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Recommended Towns & Villages near Orlingbury

Rothwell Pub

Rothwell (15 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northamptonshire (6.1 miles, 9.9 km, direction NW)

Interesting market town, with a long history, its market charter was granted in 1204...

Sunset from Storefield Farm looking toward Rushton

Rushton (13 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (6.6 miles, 10.6 km, direction N)

The picturesque village of Rushton set between Desborough and Rothwell is famous for the Rushton Triangular Lodge built in 1593 by Roman Catholic Sir Thomas Tresham to symbolise the Holy Trinity...

Ladybridge Lake

Northampton (161 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northamptonshire (9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction SW)

The landscape of Northampton is dotted with reminders of its illustrious history. Despite the great fire of 1675 when much of Northampton was destroyed, it was rebuilt in such a.....

Guilsborough

Guilsborough (4 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction W)

Hidden amongst leafy lanes and glorious poppy fields of the undulating Northamptonshire countryside, lies the peaceful village of Guilsborough...

Olney Church

Olney (62 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction S)

Amongst other things the small town of Olney in Buckinghamshire is famous for its hymns - Amazing Grace was one of the so-called Olney Hymns written by the rector John Newton, and William Cowper, the poet...

Foxton Locks, looking down into the basin, Near Market Harborough

Foxton (21 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Leicestershire (15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction NW)

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Medieval buttercross

Hallaton (18 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (15.6 miles, 25.2 km, direction N)

Easter Monday sees the villages of Hallaton and Medbourne engaged in a riotous 'bottle kicking' contest which is said to have pagan origins...

A picture of Stoke Bruerne

Stoke Bruerne (38 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction SW)

Lying just south of Northampton this beautiful canal village offers a wealth of interest to any boating enthusiast or any country lover...

Bisbrooke Church, Rutland - Completely re-built 1871. Tower built 1914. Grade II listed.

Bisbrooke (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Rutland (17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction N)

Bisbrooke lies amidst a landscape of gentle hills dotted with rolling farmlands, rivers, reservoirs and woodland...

A picture of Stanford on Avon

Stanford on Avon (8 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (17.2 miles, 27.7 km, direction W)

Picturesque village straddling the banks of the River Avon...

Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

Newport Pagnell (20 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction S)

Visitors here can find plenty to interest them, the town has the worlds oldest iron-bridge still in use for motorised traffic...

St Leonard's, Apethorpe

Apethorpe (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction NE)

Apethorpe is a small, picturesque, East Northamptonshire village, a mile and a half from Kings Cliffe. St Leonard is an attractive looking church in a nice setting. Trees.....

Fotheringhay

Fotheringhay (27 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (18.0 miles, 28.9 km, direction NE)

The lantern tower of the Church of St. Mary and All Saints at Fotheringhay shines through the deepening shadows of the great trees that frame it, shadows matched in darkness by those less visible that haunt the village where the final tragedy of Mary, Queen of Scots was enacted...

CHURCH IN YELDEN

Bedford (71 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (18.6 miles, 29.9 km, direction SE)

Bedford is the historic County town of Bedfordshire with a beautiful riverside setting on the great River Ouse. John Bunyan, author of Pilgrim's has strong associations with this town...

Everdon

Everdon (29 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (19.0 miles, 30.5 km, direction SW)

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Elstow Abbey Church. Elstow, Bedfordshire

Elstow (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (20.4 miles, 32.8 km, direction SE)

Elstow's fine Moot Hall is a building of 1500, this is a medieval market hall which is open to the public, it houses a collection illustrating John Bunyan's life and times...

Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire.

Stony Stratford (10 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (20.4 miles, 32.8 km, direction S)

The pretty market town of Stony Stratford is an ancient town built around the Roman road 'Watling Street' which runs through the middle of the town. It is well worth a visit with.....

Napsters Inn

Badby (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (20.6 miles, 33.2 km, direction SW)

Badby is an attractive village spread around a hillside. It shows a confection of pretty cottages, some of which are thickly thatched with creeper climbing up to pretty dormer windows...

A picture of Willington

Willington (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (20.8 miles, 33.4 km, direction SE)

Willington lies on the south east outskirts of Bedford, it is most notable for its Dovecote, an oblong structure with nesting chambers and several stepped gables. Its stables are.....

The village of Edith Weston, Rutland

Edith Weston (13 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (20.9 miles, 33.7 km, direction N)

The village lies on the southern shores of Rutland Water, one of Europe's largest man-made reservoirs, and England's premier fly fishing waters...

Recommended attractions near Orlingbury

Tree in the park

Wicksteed Park (8 Pictures)

(3.0 miles, 4.8 km, direction NE)

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Rushton Triangular Lodge, Northamptonshire

Rushton Triangular Lodge (9 Pictures)

(6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction N)

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Billing Aquadrome in Great Billing, Northamptonshire

Billing Aquadrome (2 Pictures)

(7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction SW)

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Castle Ashby House, Northamptonshire

Castle Ashby House (4 Pictures)

(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction S)

The magnificent building of Castle Ashby House is guarded by a pair of splendid 18th-century wrought iron gates. The castle was.....

The Museum, Abington Park, Northampton

Abington Park Museum (10 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction SW)

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Lyveden New Bield

Lyveden New Bield (33 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction NE)

This magnificent ruin is a rare romantic survival from the great Elizabethan period. The landscape on which the relic of this.....

Rockingham Castle Gardens, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle Gardens (3 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction N)

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View from Rockingham Castle, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle (7 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.9 km, direction N)

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Althorp House near Northampton, Northamptonshire

Althorp (6 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.4 km, direction W)

Althorp (said Althrup) has been in the Spencer family since 1508. It has undergone many major changes over the generations and.....

Coton Manor Wildlife Garden

Coton Manor Wildlife Garden (22 Pictures)

(13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction W)

"This is a beautifully maintained garden of exceptional charm...there is something for everyone here. This garden could not fail.....

Salcey Forest, the Elephant Ponds

Salcey Forest (1 Pictures)

(13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction S)

Beautiful forest, with massive oaks over 500 years old, situated a short distance from Ravenstone, close to Stoke Goldington. .....

Kirby Hall

Kirby Hall (30 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction N)

Looking around the romantic ruin of Kirby Hall it is easy to imagine the splendour of an age when romance was all, and great.....

Deene Park, Corby, Northamptonshire

Deene Park (5 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction NE)

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Foxton Locks, Near Market Harborough, 'Narrow Boat coming down'

Foxton Locks (37 Pictures)

(15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction NW)

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Stanford Hall near Lutterworth, Leicestershire

Stanford Hall (6 Pictures)

(17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction W)

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Rutland Water

Rutland Water (128 Pictures)

(21.2 miles, 34.2 km, direction N)

Rutland Water is the largest reservoir in England (by surface area) and one of the largest artificial lakes in Europe. Its.....

Canons Ashby House, Northamptonshire

Canons Ashby House (44 Pictures)

(22.2 miles, 35.7 km, direction SW)

This house was originally part of an Augustinian Priory, it was only converted into a charming Elizabethan manor house during the.....

A picture of Houghton House

Houghton House (24 Pictures)

(23.5 miles, 37.9 km, direction SE)

Houghton House is a 3 story stately home built by Lady Pembroke in 1621. Houghton is reputedly the model for "House Beautiful" in.....

Nene Park (Ferry Meadows Country Park) Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.

Ferry Meadows Country Park (47 Pictures)

(23.6 miles, 37.9 km, direction NE)

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Burghley House

Burghley House (72 Pictures)

(24.0 miles, 38.7 km, direction NE)

This is a graceful house which perfectly epitomises the wealth of the prosperous Elizabethan period. Burghley was completed in.....


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