| additional amenities include a garden, and a warm cafe with exposed brick walls and a fireplace. the 3 airy, casual rooms offer free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs and minifridges, plus tea and coffeemaking equipment; all have en suite bathrooms, some with soaking tubs. breakfast is available. off the a1 motorway, this relaxed adults-only inn with a stone exterior is a 17-minute walk from old sulehay forest. its 7 miles from burghley house, which dates from the 16th century, and 16 miles from holme fen national nature reserve. parking is complimentary.
Heathrow Airport 1 hr 43
Hamerton Zoo Park (25 min)
Attraction with wild animals, including a cheetah and tiger, 2 play areas, a picnic area and cafe. Apethorpe Palace (13 min)
Architecture and history Kirby Hall (20 min)
17th-century English Heritage country house with tours of elaborate state rooms and formal gardens. Barnack Hills and Holes National Nature Reserve (10 min)
Nature reserve and nature Rutland Water (29 min)
Man-made lake providing a serene retreat for boating, fishing, hiking/biking & birdwatching. Ferry Meadows in Nene Park (14 min)
Destination for walks, fishing, horseback riding & other activities amid meadows, woodlands & lakes. Longthorpe Tower (11 min)
Historic 3-tiered tower known for its detailed 14th-century wall paintings, with costumed docents. Flag Fen Archaeology Park (21 min)
3,500 year-old archaeological site with Bronze age causeway remains and reconstructed round houses. Fineshade Wood (13 min)
Family-friendly walking paths, plus a forest horse-riding trail, kids' playgrounds & an art gallery. Elton Hall and Gardens (8 min)
Opulent stately home dating to the 15th century, with formal gardens and parkland, open in summer. Sacrewell (4 min) Burghley House (15 min)
Italian-influenced tudor-era mansion in Capability Brown-designed gardens. Closed in winter. Peterborough Cathedral (16 min)
Medieval church with tours, a grand Gothic facade, tower visits in summer and choral recitals. Bedford Purlieus National Nature Reserve (4 min) Peterborough Museum (15 min)
Georgian townhouse with a Victorian operating theatre as well as fossil and civic art collections. | 
