Heathrow Airport 1 hr 43
Harrington Aviation Museum (11 min) Museum with exhibits about USAAF bomber group, clandestine WWII missions and Cold War missile site. Lamport Hall (9 min) Classical-style country house packed with ancient artefacts set in rolling, landscaped parkland. Cottesbrooke Hall & Gardens (19 min) Collection of fine furniture, porcelain and sporting art in a Queen Anne house with gardens. West Lodge Rural Centre (14 min) Althorp Estate (25 min) July-August access to the Spencer family estate, with Princess Diana's island grave and a museum. Foxton Locks (15 min) Two staircases of five locks each make this the largest staircase on the British canal system. Wistow Maze (21 min) West Lodge Farm Park (14 min) Wicksteed Park (19 min) Fun park with around 30 rides, large playgrounds, lakeside walks and a narrow-gauge railway. Pitsford water fishing lodge (16 min) Reservoir and birdwatching Boughton House (25 min) French-style stately home with fine art & baroque state rooms, surrounded by formal gardens. Harborough Museum (8 min) Historical exhibits in a former corset factory, featuring Victorian antiquities & period clothing. Coton Manor Garden (20 min) Garden and forest Rockingham Castle (20 min) Royal bastion with Tudor sitting rooms and grand halls, plus frequent events and private hire. |