Heathrow Airport 1 hr 21
Althorp Estate (11 min)
July-August access to the Spencer family estate, with Princess Diana's island grave and a museum. Delapre Abbey (15 min)
Scenic gardens & parkland surround this historical abbey with guided tours, a cafe & gift shop. Castle Ashby Gardens (25 min)
Landscaped lawns, an 1872 orangery & a butterfly garden, plus a menagerie with meerkats & marmosets. 78 Derngate (13 min)
Restaurant, shop and art gallery in a Georgian house with interiors by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Billing Aquadrome (18 min)
Leisure complex with amusement rides, escape rooms & a miniature train, plus play zones & a pool. Sywell Country Park (22 min)
This area around a former reservoir has walking paths & a butterfly garden, plus a cafe & play area. Silverstone Circuit (20 min)
Blacktop track home to the British Grand Prix plus numerous other automobile and cycling events. Daventry Country Park (17 min)
Reservoir surrounded by woodland and meadow trails with myriad wildlife, plus adventure playground. Northampton & Lamport Railway (13 min)
Restored heritage track, designed by George Stephenson, for seasonal steam and diesel-powered rides. The Canal Museum, Stoke Bruerne (15 min)
Museum in an old corn mill exploring the history of canals, with films, artifacts, cafe and shop. Salcey Forest (23 min)
Former royal hunting forest with walking & biking among centuries-old oaks, plus a cafe & play area. Abington Park Museum (17 min)
Museum of the Northamptonshire Regiment and history of leather design in a 500-year-old manor house. Coton Manor Garden (18 min)
Garden and forest Northampton Museum and Art Gallery (14 min)
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