Wicksteed Park, Kettering

Name: Wicksteed Park
Address: Barton Road, NN15 6NJ, Kettering, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Kettering

Amusement, Amusement park, Relax in park, Park

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Wicksteed Park is a Grade II listed park in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, which includes an amusement park within its grounds. The park is located in the south-east of Kettering, on the western edge of Barton Seagrave village. The park is owned by the Wicksteed Charitable Trust, with the amusement park being run by its trading subsidiary company Wicksteed Park Ltd. ()

Opened: 1921 (103 years ago)Total rides: 27Roller coasters: 3Water rides: 4Elevation: 200 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 52°23'6"N, 0°42'11"W

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Barton Road, NN15 6NJKettering United Kingdom

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Wicksteed Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Clown Coaster, St Peter and St Paul's Church, Kettering Library, Wicksteed Park Nature Reserve.

~1780 ftSW
Amusement park, Amusement ride
Clown Coaster, Kettering
9 min walk • Clown Coaster is a children's steel coaster manufactured by Pinfari that opened at Wicksteed Park in Kettering, Northamptonshire, in October 2011. It previously operated in the Beaver Creek section of Pleasure Beach Blackpool from 1995 to 2008 as Circus Clown. The theming of the ride was a ride through a circus with Morgan the Clown.
1.3 miNW
Church
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Kettering
33 min walk • St Peter and St Paul's Church, Kettering is a Church of England parish church in Kettering, Northamptonshire. It is a Grade I listed building.
1.3 miNW
Library
Kettering Library, Kettering
33 min walk • Kettering Borough Council was a local authority in Kettering Borough, composed of 36 local councillors and most recently controlled by the Conservatives, who controlled the Council since the 2003 local elections, where they gained control from Labour with a majority of 15.
~0 ftN
Park
Wicksteed Park Nature Reserve, Kettering
1 min walk • Wicksteed Park is a 14.2 hectare nature reserve in Barton Seagrave, on the eastern outskirts of Kettering in Northamptonshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
1.4 miNW
52°24'4"N • 0°43'29"W
Eden Centre, Kettering
37 min walk • Church
0.6 miSE
Village, Forts and castles
Barton Seagrave, Kettering
15 min walk • Barton Seagrave is a large village and civil parish in the North Northamptonshire, England. The village is effectively a suburb of Kettering, about 1.5 miles south-east of the town centre.
~1680 ftN
52°23'23"N • 0°42'13"W
Kettering Skatepark, Kettering
9 min walk • Game and entertainment center, Park
0.8 miS
Body of water, Nature and wildlife, Park
Southfield Farm Marsh, Kettering
20 min walk • Southfield Farm Marsh is an 8.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Kettering in Northamptonshire. An area of 2.8 hectares is managed as a nature reserve by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
0.5 miNW
Universities and schools
Tresham College of Further and Higher Education, Kettering
13 min walk • Tresham College of Further and Higher Education is a further education college in the East Midlands of England. Specifically located within Northamptonshire, the main campus is located within the town of Kettering, alongside other campuses included within Corby and Wellingborough.

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Which popular attractions are close to Wicksteed Park?

Nearby attractions include Wicksteed Park Nature Reserve, Kettering (1 min walk), Kettering Skatepark, Kettering (9 min walk), Tresham College of Further and Higher Education, Kettering (13 min walk), Barton Seagrave, Kettering (15 min walk).

How to get to Wicksteed Park by public transport?

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Wicksteed Park (6 min walk)