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Fotheringhay Castle
Attractions in Yarwell

A castle just outside Yarwell: Fotheringhay Castle

Of the 5 places to visit in and around Yarwell, 3 are castles or historic places. All of them lie outside Yarwell. The list includes one place cared for by English Heritage. Burghley House is worth a day, 8.8 km from the centre.

Photo: Fotheringhay Castle, Iain Simpson (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Yarwell
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Top of the list around Yarwell

Close behind Fotheringhay Castle are a historic house, a castle and an attraction.

CastleFotheringhay Castle4.5 km outside town, to the southHistoric houseElton Hall4.7 km outside town, to the southCastle · English HeritageApethorpe Palace4.9 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionSacrewell Farm & Country Centre2.3 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumOld Farm Equipment2.2 km outside town, to the north

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

Plotted on the map

The map ends at Apethorpe Palace, 5.3 km out.

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The dashed line is Yarwell’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

By kind

The biggest group is castles or historic places, with 3 of the 5.

Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 castles · 1 historic house0 in town · 3 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Yarwell. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Apethorpe Palace).

Every place

Every one of them

Its 5 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

21 listed buildings are on Yarwell’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Yarwell →

Big names nearby

Big names nearby

Worth the drive, Burghley House (8.8 km) is first of the 12.

Historic houseBurghley House8.8 km northCathedralPeterborough Cathedral12 km eastCastleWoodcroft Castle9.7 km northeastCastleBarnwell Castle13 km southCastle · English HeritageLongthorpe Tower9.1 km eastCastleKimbolton Castle30 km southGarden · National TrustWoolsthorpe Manor31 km northwestHeritage railwayNene Valley Railway5.5 km eastMuseumFlag Fen16 km eastHistoric house · English HeritageKirby Hall15 km westCastleRockingham Castle21 km westAbbey or priory · National TrustRamsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust)25 km southeast

Places well known beyond Yarwell (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.

Places to visit in Yarwell: questions

What is there to see near Yarwell?

No attraction is mapped inside Yarwell itself. Within 5 km of it are Fotheringhay Castle, Elton Hall, Apethorpe Palace and Sacrewell Farm & Country Centre.

Does Yarwell have a museum?

1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Yarwell: Old Farm Equipment.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Yarwell?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Yarwell, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Apethorpe Palace).

What are the best-known days out near Yarwell?

Within 40 km: Burghley House (8.8 km), Peterborough Cathedral (12 km), Woodcroft Castle (9.7 km), Barnwell Castle (13 km).

Where are Yarwell’s historic buildings listed?

Yarwell has 21 listed buildings. 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 Yarwell 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).

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