Newark Showground heads the list around Collingham
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Collingham’s built-up area, but 3 places are within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in an attraction, a museum and a historic site. Day-trippers head 18 km out to Lincoln Cathedral.
Just outside Collingham, the best known
Once you have seen Newark Showground, try a museum and a historic site.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Collingham, mapped
Of the 3 nearby, most are to the south.
The dashed line is Collingham’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
A breakdown by kind
It comes down to an attraction, a museum and a historic site.
Green: inside Collingham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near Collingham
3 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
63 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Collingham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Collingham →
Trips out
Start with Lincoln Cathedral, 18 km off, the best known of 12.
CathedralLincoln Cathedral18 km northeast
CastleLincoln Castle17 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustBelton House25 km south
ChurchSouthwell Minster15 km southwest
Historic houseBelvoir Castle28 km south
CastleNewark Castle8.7 km southwest
CastleNottingham Castle35 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustTattershall Castle38 km east
Garden · National TrustWoolsthorpe Manor39 km south
Abbey or prioryNewstead Abbey30 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRufford Abbey19 km westHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustHardwick Hall37 km westPlaces well known beyond Collingham (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.
Visiting Collingham: questions
What is there to see near Collingham?
No attraction is mapped inside Collingham itself. Within 5 km of it are Newark Showground, Newark Air Museum and Avro Vulcan.
Does Collingham have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Collingham: Newark Air Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Collingham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Belton House (National Trust), 25 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Collingham?
Within 40 km: Lincoln Cathedral (18 km), Lincoln Castle (17 km), Belton House (25 km), Southwell Minster (15 km).
Where are Collingham’s historic buildings listed?
Collingham has 63 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 Collingham 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)
- Lincoln Cathedral: DrMoschi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lincoln Castle: Dmitrij M, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belton House: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Southwell Minster: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belvoir Castle: Nancy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newark Castle: David Ingham from Lancashire, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tattershall Castle: Brian from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woolsthorpe Manor: Hel-hama, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newstead Abbey: brianfagan from Nottingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufford Abbey: Enchufla Con Clave, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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