Heathrow Airport 1 hr 39
Lamport Hall (17 min) Classical-style country house packed with ancient artefacts set in rolling, landscaped parkland. Stanwick Lakes (22 min) This 750-acre site offers children's activities, nature education services & crafts courses. Abington Park Museum (28 min) Museum of the Northamptonshire Regiment and history of leather design in a 500-year-old manor house. Pitsford water fishing lodge (18 min) Reservoir and birdwatching Irchester Country Park (26 min) Adventure course with zip lines, a play area and a network of trails in a 200-acre area of woodland. Billing Aquadrome (26 min) Leisure complex with amusement rides, escape rooms & a miniature train, plus play zones & a pool. Wicksteed Park (5 min) Fun park with around 30 rides, large playgrounds, lakeside walks and a narrow-gauge railway. Fermyn Woods Country Park (18 min) Walking, wildlife spotting and fishing in a diverse landscape of meadows, marshes, forest and ponds. Sywell Country Park (21 min) This area around a former reservoir has walking paths & a butterfly garden, plus a cafe & play area. Rockingham Castle (19 min) Royal bastion with Tudor sitting rooms and grand halls, plus frequent events and private hire. Kirby Hall (21 min) 17th-century English Heritage country house with tours of elaborate state rooms and formal gardens. Rushton Triangular Lodge (15 min) Historic building designed by the father of a gunpowder plotter, with a gift shop and gardens. Castle Ashby Gardens (32 min) Landscaped lawns, an 1872 orangery & a butterfly garden, plus a menagerie with meerkats & marmosets. Boughton House (16 min) French-style stately home with fine art & baroque state rooms, surrounded by formal gardens. |