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A picture of Woolsthorpe Manor

Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lincolnshire (3.0 miles, 4.8 km, direction NE)

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

Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe, Melton Mowbray

Melton Mowbray (25 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Leicestershire (8.2 miles, 13.1 km, direction W)

An historic market town famous for its Pork packed pies and Stilton cheeses, both are savoured all over Britain and in many other countries...

The West Front of the Tower at St Wulfram's Church Grantham

Grantham (39 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire (8.5 miles, 13.6 km, direction N)

This delightful town, set on the River Witham in a spacious agricultural region is noted for many historic factors but more latterly as the birthplace of Britains first woman Primne Minister - Margaret Thatcher was born here in 1925 and she became Prime Minister in 1979...

Oakham

Oakham (86 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (8.7 miles, 14.1 km, direction S)

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...

Normanton

Normanton (29 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction S)

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...

A picture of Belton House

Belton (71 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (11.0 miles, 17.6 km, direction N)

The popular village of Belton lying north of Grantham is home to magnificent Belton House. It is also a typical "Estate" village which perfectly epitomises all the values of English country life...

Edith Weston

Edith Weston (13 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction S)

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...

Stamford

Stamford (246 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire (13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction SE)

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...

The fine old church at Tilton-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire

Tilton on the Hill (4 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction SW)

This is a quiet rural village situated in one of the highest parts of the rolling Leicestershire countryside...

St John the Baptist, Bisbrooke

Bisbrooke (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Rutland (14.2 miles, 22.9 km, direction S)

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

Hallaton, Leicestershire

Hallaton (18 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction S)

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

Apethorpe

Apethorpe (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (19.0 miles, 30.5 km, direction SE)

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.....

Rothley Railway Station

Rothley (12 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (19.4 miles, 31.3 km, direction W)

Rothley is a delightful village with two village greens, one is flanked by some of the country's finest timber framed houses. The village shows a graceful selection of architecture including pretty Cruck Cottages...

Royal Air Force College, Cranwell, Lincolnshire

Cranwell (10 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (19.4 miles, 31.3 km, direction NE)

Cranwell is best known as the home of the Royal Airforce College which became the first military air academy in the world when it opened its doors to would be fliers in 1920...

St Andrew's Church, Helpringham, Lincolnshire

Helpringham (6 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (19.7 miles, 31.8 km, direction NE)

Helpringham is a richly rewarding walking area, with walks around old villages and waterside walks giving visitors a lovely glimpse of the regions natural wildlife and variety of scenery...

St Mary Magdalen Church in Newark-on-Trent - June 2005

Newark-on-Trent (95 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Nottinghamshire (19.9 miles, 32.0 km, direction N)

As it's name implies, this town enjoys a fine position on the River Trent. The great castle where King John died in 1216 lies in ruins on the banks of the river...

Quorn in Leicestershire. The river Soar

Quorn (18 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (20.0 miles, 32.1 km, direction W)

Quorn can be found between Leicester and Loughborough, it is surrounded by magnificent countryside and a wealth of visitor attractions...

Saint Mary De Castro Church and Churchyard, Leicester

Leicester (362 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Leicestershire (21.3 miles, 34.3 km, direction SW)

Leicester is famed amongst other things for its fine parish church which was raised to Cathedral status in 1927...

At Loughborough Station on the Great Central Railway. Loughborough, Leicestershire

Loughborough (74 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (21.4 miles, 34.4 km, direction W)

The joyous sound of bells made in Loughborough have been rung all over the world since 1858, the date that John Taylor of Oxford moved his foundry to Loughborough. Many famous.....

St Mary and All Saints, Fotheringhay

Fotheringhay (27 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (21.5 miles, 34.6 km, direction SE)

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...

Recommended attractions near Buckminster

A picture of Woolsthorpe Manor

Woolsthorpe Manor (10 Pictures)

(2.9 miles, 4.7 km, direction E)

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

Belvoir Castle

Belvoir Castle (26 Pictures)

(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction NW)

A castle has stood on this spot since the 11th-century, it was built by Robert de Todini, standard-bearer to William the.....

Rutland Water

Rutland Water (128 Pictures)

(10.0 miles, 16.2 km, direction S)

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

Belton House

Belton House (113 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction N)

Belton is the perfect example of a home belonging to an English country gentleman, and yet it is a delightful Anglo-Dutch.....

Burghley House

Burghley House (72 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction SE)

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

A picture of Watermead Country Park

Watermead Country Park (174 Pictures)

(18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction SW)

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Kirby Hall

Kirby Hall (30 Pictures)

(18.8 miles, 30.2 km, direction S)

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)

(19.3 miles, 31.0 km, direction S)

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View from Rockingham Castle, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle (7 Pictures)

(19.5 miles, 31.4 km, direction S)

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Rockingham Castle Gardens, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle Gardens (3 Pictures)

(19.6 miles, 31.5 km, direction S)

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The ruins of Newark Castle on the banks of the River Trent. Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire.

Newark Castle (47 Pictures)

(20.2 miles, 32.5 km, direction N)

The romantic ruins of this once glorious castle were left to fall into further disrepair following the ravages of the English.....

Letting off Steam on the Great Central Railway

Great Central Railway (48 Pictures)

(21.0 miles, 33.9 km, direction W)

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Museum

Newark Air Museum (7 Pictures)

(21.2 miles, 34.0 km, direction N)

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Leicester Cathedral, Leicester

Leicester Cathedral (16 Pictures)

(21.2 miles, 34.1 km, direction SW)

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Jewry Wall, A small piece of the Roman Wall still remains in Leicester City Centre.

The Jewry Wall Museum (15 Pictures)

(21.6 miles, 34.8 km, direction SW)

This is Leicester's leading Museum of Archaeology, showing an extensive range Roman finds as well as other unique historic relics.....

NOTTINGHAM CASTLE MUSEUM

Nottingham Castle Museum (16 Pictures)

(21.9 miles, 35.2 km, direction NW)

This superb mansion containing Nottingham's museum and art gallery sits on a green and pleasant mound high above the city. It.....

Southwell Minster, nottinghamshire

Southwell Minster (40 Pictures)

(22.1 miles, 35.5 km, direction NW)

Historically a monastery was probably founded here in the 10th century, with the church being begun around 1108. The building.....

Bradgate Park, Leicester, leicestershire

Bradgate Park (257 Pictures)

(22.4 miles, 36.1 km, direction W)

Comprising of 850 acres of land with roaming deer, Bradgate Park is Leicestershire's largest and most popular country.....

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

Ferry Meadows Country Park (47 Pictures)

(22.6 miles, 36.3 km, direction SE)

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

Foxton Locks (37 Pictures)

(23.4 miles, 37.7 km, direction SW)

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