Oakham Castle heads what Oakham has to see
Among the places to visit in and near Oakham are 3 museums, 2 castles and a theme park. We list 3 places to visit inside Oakham’s built-up area and 5 within 5 km of its edge. The centre alone has 3 within 1 km. For a full day, there is Burghley House, 19 km away.
Highlights of Oakham
The rest of the best known are 2 museums, a theme park and a castle.
CastleOakham Castlein town
MuseumRutland County Museumin townTheme parkTheme parkMini Monstersin town
MuseumRocks by Rail2.7 km outside town, to the northeastCastleCastleGunthorpe Hall2.5 km outside town, to the southWildlife parkWildlife parkRutland Falconry & Owl Centre3.5 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.
Where things are
The map stretches to Whissendine Windmill, 6.4 km away.
The dashed line is Oakham’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
Count 3 museums or galleries and 2 castles or historic places.
Green: inside Oakham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything to see
After the 3 in town come 5 more within 5 km of its edge.
The 3 inside Oakham come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
121 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Oakham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Oakham →
Further out, the best known
Worth the drive, Burghley House (19 km) is first of the 12.
Historic houseBurghley House19 km east
Garden · National TrustWoolsthorpe Manor17 km northeast
CathedralLeicester Cathedral28 km west
CathedralPeterborough Cathedral35 km east
Historic houseBelvoir Castle25 km north
CastleFotheringhay Castle26 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustBelton House31 km north
CastleRockingham Castle18 km south
Historic house · English HeritageKirby Hall18 km south
Historic houseHarlaxton Manor24 km north
CastleWoodcroft Castle28 km east
Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle34 km westPlaces well known beyond Oakham (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.
Quick answers on Oakham
What are the main attractions in Oakham?
The best known inside Oakham’s built-up area are Oakham Castle, Rutland County Museum and Mini Monsters. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 5 more within 5 km.
Does Oakham have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Oakham: Rutland County Museum, Rocks by Rail and Workshop.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Oakham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Woolsthorpe Manor (National Trust), 17 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Oakham?
Within 40 km: Burghley House (19 km), Woolsthorpe Manor (17 km), Leicester Cathedral (28 km), Peterborough Cathedral (35 km).
Where are Oakham’s historic buildings listed?
Oakham has 121 listed buildings, 5 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 Oakham 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 (15)
- 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
- Rocks by Rail: A.M.Hurrell, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Burghley House: Anthony Masi from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woolsthorpe Manor: Hel-hama, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peterborough Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belvoir Castle: Nancy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Harlaxton Manor: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodcroft Castle: Andrew Kerr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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