Things to do in Towcester: Bury Mount and one other
Museums or galleries make up 3 of the 5 places on the list. We list 2 places to visit inside Towcester’s built-up area and 3 within 5 km of its edge. The centre alone has 2 within 1 km. Out of town, Bletchley Park is 22 km away.
Towcester’s best known
The list goes on from Bury Mount to 3 museums and a historic house.
CastleBury Mountin townMuseumMuseumTowcester Museumin town
Historic houseEaston Neston600 m outside town, to the northeast
MuseumThe Canal Museum3.8 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumSilverstone Museum4.9 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to go
Silverstone Museum marks the outer edge, 6.4 km away.
The dashed line is Towcester’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kinds of place
There are more museums or galleries (3) than anything else, then castles or historic places (2).
Green: inside Towcester. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
First the 2 in town, then the 3 within 5 km of its edge.
The 2 inside Towcester come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
90 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Towcester’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Towcester →
Beyond the town
The 12 days out are led by Bletchley Park, 22 km away.
MuseumBletchley Park22 km southeast
Historic houseAlthorp17 km north
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral15 km northeast
Museum · National TrustStowe House11 km southHistoric houseHistoric houseWoburn Abbey31 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor32 km south
CastleAstwell Castle9.5 km southwest
CastleNorthampton Castle13 km northeast
MuseumThe National Museum of Computing22 km southeast
Historic houseMentmore Towers35 km southeast
Garden · National TrustStowe Park and Garden10 km south
Historic houseBroughton Castle29 km westPlaces well known beyond Towcester (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 about Towcester’s attractions
What are the main attractions in Towcester?
The best known inside Towcester’s built-up area are Bury Mount and Towcester Museum. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.
Does Towcester have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Towcester: Towcester Museum, The Canal Museum and Silverstone Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Towcester?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Stowe House (National Trust), 11 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Towcester?
Within 40 km: Bletchley Park (22 km), Althorp (17 km), Northampton Cathedral (15 km), Stowe House (11 km).
Where are Towcester’s historic buildings listed?
Towcester has 90 listed buildings, 2 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 Towcester 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)
- Bury Mount: Cj1340, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Easton Neston: Cj1340 at English Wikipedia, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Stowe House: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waddesdon Manor: Mattlever, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Astwell Castle: Allan Fea (1860 - 1956)?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Castle: C. H. Hartshorne, Public domain, 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
- Stowe Park and Garden: Neoclassicist, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Broughton Castle: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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