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Recommended Towns & Villages near King's Cliffe

St Leonard's, Apethorpe

Apethorpe (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (1.5 miles, 2.4 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.....

All Saints Church, Fotheringhay

Fotheringhay (27 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (4.3 miles, 6.9 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...

Stamford

Stamford (246 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire (6.3 miles, 10.1 km, direction N)

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...

Edith Weston

Edith Weston (13 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (6.9 miles, 11.1 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...

Normanton

Normanton (29 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (7.0 miles, 11.3 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...

St John the Baptist, Bisbrooke

Bisbrooke (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Rutland (7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction W)

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

Oakham

Oakham (86 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (11.6 miles, 18.7 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...

Peterborough

Peterborough (143 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (11.8 miles, 19.0 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...

Medieval buttercross

Hallaton (18 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction W)

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

Rushton Triangular Lodge, Northamptonshire

Rushton (13 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction SW)

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...

Rothwell Pub

Rothwell (15 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northamptonshire (15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction SW)

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

Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival

Whittlesey (17 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction E)

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

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

Tilton on the Hill (4 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction W)

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

A picture of Woolsthorpe Manor

Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lincolnshire (17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction N)

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

Foxton Church

Foxton (21 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Leicestershire (19.5 miles, 31.3 km, direction W)

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Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe, Melton Mowbray

Melton Mowbray (25 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Leicestershire (20.9 miles, 33.6 km, direction NW)

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

A picture of Spalding

Spalding (104 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (22.0 miles, 35.5 km, direction NE)

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...

Moulton, Lincolnshire: Moulton Mill

Moulton (2 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (25.1 miles, 40.4 km, direction NE)

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

St Ives Mill.  - St Ives, Cambridgeshire

St Ives (59 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (25.2 miles, 40.5 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...

Guilsborough

Guilsborough (4 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (25.5 miles, 41.0 km, direction SW)

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

Recommended attractions near King's Cliffe

Deene Park, Corby, Northamptonshire

Deene Park (5 Pictures)

(4.6 miles, 7.3 km, direction SW)

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Kirby Hall

Kirby Hall (30 Pictures)

(5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction SW)

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

Burghley House

Burghley House (72 Pictures)

(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction NE)

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)

(7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction S)

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

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

Ferry Meadows Country Park (47 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction E)

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View from Rockingham Castle, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle (7 Pictures)

(9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction SW)

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Rutland Water

Rutland Water (128 Pictures)

(9.5 miles, 15.2 km, direction NW)

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

Rockingham Castle Gardens, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle Gardens (3 Pictures)

(9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction SW)

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Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Peterborough Cathedral (68 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction E)

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)

(13.9 miles, 22.4 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.....

Rushton Triangular Lodge, Northamptonshire

Rushton Triangular Lodge (9 Pictures)

(13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction SW)

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Tree in the park

Wicksteed Park (8 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction SW)

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Crowland Abbey, Lincolnshire

Crowland Abbey (18 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.1 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.....

A picture of Woolsthorpe Manor

Woolsthorpe Manor (10 Pictures)

(17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction N)

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

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

Foxton Locks (37 Pictures)

(19.9 miles, 32.0 km, direction W)

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Houghton Mill, Cambridgeshire

Houghton Mill (18 Pictures)

(23.3 miles, 37.5 km, direction SE)

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

Althorp House near Northampton, Northamptonshire

Althorp (6 Pictures)

(28.4 miles, 45.7 km, direction SW)

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


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