Photo: Bob Danylec · CC BY-SA 2.0From Elston: Lincoln Cathedral and other trips
Flintham Museum is the only place we list in Elston or within 5 km of its edge. Travel 32 km and you reach Lincoln Cathedral. Within 40 km you can choose from 12, 4 castles and 3 historic houses among them.
Nearby first
Go 2.8 km from the centre for Flintham Museum. Flintham Museum is a museum in Flintham.
The places, mapped
From 1 to 7, each number is a tile below.
Elston is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kinds of place
Castles or historic places lead the count with 11 of 13.
Green: inside Elston. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
3 places are cared for by the National Trust (Belton House, Woolsthorpe Manor and Hardwick Hall).
All of them, one by one
These 13 are within 40 km, none in town.
Belvoir Castle
Historic house museum and home of the Dukes of Rutland in Leicestershire, England, UK.
Belton House
Country house museum in Belton near Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.
Woolsthorpe Manor
Country house in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England, UK.
Newstead Abbey
Historic house museum, home of Lord Byron, in Nottinghamshire, England, UK.
What is in or close to Elston comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
7 listed buildings are on Elston’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Elston →
Day trips
Of the 12 places within 40 km, these are worth the trip.
2CathedralLincoln Cathedral32 km northeast
3ChurchSouthwell Minster8.1 km northwest
4Historic houseBelvoir Castle16 km south
5CastleNottingham Castle21 km southwest
6Historic house · National TrustBelton House19 km southeast
7CastleLincoln Castle32 km northeast
CastleNewark Castle7 km northeast
Garden · National TrustWoolsthorpe Manor29 km southeast
CastleCodnor Castle33 km west
Abbey or prioryNewstead Abbey23 km west
CathedralNottingham Cathedral21 km westHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustHardwick Hall33 km northwestThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Southwell →
Common questions about Elston
What is there to see near Elston?
No attraction is mapped inside Elston itself. Within 5 km of it are Flintham Museum.
Does Elston have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Elston: Flintham Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Elston?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Belton House (National Trust), 19 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Elston?
Within 40 km: Lincoln Cathedral (32 km), Southwell Minster (8.1 km), Belvoir Castle (16 km), Nottingham Castle (21 km).
Where are Elston’s historic buildings listed?
Elston has 7 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 Elston 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 (6)
- Lincoln Cathedral: DrMoschi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Southwell Minster: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belvoir Castle: Nancy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belton House: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lincoln Castle: Dmitrij M, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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