Rushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway
Heritage railway in Northamptonshire, England.
Attractions in Stanwick
Photo: Kimbolton Castle, Graham Taylor (CC BY-SA 2.0)Places to visit near Stanwick: Rushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway & more
From Stanwick, the big name within reach is Kimbolton Castle, 13 km away. No place to visit is mapped inside Stanwick’s built-up area; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. Look for a heritage railway and a museum.
In Stanwick
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Best known
Leading the list near Stanwick
A museum follows Rushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway.
Heritage railwayHeritage railwayRushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway4.3 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumRushden Historical Transport Society4.3 km outside town, to the southwest
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map
Finding your way
Furthest out is Rushden Historical Transport Society, at 5 km.
The dashed line is Stanwick’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 kinds on offer
The list holds a heritage railway and a museum.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 heritage railway0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Stanwick. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
The list in full
Here are the 2 places within 5 km of its edge.
Rushden Historical Transport Society
Transport museum in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
9 listed buildings are on Stanwick’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Stanwick →
Big names nearby
Worth the drive
Worth the drive, Kimbolton Castle (13 km) is first of the 12.
CastleKimbolton Castle13 km east
MuseumBletchley Park39 km south
CathedralPeterborough Cathedral34 km northeast
CastleFotheringhay Castle23 km north
Historic houseAlthorp30 km west
Historic houseBurghley House35 km northHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey39 km south
CastleBarnwell Castle15 km northeast
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral25 km southwest
Historic houseColworth House11 km south
Historic houseBoughton House13 km northwest
FortBuckden Towers22 km eastPlaces well known beyond Stanwick (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.
Common questions about Stanwick
What is there to see near Stanwick?
No attraction is mapped inside Stanwick itself. Within 5 km of it are Rushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway and Rushden Historical Transport Society.
Does Stanwick have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Stanwick: Rushden Historical Transport Society.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Stanwick?
None is recorded within 5 km of Stanwick.
What are the best-known days out near Stanwick?
Within 40 km: Kimbolton Castle (13 km), Bletchley Park (39 km), Peterborough Cathedral (34 km), Fotheringhay Castle (23 km).
Where are Stanwick’s historic buildings listed?
Stanwick 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 Stanwick 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 (11)
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peterborough Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burghley House: Anthony Masi from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnwell Castle: Will Lovell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Colworth House: Lecomte99 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Boughton House: John Stolarski, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckden Towers: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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