Nothing mapped in Spratton itself; Holdenby House is the nearest draw
With nothing inside Spratton’s built-up area, the list has 3 places within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 historic houses and a heritage railway. Day-trippers head 6.1 km out to Althorp.
The best known around Spratton
Following Holdenby House are a heritage railway and a historic house.
Historic houseHoldenby House2.9 km outside town, to the southwestHeritage railwayHeritage railwayNorthampton and Lamport Railway3.4 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic houseCottesbrooke Hall3.2 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Spratton, mapped
Northampton and Lamport Railway marks the outer edge, 4 km away.
The dashed line is Spratton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
The biggest group is castles or historic places, with 2 of the 3.
Green: inside Spratton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every one of them
3 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
9 listed buildings are on Spratton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Spratton →
Day trips
Althorp, 6.1 km away, is the best known of the 12.
Historic houseAlthorp6.1 km southwest
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral9.2 km south
MuseumBletchley Park39 km south
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael39 km west
CathedralLeicester Cathedral37 km north
CastleNorthampton Castle10 km south
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum39 km west · 300K visitors a year (2010)
CastleKimbolton Castle39 km east
Historic houseLamport Hall6.1 km northeast
MuseumCentral Museum11 km south
CastleRockingham Castle26 km northeast
Museum · National TrustStowe House33 km southPlaces well known beyond Spratton (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.
Planning a visit to Spratton
What is there to see near Spratton?
No attraction is mapped inside Spratton itself. Within 5 km of it are Holdenby House, Northampton and Lamport Railway and Cottesbrooke Hall.
Does Spratton have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Spratton.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Spratton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Stowe House (National Trust), 33 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Spratton?
Within 40 km: Althorp (6.1 km), Northampton Cathedral (9.2 km), Bletchley Park (39 km), Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (39 km).
Where are Spratton’s historic buildings listed?
Spratton has 9 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 Spratton 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 (14)
- Holdenby House: Smb1001, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cottesbrooke Hall: Cj1340, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Castle: C. H. Hartshorne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Art Gallery & Museum: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lamport Hall: Ian Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Central Museum: StJaBe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rockingham Castle: Brian Coleman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stowe House: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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