Heathrow Airport 1 hr 28
Borough Hill (12 min) This hill features features the remains of a Roman villa, Iron Age hillforts & Bronze Age barrows. British Motor Museum (29 min) Displays of cars that made Coventry famous, including MGs, Jaguars and Land Rovers, plus play area. Banbury Museum Trust (28 min) Museum including sections on the Civil War, the Oxford Canal and the adjacent Tooley's Boatyard. Sulgrave Manor (24 min) Guided tours are available of this Tudor house and furnishings, plus formal gardens and estate. Canons Ashby House (13 min) Sprawling Tudor manor house features period-furnished interiors, terraced gardens & a tea room. National Trust - Upton House and Gardens (32 min) An elegant stately home with 1930s period displays, garden terraces, walking trails and a bookstore. Draycote Water (25 min) 240-hectare reservoir & adjacent country park offering a visitor centre, bird hide & circular trail. Drayton Reservoir (12 min) Stocked with carp & other fish, this artificial lake features a wooden boardwalk with docks. Daventry Country Park (11 min) Reservoir surrounded by woodland and meadow trails with myriad wildlife, plus adventure playground. Althorp Estate (27 min) July-August access to the Spencer family estate, with Princess Diana's island grave and a museum. Chesterton Windmill (24 min) Burton Dassett Hills (23 min) Everdon Stubbs (15 min) Outdoor recreation Catanger Llama Trekking (25 min) Llama and safari park |