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Recommended Towns & Villages near Yaxley

Peterborough

Peterborough (143 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (3.7 miles, 6.0 km, direction N)

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...

Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival

Whittlesey (17 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction NE)

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

Fotheringhay

Fotheringhay (27 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction W)

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...

Apethorpe

Apethorpe (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (9.9 miles, 15.9 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.....

Stamford Meadows

Stamford (246 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire (13.0 miles, 20.9 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...

March, Cambridgeshire. Town Hall.

March (7 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction E)

A curiosity of the town is the tradition of the March, March march. This is when a group of Cambridge students gather in the town to walk back to Cambridge stopping at all convenient inns to quench their thirst!..

St Ives

St Ives (59 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (15.6 miles, 25.0 km, direction SE)

This attractive market town has one of the most highly picturesque river bridges in the country. The bridge dates to the 15th century and is famous for the chapel in its centre bay, it is one of only four medieval bridge chapel's surviving in England...

Normanton

Normanton (29 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (17.5 miles, 28.1 km, direction NW)

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...

The village of Edith Weston, Rutland

Edith Weston (13 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (17.5 miles, 28.2 km, direction NW)

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...

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

Bisbrooke (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Rutland (18.8 miles, 30.3 km, direction W)

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

Another Beauty

Spalding (104 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (19.3 miles, 31.0 km, direction N)

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...

St Peter & St Paul Church

Wisbech (23 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (20.5 miles, 33.0 km, direction NE)

Wisbech stands on the River Nene, almost 12 miles from the sea, at one time it was closer but changing river patterns over the passing years have altered its position in relation.....

All Saints Church, Moulton

Moulton (2 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (21.2 miles, 34.1 km, direction N)

Set in the heart of the famously beautiful fenlands of Lincolnshire is the pleasant town of Moulton...

All Saints Church

Rushton (13 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (22.1 miles, 35.5 km, direction W)

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...

Oakham

Oakham (86 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (22.5 miles, 36.1 km, direction NW)

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...

Genealogy-Holbeach Cemetery

Holbeach (15 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (22.9 miles, 36.9 km, direction NE)

A small market town in the middle of a famous bulb growing region, there is a cluster of small streets and a central main street where the dominant feature is the church of All Saints...

A picture of Woolsthorpe Manor

Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lincolnshire (25.5 miles, 41.1 km, direction NW)

The tiny hamlet of Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth lies in spacious rural countryside in the valley of the River Witham...

Punting on the Cam in Cambridge

Cambridge (440 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (26.9 miles, 43.3 km, direction SE)

Cambridge has an abundance of magnificent buildings, and these together with riverside walks, wonderful museums and quaint old streets...

Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire

Fen Ditton (33 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cambridgeshire (27.6 miles, 44.4 km, direction SE)

This pleasant village can be found in the spacious countryside within easy driving distance from Cambridge...

Recommended attractions near Yaxley

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

Ferry Meadows Country Park (47 Pictures)

(3.9 miles, 6.3 km, direction NW)

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Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Peterborough Cathedral (68 Pictures)

(3.9 miles, 6.3 km, direction N)

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)

(5.0 miles, 8.0 km, direction NE)

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

Crowland Abbey, Lincolnshire

Crowland Abbey (18 Pictures)

(11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction N)

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.....

Burghley House

Burghley House (72 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.2 km, direction NW)

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

Lyveden New Bield

Lyveden New Bield (33 Pictures)

(13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction W)

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

Houghton Mill, Cambridgeshire

Houghton Mill (18 Pictures)

(14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction SE)

Houghton is a beautifully restored water mill from the 17th century. It can be found in the delightful village of Houghton,.....

Deene Park, Corby, Northamptonshire

Deene Park (5 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.1 km, direction W)

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Kirby Hall

Kirby Hall (30 Pictures)

(15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction W)

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

View from Rockingham Castle, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle (7 Pictures)

(19.5 miles, 31.4 km, direction W)

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Rockingham Castle Gardens, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle Gardens (3 Pictures)

(19.8 miles, 31.9 km, direction W)

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Peckover House - A town house built in 1722

Peckover House & Garden (7 Pictures)

(20.3 miles, 32.6 km, direction NE)

Elegant Georgian town house with wonderful walled garden...

Rutland Water

Rutland Water (128 Pictures)

(20.4 miles, 32.8 km, direction NW)

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

Tree in the park

Wicksteed Park (8 Pictures)

(21.0 miles, 33.9 km, direction SW)

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Rushton Triangular Lodge, Northamptonshire

Rushton Triangular Lodge (9 Pictures)

(22.4 miles, 36.1 km, direction W)

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Old Postcard of The American Cemetary, Nr Cambridge

Cambridge American Military Cemetery & Memorial (30 Pictures)

(24.7 miles, 39.8 km, direction SE)

Watched over by a fluttering Stars and Stripes the American Military Cemetery at Madingley in Cambridge is the only one of its.....

A picture of Woolsthorpe Manor

Woolsthorpe Manor (10 Pictures)

(25.4 miles, 40.9 km, direction NW)

Called a manor but in reality this is the farmhouse where Isaac Newton was born in 1642. The house remains very much during.....

Castle Ashby House, Northamptonshire

Castle Ashby House (4 Pictures)

(28.5 miles, 45.8 km, direction SW)

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

A man and his dogs

Anglesey Abbey (49 Pictures)

(28.7 miles, 46.3 km, direction SE)

This attractive house was formerly a priory of Augustinian canons, founded around 1135. It's name does not relate to the island.....


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