National Waterways Museum
(3 Miles)*
Housed in a restored cornmill in the picturesque village of Stoke Bruerne, the museum collection vividly portrays the heritage of 200 years of inland waterways.
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Stowe Landscape Gardens
(6 Miles)*
One of the first and finest Georgian landscape gardens in Britain, Stowe has over 30 arches and temples mirrored in the waters of lakes or silhouetted against the sky. The garden and park were created by the Temple family during a two hundred year period.
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Canons Ashby House
(8 Miles)*
Canons Ashby is a romantic, 16th century Elizabethan manor house which has survived unaltered since 1710. Home of the Dryden family since it was first built, the house sits amongst beautiful gardens
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Northampton Museum & Art Gallery
(9 Miles)*
Fascinating footwear worn throughout the ages is just one of the many attractions in the museum.
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Sulgrave Manor
(9 Miles)*
Sulgrave Manor is a superb example of a modest manor and garden of the time of Shakespeare, and was home to the ancestors of George Washington.
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Abington Park Museum
(10 Miles)*
'The museum in the park' is a beautiful Grade 1 listed building.
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Cowper & Newton Museum
(11 Miles)*
Visit Orchard Side, home of the 18th century poet, translator and Letter-writer William Cowper. See displays of his works, portraits and memorabilia, plus those of his friend John Newton.
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Holdenby House and Gardens
(13 Miles)*
Just across the fields from Althorp lies Holdenby, a house whose royal connections go back over 400 years. Built by Sir Christopher Hatton to entertain Elizabeth I, it became the Palace of James I and the prison of his son, Charles I.
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Claydon House
(13 Miles)*
Claydon is an extraordinary house with remarkable 18th century, rococo and chinoiserie decoration. Features include the unique Chinese room and parquetry Grand Stairs.
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Sywell Aviation Museum
(14 Miles)*
Sywell Aviation Museum charts the history of the delightful Art Deco Sywell Aerodrome from 1928 to the present and aviation in Northamptonshire as a whole.
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Coton Manor Garden
(15 Miles)*
Coton Manor lies in peaceful Northamptonshire countryside and enjoys beautiful views providing an ideal setting for the garden.
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Bygones Museum
(15 Miles)*
The museum houses a unique collection of antiques and memorabilia gathered together by the owners over a period of sixty years.
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Santa Pod Raceway
(16 Miles)*
Santa Pod is the best known drag racing track outside America, attracting the best drivers and race teams in European Drag Racing.
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Lamport Hall
(17 Miles)*
Lamport Hall was the home of the Isham family for over four centuries.
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Buckinghamshire Railway Centre
(17 Miles)*
The Buckinghamshire Railway Centre is a working Steam Museum, with one of the largest collections of locomotives, vehicles and railway memorabilia in the UK.
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