Heathrow Airport 1 hr 48
Elton Hall and Gardens (14 min)
Opulent stately home dating to the 15th century, with formal gardens and parkland, open in summer. Stanwick Lakes (21 min)
This 750-acre site offers children's activities, nature education services & crafts courses. National Trust - Lyveden (14 min)
Enigmatic Elizabethan lodge, now National Trust, in a moated, terraced garden, with nature walks. Sacrewell (23 min) Rockingham Castle (27 min)
Royal bastion with Tudor sitting rooms and grand halls, plus frequent events and private hire. Wicksteed Park (22 min)
Fun park with around 30 rides, large playgrounds, lakeside walks and a narrow-gauge railway. Kirby Hall (21 min)
17th-century English Heritage country house with tours of elaborate state rooms and formal gardens. Hamerton Zoo Park (19 min)
Attraction with wild animals, including a cheetah and tiger, 2 play areas, a picnic area and cafe. Fineshade Wood (23 min)
Family-friendly walking paths, plus a forest horse-riding trail, kids' playgrounds & an art gallery. Deene Park (18 min)
Family-owned country manor & estate offering tours, formal gardens & an elegant tea room. Boughton House (23 min)
French-style stately home with fine art & baroque state rooms, surrounded by formal gardens. Burghley House (34 min)
Italian-influenced tudor-era mansion in Capability Brown-designed gardens. Closed in winter. Fermyn Woods Country Park (15 min)
Walking, wildlife spotting and fishing in a diverse landscape of meadows, marshes, forest and ponds. Barnwell Country Park (5 min)
This child- & dog-friendly park has scenic walkways, a fenced playground & 2 fishing lakes. Ferry Meadows in Nene Park (24 min)
Destination for walks, fishing, horseback riding & other activities amid meadows, woodlands & lakes. | 
