Near Pitsford: Northampton and Lamport Railway and other places to visit
Our list finds nothing inside Pitsford’s built-up area, but 3 places within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a heritage railway, a theme park and a wildlife park. Make a day of it at Althorp, 7.5 km away.
The best known around Pitsford
The rest of the best known are a theme park and a wildlife park.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where things are
To the southwest lie most of the 3 nearby.
The dashed line is Pitsford’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 there is to see
Every one of them is among zoos, theme parks or other days out.
Green: inside Pitsford. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 3 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
10 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Pitsford’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Pitsford →
Names further out
The 12 days out are led by Althorp, 7.5 km away.
Historic houseAlthorp7.5 km west
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral6.2 km south
MuseumBletchley Park36 km south
CastleNorthampton Castle7.4 km south
CastleKimbolton Castle35 km east
CastleFotheringhay Castle40 km northeast
MuseumCentral Museum7.4 km south
Historic houseHoldenby House6 km west
Historic houseLamport Hall6.7 km north
Museum · National TrustStowe House31 km south
CastleRockingham Castle26 km northeast
Historic houseBoughton House20 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Pitsford (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 people ask about Pitsford
What is there to see near Pitsford?
No attraction is mapped inside Pitsford itself. Within 5 km of it are Northampton and Lamport Railway, Berserk and Buckton Fields Amphibian Area.
Does Pitsford have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Pitsford.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Pitsford?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Stowe House (National Trust), 31 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Pitsford?
Within 40 km: Althorp (7.5 km), Northampton Cathedral (6.2 km), Bletchley Park (36 km), Northampton Castle (7.4 km).
Where are Pitsford’s historic buildings listed?
Pitsford has 10 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 Pitsford 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
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Castle: C. H. Hartshorne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Central Museum: StJaBe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holdenby House: Smb1001, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lamport Hall: Ian Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stowe House: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rockingham Castle: Brian Coleman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boughton House: John Stolarski, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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