Close to Walgrave: Lamport Hall and more
Althorp, 14 km from Walgrave, is the best-known trip nearby. What there is to see lies just outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge. There are a historic house and a museum to choose from.
The best known around Walgrave
The other best-known place is a museum.
Historic houseLamport Hall4.4 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumSywell Aviation Museum4.8 km outside town, to the southeastEach 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 view
At 5.3 km, Sywell Aviation Museum is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Walgrave’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
It comes down to a historic house and a museum.
Green: inside Walgrave. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
Look within 5 km of its edge for both places listed.
Sywell Aviation Museum
Aviation museum in Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
10 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Walgrave’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Walgrave →
Trips out
Of the 12 day trips, Althorp (14 km) is the best known.
Historic houseAlthorp14 km southwest
MuseumBletchley Park39 km south
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral12 km southwest
CathedralLeicester Cathedral39 km northwest
CastleKimbolton Castle30 km east
CastleFotheringhay Castle33 km northeast
CastleNorthampton Castle13 km southwest
Historic houseBoughton House14 km northeast
CastleRockingham Castle20 km north
CastleBarnwell Castle28 km northeastHeritage railwayHeritage railwayNorthampton and Lamport Railway8.6 km southwest
Museum · National TrustStowe House37 km southPlaces well known beyond Walgrave (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.
Asked about places to visit in Walgrave
What is there to see near Walgrave?
No attraction is mapped inside Walgrave itself. Within 5 km of it are Lamport Hall and Sywell Aviation Museum.
Does Walgrave have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Walgrave: Sywell Aviation Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Walgrave?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Stowe House (National Trust), 37 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Walgrave?
Within 40 km: Althorp (14 km), Bletchley Park (39 km), Northampton Cathedral (12 km), Leicester Cathedral (39 km).
Where are Walgrave’s historic buildings listed?
Walgrave has 10 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 Walgrave 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 (13)
- Lamport Hall: Ian Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sywell Aviation Museum: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bletchley Park: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Castle: C. H. Hartshorne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Boughton House: John Stolarski, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rockingham Castle: Brian Coleman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnwell Castle: Will Lovell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stowe House: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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