Just outside Roade: The Canal Museum and more
Our list finds nothing inside Roade’s built-up area, but 3 places within 5 km of its edge. There are 2 museums and an attraction to choose from. Bletchley Park, 21 km away, is the best-known day out.
Around Roade: where to begin
Alongside The Canal Museum you find an attraction and a museum.
MuseumThe Canal Museum1.5 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionGo Ape2.8 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumPiddington Roman Villa museum5 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.
Places on the map
The map ends at Piddington Roman Villa museum, 5.7 km out.
The dashed line is Roade’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 sort of places
Most common are museums or galleries: 2 of 3.
Green: inside Roade. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place to visit
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 3 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
21 listed buildings are on Roade’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Roade →
Within a day
Start with Bletchley Park, 21 km off, the best known of 12.
MuseumBletchley Park21 km southeast
Historic houseAlthorp16 km northwest
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral10 km northHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey28 km southeast
CastleNorthampton Castle8.9 km north
Historic houseEaston Neston6 km west
Museum · National TrustStowe House16 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor35 km south
CastleBury Mount6.9 km west
CastleKimbolton Castle38 km northeast
MuseumThe National Museum of Computing20 km southeast
Historic houseMentmore Towers35 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Roade (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.
Visiting Roade: the answers
What is there to see near Roade?
No attraction is mapped inside Roade itself. Within 5 km of it are The Canal Museum, Go Ape and Piddington Roman Villa museum.
Does Roade have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Roade: The Canal Museum and Piddington Roman Villa museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Roade?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Stowe House (National Trust), 16 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Roade?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (21 km), Althorp (16 km), Northampton Cathedral (10 km), Woburn Abbey (28 km).
Where are Roade’s historic buildings listed?
Roade has 21 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 Roade 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)
- The Canal Museum: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Castle: C. H. Hartshorne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Easton Neston: Cj1340 at English Wikipedia, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stowe House: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waddesdon Manor: Mattlever, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury Mount: Cj1340, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The National Museum of Computing: Computid, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mentmore Towers: The original uploader was Swanker at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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