
From Ketton, 5.6 km to Stamford Town Hall
For a trip from Ketton, Burghley House is 6.9 km away. Nothing is mapped inside Ketton’s built-up area, but 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge.
The names to know near Ketton
Stamford Town Hall aside, the next best known is a museum.
MuseumStamford Town Hall4.5 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumPriest's House (National Trust)2.2 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
The farthest of them, Stamford Town Hall, is 5.6 km out.
The dashed line is Ketton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
Every one of them is among museums or galleries.
Green: inside Ketton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Near Ketton
The list runs to 2 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
89 listed buildings are on Ketton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ketton →
Days out
First of the 12 big names within reach is Burghley House, 6.9 km away.
Historic houseBurghley House6.9 km east
CathedralPeterborough Cathedral22 km east
CastleFotheringhay Castle14 km southeast
Garden · National TrustWoolsthorpe Manor21 km north
CastleOakham Castle13 km west
CathedralLeicester Cathedral40 km west
CastleWoodcroft Castle16 km east
Historic houseBelvoir Castle34 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustBelton House35 km north
CastleRockingham Castle17 km southwest
Historic house · English HeritageKirby Hall13 km southwest
CastleKimbolton Castle39 km southPlaces well known beyond Ketton (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 Ketton
What is there to see near Ketton?
No attraction is mapped inside Ketton itself. Within 5 km of it are Stamford Town Hall and Priest's House (National Trust).
Does Ketton have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Ketton: Stamford Town Hall and Priest's House (National Trust).
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Ketton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Woolsthorpe Manor (National Trust), 21 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Ketton?
Within 40 km: Burghley House (6.9 km), Peterborough Cathedral (22 km), Fotheringhay Castle (14 km), Woolsthorpe Manor (21 km).
Where are Ketton’s historic buildings listed?
Ketton has 89 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 Ketton 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 (13)
- Stamford Town Hall: Jo Turner, 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
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woolsthorpe Manor: Hel-hama, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oakham Castle: Simon Garbutt. SiGarb 21:25, 12 November 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodcroft Castle: Andrew Kerr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belvoir Castle: Nancy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belton House: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rockingham Castle: Brian Coleman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Hall: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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