Heathrow Airport 1 hr 42
Kirby Hall (19 min)
17th-century English Heritage country house with tours of elaborate state rooms and formal gardens. Fineshade Wood (12 min)
Family-friendly walking paths, plus a forest horse-riding trail, kids' playgrounds & an art gallery. Burghley House (15 min)
Italian-influenced tudor-era mansion in Capability Brown-designed gardens. Closed in winter. Elton Hall and Gardens (9 min)
Opulent stately home dating to the 15th century, with formal gardens and parkland, open in summer. Barnsdale Gardens (19 min)
Horticultural site designed to offer inspiration for gardeners plus a plant nursery and tearoom. Rutland Water (29 min)
Man-made lake providing a serene retreat for boating, fishing, hiking/biking & birdwatching. Ferry Meadows Miniature Railway (13 min)
Seasonal miniature train ride providing rides in open coaches through the park since 1978. Apethorpe Palace (13 min)
Architecture and history Ferry Meadows in Nene Park (12 min)
Destination for walks, fishing, horseback riding & other activities amid meadows, woodlands & lakes. Flag Fen Archaeology Park (20 min)
3,500 year-old archaeological site with Bronze age causeway remains and reconstructed round houses. Peterborough Cathedral (15 min)
Medieval church with tours, a grand Gothic facade, tower visits in summer and choral recitals. Peterborough Museum (13 min)
Georgian townhouse with a Victorian operating theatre as well as fossil and civic art collections. Burghley House Gardens & Deer Park (15 min) Longthorpe Tower (9 min)
Historic 3-tiered tower known for its detailed 14th-century wall paintings, with costumed docents. Sacrewell (18 min) | 
