| check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. set in an ornate country mansion built in the 1400s, this refined hotel is 6 miles from kettering golf club and 8 miles from kelmarsh hall and gardens. there's a lake on the 25-acre property, and an indoor pool, 2 hot tubs and a sauna are on-site. individually decorated rooms feature traditional furnishings, flat-screen tvs, designer toiletries, and tea and coffeemaking equipment. amenities include a spa, a fitness centre, an upscale restaurant, a tennis court and conference rooms. hot breakfast is complimentary; afternoon tea is available (fee). some offer fireplaces, 4-poster beds and/or free-standing baths
Heathrow Airport 1 hr 45
Boughton House (15 min)
French-style stately home with fine art & baroque state rooms, surrounded by formal gardens. Wicksteed Park (16 min)
Fun park with around 30 rides, large playgrounds, lakeside walks and a narrow-gauge railway. Sywell Country Park (27 min)
This area around a former reservoir has walking paths & a butterfly garden, plus a cafe & play area. West Lodge Rural Centre (10 min) East Carlton country Park (11 min) Rushton Triangular Lodge (18 min)
Historic building designed by the father of a gunpowder plotter, with a gift shop and gardens. Stanwick Lakes (28 min)
This 750-acre site offers children's activities, nature education services & crafts courses. Rockingham Castle (12 min)
Royal bastion with Tudor sitting rooms and grand halls, plus frequent events and private hire. Lamport Hall (16 min)
Classical-style country house packed with ancient artefacts set in rolling, landscaped parkland. West Lodge Farm Park (10 min) Coton Manor Garden (28 min)
Garden and forest Foxton Locks (25 min)
Two staircases of five locks each make this the largest staircase on the British canal system. Kirby Hall (17 min)
17th-century English Heritage country house with tours of elaborate state rooms and formal gardens. Pitsford water fishing lodge (23 min)
Reservoir and birdwatching | 
