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Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Peterborough

(3.2 miles, 5.2 km, direction E)

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...

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All Saints Church, Fotheringhay

Fotheringhay

(5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction SW)

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...

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Apethorpe

Apethorpe

(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction W)

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.....

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Flag Fen Bronze and Iron Age Centre at Whittlesey in Cambridgeshire

Whittlesey

(7.9 miles, 12.8 km, direction E)

Whittlesey is an old area of Cambridge, it is mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086...

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Looking toward the Village Green, 2005

Stamford

(9.2 miles, 14.7 km, direction NW)

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...

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Bridge over the River Welland

Duddington

(9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction W)

This is a gem of a village that is all gracious houses and cottages of stone, roofed with stone slates, that are spaciously interspersed around enchanting country lanes backed by mile after mile of glorious rich pasture and meadowland...

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Barrowden

Barrowden

(12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction W)

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St Peter's Church

Deene

(12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction W)

Captivatingly beautiful in the quiet Northamptonshire countryside is the delightful village of Deene...

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St Matthew's, Normanton

Normanton

(14.0 miles, 22.6 km, direction W)

Normanton lies in a landscape of rolling farmlands, broken only by rivers and patches of woodland. It is a tranquil place, with the waters offering scope for sailing and other water-sports, bird-watching, fishing, and cycling...

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Sailing Boats from the Sailing Club at Edith Weston, on the south coast of Rutland Water, Rutland

Edith Weston

(14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction W)

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...

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Castor Hanglands

Castor Hanglands NNR

(2.8 miles, 4.5 km, direction NW)

Castor Hanglands NNR is a composite site where four distinct habitats - woodland, grassland, scrub and wetland - are made more.....

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Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Peterborough Cathedral

(3.2 miles, 5.2 km, direction E)

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

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Flag Fen Bronze and Iron Age Centre at Whittlesey in Cambridgeshire

Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre

(5.3 miles, 8.6 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.....

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Barnack Hills and Holes NNR

Barnack Hills & Holes NNR

(6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction NW)

Arising from the rubble of a mediaeval quarry, Barnack Hills and Holes is one of Britain’s most important wildlife sites, its.....

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Burghley House

Burghley House

(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction NW)

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

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Southwick Hall, South Front, Northamptonshire

Southwick Hall

(8.5 miles, 13.6 km, direction SW)

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Peaceful Reflection at Barnwell Country Park, Oundle, Northamptonshire

Barnwell Country Park

(9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction SW)

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Crowland Abbey, Lincolnshire

Crowland Abbey

(9.9 miles, 15.9 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.....

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Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse

(12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction SE)

Remains of a former Benedictine abbey and site of one of the oldest English monasteries, as early as the 7th century...

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Deene Park, Corby, Northamptonshire

Deene Park

(12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction W)

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