Heathrow Airport 1 hr 43
Cottesbrooke Hall & Gardens (18 min)
Collection of fine furniture, porcelain and sporting art in a Queen Anne house with gardens. Pitsford water fishing lodge (15 min)
Reservoir and birdwatching Foxton Locks (16 min)
Two staircases of five locks each make this the largest staircase on the British canal system. Wistow Maze (22 min) West Lodge Farm Park (14 min) West Lodge Rural Centre (14 min) Wicksteed Park (19 min)
Fun park with around 30 rides, large playgrounds, lakeside walks and a narrow-gauge railway. Harrington Aviation Museum (11 min)
Museum with exhibits about USAAF bomber group, clandestine WWII missions and Cold War missile site. Coton Manor Garden (19 min)
Garden and forest Boughton House (25 min)
French-style stately home with fine art & baroque state rooms, surrounded by formal gardens. Rockingham Castle (20 min)
Royal bastion with Tudor sitting rooms and grand halls, plus frequent events and private hire. Harborough Museum (8 min)
Historical exhibits in a former corset factory, featuring Victorian antiquities & period clothing. Althorp Estate (25 min)
July-August access to the Spencer family estate, with Princess Diana's island grave and a museum. Lamport Hall (9 min)
Classical-style country house packed with ancient artefacts set in rolling, landscaped parkland. | 
