Out from Empingham: Exton Hall and more
For a trip from Empingham, Burghley House is 10 km away. What there is to see lies just outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in a castle and a wildlife park.
Top of the list around Empingham
Behind Exton Hall on the list is a wildlife park.
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 places, mapped
The outermost point is Rutland Falconry & Owl Centre, at 4.9 km.
The dashed line is Empingham’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What you can see
It comes down to a castle and a wildlife park.
Green: inside Empingham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
These 2 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
60 listed buildings are on Empingham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Empingham →
Around the region
Most famous of the 12 is Burghley House, 10 km from the centre.
Historic houseBurghley House10 km east
CathedralPeterborough Cathedral26 km southeast
Garden · National TrustWoolsthorpe Manor16 km north
CastleFotheringhay Castle19 km southeast
CastleOakham Castle9 km west
Historic houseBelvoir Castle28 km northwest
CathedralLeicester Cathedral37 km west
Historic house · National TrustBelton House31 km north
CastleWoodcroft Castle19 km east
CastleRockingham Castle19 km southwest
Historic house · English HeritageKirby Hall16 km south
CastleGrimsthorpe Castle17 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Empingham (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.
Questions before you go to Empingham
What is there to see near Empingham?
No attraction is mapped inside Empingham itself. Within 5 km of it are Exton Hall and Rutland Falconry & Owl Centre.
Does Empingham have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Empingham.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Empingham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Woolsthorpe Manor (National Trust), 16 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Empingham?
Within 40 km: Burghley House (10 km), Peterborough Cathedral (26 km), Woolsthorpe Manor (16 km), Fotheringhay Castle (19 km).
Where are Empingham’s historic buildings listed?
Empingham has 60 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 Empingham 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 (12)
- Burghley House: Anthony Masi from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peterborough Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woolsthorpe Manor: Hel-hama, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oakham Castle: Simon Garbutt. SiGarb 21:25, 12 November 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belvoir Castle: Nancy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belton House: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodcroft Castle: Andrew Kerr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rockingham Castle: Brian Coleman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Hall: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grimsthorpe Castle: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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