40 km: Warwick Castle (34 km), Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (31 km), Northampton Cathedral (14 km), Kenilworth Castle (35 km).
Where are Long Buckby’s historic buildings listed?
Long Buckby has 33 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 Long Buckby 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)
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holdenby House: Smb1001, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warwick Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenilworth Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Art Gallery & Museum: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Castle: C. H. Hartshorne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caludon Castle: Mum's taxi (Wikipedia Takes Coventry participant), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stowe House: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coombe Abbey: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Astwell Castle: Allan Fea (1860 - 1956)?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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