Near Weldon: Kirby Hall and other places to visit
The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 4 are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 historic houses, a theme park and a museum. Of these, one is looked after by English Heritage. At 14 km, Fotheringhay Castle is worth the journey.
Top of the list around Weldon
Behind Kirby Hall on the list are a historic house, a theme park and a museum.
Historic house · English HeritageKirby Hall2.7 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseDeene Park2.9 km outside town, to the northeastTheme parkTheme parkAdrenaline Alley300 m outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumCorby Heritage Centre2.1 km outside town, to the westEach 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 Weldon
Furthest out is Deene Park, at 3.8 km.
The dashed line is Weldon’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 list by type
The list holds 2 historic houses, a theme park and a museum.
Green: inside Weldon. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Kirby Hall).
Every place to visit
Here are the 4 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
51 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Weldon’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Weldon →
Bigger names, a drive away
Head 14 km out for Fotheringhay Castle, the best known of 12.
CastleFotheringhay Castle14 km east
Historic houseBurghley House20 km northeast
CathedralPeterborough Cathedral28 km east
CastleRockingham Castle6.4 km west
CastleKimbolton Castle28 km southeast
CastleBarnwell Castle13 km east
CathedralLeicester Cathedral37 km northwest
Historic houseBoughton House8.5 km south
Historic houseAlthorp35 km southwest
Garden · National TrustWoolsthorpe Manor35 km north
Historic house · English HeritageLyddington Bede House9.1 km northwest
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral33 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Weldon (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.
What visitors ask about Weldon
What is there to see near Weldon?
No attraction is mapped inside Weldon itself. Within 5 km of it are Kirby Hall, Deene Park, Adrenaline Alley and Corby Heritage Centre.
Does Weldon have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Weldon: Corby Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Weldon?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Weldon, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Kirby Hall).
What are the best-known days out near Weldon?
Within 40 km: Fotheringhay Castle (14 km), Burghley House (20 km), Peterborough Cathedral (28 km), Rockingham Castle (6.4 km).
Where are Weldon’s historic buildings listed?
Weldon has 51 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 Weldon 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)
- Kirby Hall: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deene Park: Julian Dowse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burghley House: Anthony Masi from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peterborough Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rockingham Castle: Brian Coleman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnwell Castle: Will Lovell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boughton House: John Stolarski, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woolsthorpe Manor: Hel-hama, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyddington Bede House: Julian Dowse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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