One to see in Oundle: Oundle Museum
Only one place to visit is inside Oundle’s built-up area, but 3 more are within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 2 castles, a museum and a historic house. Further afield, Peterborough Cathedral is 19 km from the centre.
The names to know in Oundle
Beyond Oundle Museum, there are 2 castles and a historic house.
CastleFotheringhay Castle4.1 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleBarnwell Castle2.2 km outside town, to the south
Historic houseLilford Hall3.7 km outside town, to the southEach 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 Oundle
Head to the south for most of the 3 on the list.
The dashed line is Oundle’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
The biggest group is castles or historic places, with 3 of the 4.
Green: inside Oundle. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
The one inside Oundle comes first, then 3 more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Oundle comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
169 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Oundle’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Oundle →
Further afield
The 12 days out are led by Peterborough Cathedral, 19 km away.
CathedralPeterborough Cathedral19 km northeast
Historic houseBurghley House18 km north
CastleKimbolton Castle22 km south
Historic houseElton Hall6.7 km northeast
CastleWoodcroft Castle19 km northeast
Historic house · English HeritageKirby Hall12 km west
Garden · National TrustWoolsthorpe Manor38 km north
CastleRockingham Castle17 km west
Castle · English HeritageApethorpe Palace7.1 km north
Historic houseBoughton House15 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageLongthorpe Tower16 km northeast
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral39 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Oundle (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 Oundle: your questions
What are the main attractions in Oundle?
The place to visit inside Oundle’s built-up area is Oundle Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.
Does Oundle have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Oundle: Oundle Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Oundle?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kirby Hall (English Heritage), 12 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Oundle?
Within 40 km: Peterborough Cathedral (19 km), Burghley House (18 km), Kimbolton Castle (22 km), Elton Hall (6.7 km).
Where are Oundle’s historic buildings listed?
Oundle has 169 listed buildings, 4 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 Oundle 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 (15)
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnwell Castle: Will Lovell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lilford Hall: Micklewright, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peterborough Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burghley House: Anthony Masi from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elton Hall: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodcroft Castle: Andrew Kerr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Hall: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woolsthorpe Manor: Hel-hama, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rockingham Castle: Brian Coleman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Apethorpe Palace: Brookie, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boughton House: John Stolarski, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Longthorpe Tower: Julian Dowse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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