Heathrow Airport 1 hr 22
Billing Aquadrome (22 min) Leisure complex with amusement rides, escape rooms & a miniature train, plus play zones & a pool. Coton Manor Garden (19 min) Garden and forest Daventry Country Park (9 min) Reservoir surrounded by woodland and meadow trails with myriad wildlife, plus adventure playground. Sulgrave Manor (25 min) Guided tours are available of this Tudor house and furnishings, plus formal gardens and estate. Silverstone Circuit (16 min) Blacktop track home to the British Grand Prix plus numerous other automobile and cycling events. Abington Park Museum (21 min) Museum of the Northamptonshire Regiment and history of leather design in a 500-year-old manor house. Althorp Estate (14 min) July-August access to the Spencer family estate, with Princess Diana's island grave and a museum. Northampton Museum and Art Gallery (22 min) Museum, art, and art museum Delapre Abbey (19 min) Scenic gardens & parkland surround this historical abbey with guided tours, a cafe & gift shop. 78 Derngate (20 min) Restaurant, shop and art gallery in a Georgian house with interiors by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The Canal Museum, Stoke Bruerne (21 min) Museum in an old corn mill exploring the history of canals, with films, artifacts, cafe and shop. Catanger Llama Trekking (23 min) Llama and safari park Salcey Forest (24 min) Former royal hunting forest with walking & biking among centuries-old oaks, plus a cafe & play area. Draycote Water (26 min) 240-hectare reservoir & adjacent country park offering a visitor centre, bird hide & circular trail. |