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Peterborough

Peterborough (143 Pictures) a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire

(4.6 miles, 7.3 km, direction E of Castor)

The magic of Peterborough lies in the richness of its beautiful Cathedral. It is a glorious historical treasure house, it is unique and quite beyond compare...

Fotheringhay

Fotheringhay (27 Pictures) in the county of Northamptonshire

(4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction SW of Castor)

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...

Looking toward the Village Green, 2005

Stamford (246 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire

(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction NW of Castor)

Of the 17 churches, only 6 now remain in Stamford, which is without doubt, one of the finest medieval towns in the British Isles, if not in Europe...

Another Beauty

Spalding (104 Pictures) in the county of Lincolnshire

(17.2 miles, 27.7 km, direction NE of Castor)

In springtime, the town of Spalding, in it's favoured position on the banks of the River Welland becomes a riot of blazing colour as tulips, daffodils and other glorious spring flowers come into bloom...

Oakham Castle

Oakham (86 Pictures) in the county of Rutland

(17.7 miles, 28.4 km, direction W of Castor)

For centuries the countryside around Oakham has echoed to the sound of hunting horns, for the vales and rolling farmland surrounding this sedate market town, have been the stamping ground for the counties hunting fraternity...

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

Ferry Meadows Country Park (47 Pictures)

(1.4 miles, 2.3 km, direction E)

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Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Peterborough Cathedral (68 Pictures)

(4.5 miles, 7.3 km, direction E)

The magnificent cathedral church in Peterborough was given cathedral status by Henry VIII in 1541. Formerly it had been one of.....

Flag Fen Bronze and Iron Age Centre at Whittlesey in Cambridgeshire

Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre (8 Pictures)

(6.7 miles, 10.7 km, direction E)

This is a wonderful heritage museum which began when the site was uncovered during excavations of 1982. It focus's on the.....

Burghley House

Burghley House (72 Pictures)

(6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction NW)

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

Crowland Abbey, Lincolnshire

Crowland Abbey (18 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction NE)

Crowland Abbey was founded in 716 by King Ethelbald, in memory of St.Guthlac who had built a cell on the Fen island. It has a.....

Deene Park, Corby, Northamptonshire

Deene Park (5 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction W)

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Lyveden New Bield

Lyveden New Bield (33 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 18.9 km, direction SW)

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


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