4.7 km from Manton, Oakham Castle leads the list
There is no place to visit inside Manton’s built-up area; there are 4 within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 2 castles, a museum and a theme park, among others. Beyond the town, the best known is Burghley House, 17 km off.
Around Manton: where to begin
Close behind Oakham Castle are a museum, a theme park and a castle.
CastleOakham Castle4.4 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumRutland County Museum4 km outside town, to the northwestTheme parkTheme parkMini Monsters4.5 km outside town, to the northwestCastleCastleGunthorpe Hall1.3 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to go
Leave town to the northwest for most of the 4 nearby.
The dashed line is Manton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
Between them they are 2 castles, a museum and a theme park.
Green: inside Manton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every one of them
The list runs to 4 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
27 listed buildings are on Manton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Manton →
Further afield
Top of the 12 day trips: Burghley House, at 17 km.
Historic houseBurghley House17 km east
CathedralPeterborough Cathedral32 km east
Garden · National TrustWoolsthorpe Manor20 km north
CathedralLeicester Cathedral30 km west
CastleFotheringhay Castle22 km southeast
Historic houseBelvoir Castle30 km north
CastleRockingham Castle13 km south
Historic house · National TrustBelton House35 km north
Historic house · English HeritageLyddington Bede House7.6 km south
Historic house · English HeritageKirby Hall13 km south
CastleWoodcroft Castle26 km east
CastleBarnwell Castle26 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Manton (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.
Know before you go to Manton
What is there to see near Manton?
No attraction is mapped inside Manton itself. Within 5 km of it are Oakham Castle, Rutland County Museum, Mini Monsters and Gunthorpe Hall.
Does Manton have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Manton: Rutland County Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Manton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Woolsthorpe Manor (National Trust), 20 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Manton?
Within 40 km: Burghley House (17 km), Peterborough Cathedral (32 km), Woolsthorpe Manor (20 km), Leicester Cathedral (30 km).
Where are Manton’s historic buildings listed?
Manton has 27 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 Manton 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 (14)
- Oakham Castle: Simon Garbutt. SiGarb 21:25, 12 November 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rutland County Museum: Lorraine Cornwell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belvoir Castle: Nancy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rockingham Castle: Brian Coleman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belton House: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyddington Bede House: Julian Dowse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Hall: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodcroft Castle: Andrew Kerr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnwell Castle: Will Lovell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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