51 Places to Visit in Northamptonshire | Directory
Situated in the East Midlands, Northamptonshire is an unspoilt county (right at the middle of England) with plenty of opportunities for great day trips. Steeped in lore and legend,the area has attractions that are ancient and industrial, small and grand. Notable places to visit include the many stately homes like Althorp, Holdenby House and Rockingham Castle
Althorp | Apethorpe | Banbury | Castle Ashby | Corby | Coton | Daventry | Haselbech | Kettering | Northampton | Oundle | Peterborough | Towcester | Wellingborough
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Birthplace of: John Dryden, Edmund Rubbra, John Wilkins, Roy Wilson, Malcolm Arnold, Herbert E Bates, Jim Dale, Thomas Fuller, Charles Montagu, Toby Anstis, Thom Yorke, Henry Kingsley, William Law, Ebenezer Prout, Thomas Randolph, James Rice, Richard III, Nanette Newman, Graeme Swann, Matt Smith, Jo Whiley,
Althorp
Apethorpe
Banbury
Castle Ashby
Corby
Coton
Daventry
Haselbech
Kettering
- Alfred East Art Gallery
- Boughton House
- Fermyn Woods Country Park
- Geddington Eleanor Cross
- Manor House Art Gallery
- Manor House Museum
- Rushton Triangular Lodge
- West Lodge Rural Centre
- Wicksteed Park
Northampton
- Abington Museum
- Billing Aquadrome
- Brampton Valley Way Linear Park
- Brixworth Country Park
- Carpetbagger Aviation Museum
- Church of the Holy Sepulchre
- Cottesbrooke Hall & Gardens
- Great Billing Pocket Park
- Haddonstone Showgarden
- Holdenby House, Gardens & Falconry Centre
- Kelmarsh Hall
- Lamport Hall and Gardens
- Northampton and Lamport Railway
- Northampton Museum and Art Gallery
- Pitsford Water
- Sywell Country Park
- Ten Pin
- Titchmarsh Local Nature Reserve
Oundle
Peterborough
Towcester
Wellingborough
- Chichele College
- Irchester Country Park
- Irchester Narrow-gauge Railway Museum
- Wellingborough Museum
- Wollaston Museum
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