Heathrow Airport 1 hr 25
Salcey Forest (26 min)
Former royal hunting forest with walking & biking among centuries-old oaks, plus a cafe & play area. Delapre Abbey (20 min)
Scenic gardens & parkland surround this historical abbey with guided tours, a cafe & gift shop. Abington Park Museum (19 min)
Museum of the Northamptonshire Regiment and history of leather design in a 500-year-old manor house. Stanwick Lakes (13 min)
This 750-acre site offers children's activities, nature education services & crafts courses. Sywell Country Park (14 min)
This area around a former reservoir has walking paths & a butterfly garden, plus a cafe & play area. Castle Ashby Gardens (18 min)
Landscaped lawns, an 1872 orangery & a butterfly garden, plus a menagerie with meerkats & marmosets. The Wellingborough Museum (12 min) Pitsford water fishing lodge (19 min)
Reservoir and birdwatching Summer Leys Nature Reserve (9 min)
Nature reserve and nature 78 Derngate (17 min)
Restaurant, shop and art gallery in a Georgian house with interiors by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Wicksteed Park (16 min)
Fun park with around 30 rides, large playgrounds, lakeside walks and a narrow-gauge railway. Billing Aquadrome (12 min)
Leisure complex with amusement rides, escape rooms & a miniature train, plus play zones & a pool. Boughton House (23 min)
French-style stately home with fine art & baroque state rooms, surrounded by formal gardens. Irchester Country Park (8 min)
Adventure course with zip lines, a play area and a network of trails in a 200-acre area of woodland. | 
