Barnwell Castle

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Barnwell Castle is a ruined castle, south of the town of Oundle, and west of the village of Barnwell, Northamptonshire. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building, and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 52°27'12"N, 0°27'43"W

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Barnwell Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nene Way, Fotheringhay Castle, Elton Hall, Church of St Mary and All Saints.

2.5 miN
Hiking, Kayaking, Tours
Nene Way, Oundle
63 min walk • The Nene Way is a waymarked long-distance footpath in England running through the English counties of Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire. It generally follows the course of the River Nene.
5 miN
Forts and castles
Fotheringhay Castle, Oundle
129 min walk • Fotheringhay Castle, also known as Fotheringay Castle, was a High Middle Age Norman Motte-and-bailey castle in the village of Fotheringhay 3+1⁄2 miles to the north of the market town of Oundle, Northamptonshire, England.
5.6 miNE
Museum, History museum
Elton Hall
142 min walk • Elton Hall is a baronial hall in Elton, Cambridgeshire. It has been the ancestral home of the Proby family since 1660. The hall lies in an 3,800-acre estate through which the River Nene runs. The building incorporates 15th-, 17th-, 18th- and 19th-century parts and is a Grade I listed building.
5.1 miN
Church
Church of St Mary and All Saints
131 min walk • The Church of St Mary and All Saints, Fotheringhay is a parish church in the Church of England in Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire. It is noted for containing a mausoleum to leading members of the Yorkist dynasty of the Wars of the Roses.
3.9 miW
Historical place, Garden, Park
Lyveden New Bield, Oundle
99 min walk • Lyveden New Bield is an unfinished Elizabethan summer house in the parish of Aldwincle in North Northamptonshire, England, owned by the National Trust.
2.4 miNW
52°28'54"N • 0°29'42"W
Oundle Golf Club, Oundle
62 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
3.1 miSW
Church
All Saints Church
79 min walk • All Saints Church is a historic Anglican church in the village of Aldwincle, Northamptonshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of The Churches Conservation Trust.
1.6 miNW
52°28'27"N • 0°28'35"W
Barnwell Country Park, Oundle
40 min walk • Park
~1070 ftE
Memorial
Barnwell Manor
6 min walk • Barnwell Manor is a Grade II listed country estate near the village of Barnwell, about 2.5 miles south of Oundle, in Northamptonshire, England.
5.8 miSE
Church
St Andrew's Church
148 min walk • St Andrew's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the hamlet of Steeple Gidding, about 10 miles northwest of Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England.
6.3 miNE
Tower
Peterborough transmitting station, Peterborough
160 min walk • The Peterborough transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility at Morborne Hill, near Peterborough. There are two tall structures on adjacent sites: a guyed steel lattice mast belonging to Arqiva, and a 98.45 metres tall reinforced concrete tower belonging to BT.