Wicksteed Park, 3.5 km from Pytchley
With nothing inside Pytchley’s built-up area, the list has 3 places within 5 km of its edge. They include a theme park, a museum and an attraction. Day-trippers head 20 km out to Althorp.
The names to know near Pytchley
After Wicksteed Park come a museum and an attraction.
Theme parkWicksteed Park3 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumManor House Museum3.4 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionWicksteed Park Main Entrance2.8 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where each one is
Most of the 3 out of town lie to the northeast.
The dashed line is Pytchley’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
It comes down to a theme park, a museum and an attraction.
Green: inside Pytchley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
Here are the 3 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
12 listed buildings are on Pytchley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Pytchley →
Around the region
Top of the 12 day trips: Althorp, at 20 km.
Historic houseAlthorp20 km southwest
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral17 km southwest
CastleKimbolton Castle25 km east
Historic houseBoughton House8.1 km northeast
CastleFotheringhay Castle27 km northeast
Historic houseBurghley House37 km northeast
CastleRockingham Castle17 km north
CastleBarnwell Castle22 km northeast
CastleNorthampton Castle18 km southwest
Historic house · English HeritageKirby Hall19 km north
Historic houseColworth House19 km southeast
FortBuckden Towers34 km eastPlaces well known beyond Pytchley (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.
Questions before you go to Pytchley
What is there to see near Pytchley?
No attraction is mapped inside Pytchley itself. Within 5 km of it are Wicksteed Park, Manor House Museum and Wicksteed Park Main Entrance.
Does Pytchley have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Pytchley: Manor House Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Pytchley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kirby Hall (English Heritage), 19 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Pytchley?
Within 40 km: Althorp (20 km), Northampton Cathedral (17 km), Kimbolton Castle (25 km), Boughton House (8.1 km).
Where are Pytchley’s historic buildings listed?
Pytchley has 12 listed buildings, 1 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 Pytchley 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 (13)
- Wicksteed Park: Dot Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boughton House: John Stolarski, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burghley House: Anthony Masi from UK, CC BY 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
- Colworth House: Lecomte99 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckden Towers: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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