Just outside Rushton: Triangular Lodge and more
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 4 places to visit; none is inside Rushton’s built-up area. There are 3 museums and a castle to choose from. The list includes one place cared for by English Heritage. Further afield, Althorp is 24 km from the centre.
Just outside Rushton, the best known
Next to Triangular Lodge, the best known are 3 museums.
Each 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 Rushton
Of the 4 nearby, most are to the west.
The dashed line is Rushton’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 mix
Most common are museums or galleries: 3 of 4.
Green: inside Rushton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Triangular Lodge).
All of it
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 4 places in all.
Desborough Heritage Centre
Museum in Desborough, England, United Kingdom.
Rothwell Arts and Heritage centre
Museum in Rothwell, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
15 listed buildings are on Rushton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Rushton →
Names further out
Top of the 12 day trips: Althorp, at 24 km.
Historic houseAlthorp24 km southwest
CastleRockingham Castle8.7 km north
Historic houseBoughton House5.9 km east
CathedralPeterborough Cathedral38 km northeast
Historic houseBurghley House31 km northeast
CastleFotheringhay Castle24 km northeast
CathedralLeicester Cathedral34 km northwest
CastleKimbolton Castle30 km southeast
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral23 km southwest
Historic house · English HeritageKirby Hall13 km northeast
CastleBarnwell Castle21 km east
CastleOakham Castle26 km northPlaces well known beyond Rushton (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.
Quick answers on Rushton
What is there to see near Rushton?
No attraction is mapped inside Rushton itself. Within 5 km of it are Triangular Lodge, Manor House Museum, Desborough Heritage Centre and Rothwell Arts and Heritage centre.
Does Rushton have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Rushton: Manor House Museum, Desborough Heritage Centre and Rothwell Arts and Heritage centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Rushton?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Rushton, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Triangular Lodge).
What are the best-known days out near Rushton?
Within 40 km: Althorp (24 km), Rockingham Castle (8.7 km), Boughton House (5.9 km), Peterborough Cathedral (38 km).
Where are Rushton’s historic buildings listed?
Rushton has 15 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 Rushton 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
- Rockingham Castle: Brian Coleman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boughton House: John Stolarski, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peterborough Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burghley House: Anthony Masi from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Hall: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnwell Castle: Will Lovell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oakham Castle: Simon Garbutt. SiGarb 21:25, 12 November 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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