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Church of St Mary and All Saints, Fotheringhay

Fotheringhay (27 Pictures) in the county of Northamptonshire

(7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction E of Laxton)

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...

Wothorpe Towers

Stamford (246 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire

(8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction NE of Laxton)

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...

Oakham

Oakham (86 Pictures) in the county of Rutland

(9.7 miles, 15.5 km, direction NW of Laxton)

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...

Medieval buttercross

Hallaton (18 Pictures) in the county of Leicestershire

(9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction W of Laxton)

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

Peterborough

Peterborough (143 Pictures) a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire

(15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction E of Laxton)

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...

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Deene Park, Corby, Northamptonshire

Deene Park (5 Pictures)

(2.4 miles, 3.8 km, direction S)

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Kirby Hall

Kirby Hall (30 Pictures)

(2.6 miles, 4.2 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.....

View from Rockingham Castle, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle (7 Pictures)

(6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction SW)

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Rockingham Castle Gardens, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle Gardens (3 Pictures)

(6.3 miles, 10.2 km, direction SW)

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Lyveden New Bield

Lyveden New Bield (33 Pictures)

(6.9 miles, 11.2 km, direction S)

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

Rutland Water

Rutland Water (128 Pictures)

(7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction NW)

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

Burghley House

Burghley House (72 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 13.9 km, direction NE)

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


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