Heathrow Airport 1 hr 16
British Motor Museum (27 min) Displays of cars that made Coventry famous, including MGs, Jaguars and Land Rovers, plus play area. Silverstone Circuit (23 min) Blacktop track home to the British Grand Prix plus numerous other automobile and cycling events. Rugrats and Half Pints (17 min) National Trust - Stowe (35 min) Walking trails in 250 acres of fine landscaped gardens filled with lakes, temples and monuments. Canons Ashby House (15 min) Sprawling Tudor manor house features period-furnished interiors, terraced gardens & a tea room. Banbury Museum Trust (16 min) Museum including sections on the Civil War, the Oxford Canal and the adjacent Tooley's Boatyard. Broughton Castle (23 min) Historic fortified manor house with a moat, well tended garden and elegant stone-walled great hall. Spiceball Country Park (16 min) Daventry Country Park (21 min) Reservoir surrounded by woodland and meadow trails with myriad wildlife, plus adventure playground. Burton Dassett Hills (24 min) Catanger Llama Trekking (18 min) Llama and safari park The Silverstone Experience (24 min) Sulgrave Manor (13 min) Guided tours are available of this Tudor house and furnishings, plus formal gardens and estate. National Trust - Upton House and Gardens (28 min) An elegant stately home with 1930s period displays, garden terraces, walking trails and a bookstore. |