Heathrow Airport 1 hr 29
Billing Aquadrome (18 min)
Leisure complex with amusement rides, escape rooms & a miniature train, plus play zones & a pool. Abington Park Museum (14 min)
Museum of the Northamptonshire Regiment and history of leather design in a 500-year-old manor house. Lamport Hall (12 min)
Classical-style country house packed with ancient artefacts set in rolling, landscaped parkland. Sywell Country Park (20 min)
This area around a former reservoir has walking paths & a butterfly garden, plus a cafe & play area. 78 Derngate (16 min)
Restaurant, shop and art gallery in a Georgian house with interiors by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Coton Manor Garden (13 min)
Garden and forest Northampton & Lamport Railway (3 min)
Restored heritage track, designed by George Stephenson, for seasonal steam and diesel-powered rides. Althorp Estate (9 min)
July-August access to the Spencer family estate, with Princess Diana's island grave and a museum. Brixworth Country Park (8 min)
Trails, a sensory garden, watersports and cycling in park spaces with access for all abilities. Wicksteed Park (29 min)
Fun park with around 30 rides, large playgrounds, lakeside walks and a narrow-gauge railway. Northampton Museum and Art Gallery (17 min)
Museum, art, and art museum Delapre Abbey (18 min)
Scenic gardens & parkland surround this historical abbey with guided tours, a cafe & gift shop. Castle Ashby Gardens (28 min)
Landscaped lawns, an 1872 orangery & a butterfly garden, plus a menagerie with meerkats & marmosets. Pitsford water fishing lodge (13 min)
Reservoir and birdwatching | 
