COtON MANOR GARDENS
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This beautiful ten-acre garden at Coton Manor occupies a hillside position extending down from the 17th century manor house constructed of mellow Northamptonshire stone.
12 miles away. |
COTTESBROOKE HALL
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A wonderful Queen Anne house dating from 1702 and set in delightful award-winning gardens in rural Northamptonshire.
8 miles away. |
foxton locks |
Foxton is home to two amazing feats of engineering in the heart of Leicestershire, on the Grand Union Canal. As well as the longest and steepest staircase locks in the UK, the site is home to the remains of the inclined plane, a magnificent, if slightly weird, piece of Victorian engineering.
6.5 miles away. |
KELMARSH HALL AND GARDENS |
A graceful 18th Century house, set in romantic gardens and surrounded by an estate of rolling Northamptonshire countryside with tearooms.
5 miles away. |
kirby hall |
One of the great Elizabethan houses of England, Kirby Hall was built for Sir Humphrey Stafford of Blatherwick, beginning in 1570. In 1575 the property was purchased by Sir Christopher Hatton of Holdenby, who later became Elizabeth I's Lord Chancellor. His descendant Sir Christopher Hatton III had Inigo Jones rebuild Kirby in grand Jacobean style, creating a superb symmetrical house set in stylish formal gardens, described by the fourth Sir Christopher Hatton as the finest in England.
36 miles away. |
ROCKINGHAM CASTLE |
William the Conqueror ordered this motte and bailey castle to be built overlooking the Welland Valley. Castle and park events throughout the year.
21 miles away. |
STANFORD HALL |
A beautiful 17th Century House surrounded by ancient parkland rich in Natural History.
Just over 7 miles away. |