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Recommended Towns & Villages near Kettering

All Saints Church

Rushton (13 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (3.2 miles, 5.1 km, direction NW)

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...

Squires hill just off the High street, Rothwell, Northamptonshire

Rothwell (15 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northamptonshire (3.6 miles, 5.7 km, direction NW)

Interesting market town, with a long history, its market charter was granted in 1204...

Hallaton Church

Hallaton (18 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (12.2 miles, 19.7 km, direction N)

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

Guilsborough

Guilsborough (4 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (12.3 miles, 19.9 km, direction W)

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

Foxton Canal

Foxton (21 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Leicestershire (12.7 miles, 20.5 km, direction NW)

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Sixfields - Flood Storage Reservoir

Northampton (161 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northamptonshire (13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction SW)

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.....

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

Bisbrooke (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Rutland (13.4 miles, 21.5 km, direction N)

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

St Leonard's, Apethorpe

Apethorpe (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction NE)

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.....

A picture of Fotheringhay

Fotheringhay (27 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction NE)

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...

Olney, Buckinghamshire

Olney (62 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction S)

Amongst other things the small town of Olney in Buckinghamshire is famous for its hymns - Amazing Grace was one of the so-called Olney Hymns written by the rector John Newton, and William Cowper, the poet...

A picture of Stanford on Avon

Stanford on Avon (9 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction W)

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

The village of Edith Weston, Rutland

Edith Weston (13 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (17.3 miles, 27.8 km, direction N)

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...

Normanton

Normanton (29 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction N)

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

Tilton on the Hill (4 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (18.5 miles, 29.7 km, direction NW)

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

Oakham

Oakham (86 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (18.9 miles, 30.4 km, direction N)

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...

Stoke Bruerne

Stoke Bruerne (38 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (19.2 miles, 30.8 km, direction SW)

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

Stamford, Lincolnshire

Stamford (246 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire (20.5 miles, 33.1 km, direction NE)

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...

Everdon pond

Everdon (29 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (21.3 miles, 34.2 km, direction SW)

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Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

Newport Pagnell (20 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (21.3 miles, 34.2 km, direction S)

Visitors here can find plenty to interest them, the town has the worlds oldest iron-bridge still in use for motorised traffic...

The great Ouse in Bedford, July 2003

Bedford (71 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (21.4 miles, 34.4 km, direction SE)

Bedford is the historic County town of Bedfordshire with a beautiful riverside setting on the great River Ouse. John Bunyan, author of Pilgrim's has strong associations with this town...

Recommended attractions near Kettering

Tree in the park

Wicksteed Park (8 Pictures)

(1.4 miles, 2.2 km, direction SE)

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Rushton Triangular Lodge, Northamptonshire

Rushton Triangular Lodge (9 Pictures)

(3.5 miles, 5.6 km, direction NW)

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Rockingham Castle Gardens, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle Gardens (3 Pictures)

(8.0 miles, 12.8 km, direction N)

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View from Rockingham Castle, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle (7 Pictures)

(8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction N)

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Lyveden New Bield

Lyveden New Bield (33 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction NE)

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

Kirby Hall

Kirby Hall (30 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction NE)

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)

(10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction NE)

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Billing Aquadrome in Great Billing, Northamptonshire

Billing Aquadrome (2 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction S)

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Castle Ashby House, Northamptonshire

Castle Ashby House (4 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 18.9 km, direction S)

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

The Museum, Abington Park, Northampton

Abington Park Museum (10 Pictures)

(11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction SW)

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

Foxton Locks (37 Pictures)

(12.8 miles, 20.7 km, direction NW)

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Coton Manor Wildlife Garden

Coton Manor Wildlife Garden (22 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction W)

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

Althorp House near Northampton, Northamptonshire

Althorp (6 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction SW)

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

Salcey Forest, the Elephant Ponds

Salcey Forest (1 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.1 km, direction S)

Beautiful forest, with massive oaks over 500 years old, situated a short distance from Ravenstone, close to Stoke Goldington. .....

Stanford Hall near Lutterworth, Leicestershire

Stanford Hall (6 Pictures)

(17.4 miles, 27.9 km, direction W)

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Rutland Water

Rutland Water (128 Pictures)

(17.5 miles, 28.2 km, direction N)

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

Burghley House

Burghley House (72 Pictures)

(20.7 miles, 33.3 km, direction NE)

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

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

Ferry Meadows Country Park (47 Pictures)

(21.1 miles, 33.9 km, direction NE)

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Leicester Cathedral, Leicester

Leicester Cathedral (16 Pictures)

(23.7 miles, 38.1 km, direction NW)

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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)

(23.9 miles, 38.5 km, direction NW)

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


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