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Recommended Towns & Villages near Braunston

Draycote Water Country Park, Warwickshire

Dunchurch (69 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (4.6 miles, 7.4 km, direction NW)

Dunchurch is located south of Rugby and just a short distance from the pleasures of the Oxford Canal. It was once famous as a stopping point for the coach travellers of the 18th century...

Badby wood

Badby (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (4.9 miles, 7.8 km, direction S)

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...

Headmasters House, Rugby School

Rugby (86 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction NW)

This town is the home of Rugby public school, the place where William Webb Ellis carried the ball instead of kicking it, and thus, in 1823 the game of Rugby football was born...

Everdon

Everdon (29 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction SE)

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A picture of Stanford on Avon

Stanford on Avon (9 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction N)

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

Guilsborough

Guilsborough (4 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction NE)

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

Farnborough Hall 15 June 2011

Farnborough (4 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction SW)

Traditionally known as the last outpost of the Cotswolds...

View of Burton Dassett from Temple Herdewyke

Burton Dassett (16 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction SW)

Delightful place in pleasant Warwickshire countryside...

Narrowboats on the Oxford canal at Cropredy, Oxon.

Cropredy (19 Pictures)

in the county of Oxfordshire (13.0 miles, 21.0 km, direction S)

Famous for the Battle of Cropredy Bridge, which took place in 1644 when on the 29th of June King Charles I was victorious over Waller, leader of the Cromwellian troops...

Sulgrave - home of George Washington's ancesters

Sulgrave (2 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (13.3 miles, 21.3 km, direction S)

USA President George Washington's ancestral home in England...

Salcey Forest

Northampton (161 Pictures)

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

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.....

Rainbow over Royal Leamington Spa

Royal Leamington Spa (37 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction W)

This town has a history stretching back to the Doomsday Book, but it was Queen Victoria who put the "Royal" into Leamington Spa when she bestowed the title in 1838...

Old Cathedral in Coventry, in the West Midlands

Coventry (151 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (15.4 miles, 24.7 km, direction NW)

Coventry has been at the heart of industry for many decades and has a great industrial past...

Cottages

Warwick (262 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Warwickshire (16.0 miles, 25.7 km, direction W)

Warwick offers its visitors the chance to explore England's fascinating history with fine medieval buildings and a truly magnificent castle...

The museum

Stoke Bruerne (38 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction SE)

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

Castle Hill, Kenilworth

Kenilworth (70 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction W)

Kenilworth is a pleasant town located in the spacious Warwickshire countryside, it is a town with an 'air of gentility' that tells you that this is a prosperous place with a long, illustrious history...

The Banbury Cross in Banbury

Banbury (61 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction S)

This is one of the best known town's in England. It was made famous by its celebrated cross of 1859, built in honour of the wedding of Prince Frederick of Prussia, it replaces an.....

All Saints Church

Wroxton (26 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction SW)

Quintessential pretty Oxfordshire village showing a wealth of attractive thatched cottages, built mostly following a fire which struck the village during the latter half of the 17th-century...

St Mary & St Margarets

Combrook (4 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (17.1 miles, 27.6 km, direction SW)

A village to relish, set in leafy countryside bounded by quiet waterways...

Foxton Canal

Foxton (21 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Leicestershire (17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction NE)

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Recommended attractions near Braunston

Draycote Water from Toft Hill

Draycote Water (66 Pictures)

(5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction W)

Draycote Water, Warwickshire's largest reservoir was created in the 1960's. Not only does it provide drinking water for Rugby,.....

Coton Manor Wildlife Garden

Coton Manor Wildlife Garden (22 Pictures)

(7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction NE)

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

Stanford Hall near Lutterworth, Leicestershire

Stanford Hall (6 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction N)

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Althorp House near Northampton, Northamptonshire

Althorp (6 Pictures)

(8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction E)

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

Canons Ashby House, Northamptonshire

Canons Ashby House (44 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction S)

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

Burton Dassett

Burton Dassett Hills Country Park (28 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction SW)

This is a delightful country park covering almost 100 acres of rugged landscape full of rich and varied historical interest. The.....

Sulgrave Manor, Northamptonshire. Ancestral home of George Washington's family

Sulgrave Manor (1 Pictures)

(13.1 miles, 21.0 km, direction S)

This delightful Tudor house is the very epitome of the comfortable English country home, and yet it embodies all that is best of.....

Caludon Castle Remains

Caludon Castle (1 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction NW)

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The Museum, Abington Park, Northampton

Abington Park Museum (10 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction E)

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Coventry Transport Museum

Coventry Transport Museum (20 Pictures)

(15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction NW)

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Coventry Cathedral Alter tapestry of Christ in Glory

Coventry Cathedral (37 Pictures)

(15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction NW)

The stunning modern cathedral designed by Sir Basil Spence replaces Coventry's cathedral of the 14th and 15th-centuries. The.....

St John's House Museum, Warwick

St Johns House Museum (1 Pictures)

(15.8 miles, 25.5 km, direction W)

A charming 17th century mansion displaying folk life and costume, with period reconstructions of a Victorian parlour, kitchen and.....

A picture of Lord Leycester Hospital

Lord Leycester Hospital (6 Pictures)

(15.9 miles, 25.5 km, direction W)

One of the most interesting building's of Warwick to survive the great fire in 1694 is the Lord Leycester Hospital. This historic.....

Warwick Castle, Warwickshire

Warwick Castle (309 Pictures)

(15.9 miles, 25.5 km, direction W)

The first military encampment was built on the banks of the river Avon in Warwickshire by Ethelfleda, sister of Edward the Elder,.....

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St Nicholas Park

(15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction W)

Lovely in the summer, St Nicholas park contains a crazy golf course, childrens train, amusements, paddling pool and boats for.....

Collegiate church - Church of St Mary's in Warwick

Warwick Church of St Mary (1 Pictures)

(16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction W)

St Marys Church is believed to date back to pre norman times. Roger Earl of Warwick made it a collegiate church in 1123, giving.....

A picture of Warwick Museum

Warwick Museum (1 Pictures)

(16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction W)

The Warwickshire County Museum is housed in the Market Hall which was built in 1670. It was built on arches to allow for stalls.....

A picture of Okens House

Okens House (1 Pictures)

(16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction W)

The black and white fronted Oken's House houses one of the finest collections of early dolls and toys in the country. It was the.....

Old Austin

Upton House & Gardens (55 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction SW)

The impressive mansion, built in the 17th century on an earlier site, was remodelled in the 1920s by the 2nd Viscount Bearsted,.....

Billing Aquadrome in Great Billing, Northamptonshire

Billing Aquadrome (2 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction E)

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