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Recommended Towns & Villages near Thurning

Fotheringhay

Fotheringhay (27 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction N)

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...

St Leonard's, Apethorpe

Apethorpe (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction NW)

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.....

Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Peterborough (143 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction NE)

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...

Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival

Whittlesey (17 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction NE)

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

Stamford, Lincolnshire - River Welland, from the bridge, 2005

Stamford (246 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire (15.4 miles, 24.7 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...

Rushton Triangular Lodge, Northamptonshire

Rushton (13 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (15.4 miles, 24.7 km, direction W)

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...

The Chapel on the Bridge - St Ives, Cambridgeshire

St Ives (59 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (16.1 miles, 25.8 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...

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

Bisbrooke (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Rutland (16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction NW)

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

Squires hill just off the High street, Rothwell, Northamptonshire

Rothwell (15 Pictures)

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

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

The village of Edith Weston, Rutland

Edith Weston (13 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (17.0 miles, 27.4 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 Church Museum, Normanton, on the south east coast of Rutland Water

Normanton (29 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (17.2 miles, 27.6 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...

Fox Inn - May 1990

Hallaton (18 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (20.1 miles, 32.4 km, direction NW)

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

Willington Dovecote, built during the 16th century. Willington, Bedfordshire.

Willington (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (20.4 miles, 32.9 km, direction S)

Willington lies on the south east outskirts of Bedford, it is most notable for its Dovecote, an oblong structure with nesting chambers and several stepped gables. Its stables are.....

Bedford River Scene

Bedford (71 Pictures)

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

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...

Oakham

Oakham (86 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (21.4 miles, 34.5 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...

Bedford Road roundabout, Sandy.

Sandy (6 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (21.5 miles, 34.5 km, direction S)

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March, Cambridgeshire. Town Hall.

March (7 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (22.3 miles, 35.9 km, direction NE)

A curiosity of the town is the tradition of the March, March march. This is when a group of Cambridge students gather in the town to walk back to Cambridge stopping at all convenient inns to quench their thirst!..

Olney, Buckinghamshire

Olney (62 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (23.1 miles, 37.1 km, direction SW)

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...

ST MATTHEWS CHURCH, NORTHAMPTON

Northampton (161 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northamptonshire (25.0 miles, 40.3 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.....

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

Tilton on the Hill (4 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (25.4 miles, 40.9 km, direction NW)

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

Recommended attractions near Thurning

Lyveden New Bield

Lyveden New Bield (33 Pictures)

(6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction W)

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)

(9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction N)

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Deene Park, Corby, Northamptonshire

Deene Park (5 Pictures)

(10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction NW)

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Kirby Hall

Kirby Hall (30 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction NW)

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

Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Peterborough Cathedral (68 Pictures)

(11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction NE)

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)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction NE)

This is a wonderful heritage museum which began when the site was uncovered during excavations of 1982. It focus's on the.....

Tree in the park

Wicksteed Park (8 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.5 km, direction W)

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Houghton Mill, Cambridgeshire

Houghton Mill (18 Pictures)

(13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction SE)

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

View from Rockingham Castle, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle (7 Pictures)

(14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction W)

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Burghley House

Burghley House (72 Pictures)

(14.7 miles, 23.7 km, direction N)

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

Rockingham Castle Gardens, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle Gardens (3 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 23.9 km, direction W)

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Rushton Triangular Lodge, Northamptonshire

Rushton Triangular Lodge (9 Pictures)

(15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction W)

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Rutland Water

Rutland Water (128 Pictures)

(19.3 miles, 31.0 km, direction NW)

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

Crowland Abbey, Lincolnshire

Crowland Abbey (18 Pictures)

(19.4 miles, 31.3 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.....

Castle Ashby House, Northamptonshire

Castle Ashby House (4 Pictures)

(20.2 miles, 32.4 km, direction SW)

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

Billing Aquadrome in Great Billing, Northamptonshire

Billing Aquadrome (2 Pictures)

(22.1 miles, 35.6 km, direction SW)

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The Museum, Abington Park, Northampton

Abington Park Museum (10 Pictures)

(23.5 miles, 37.8 km, direction SW)

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Old Postcard of The American Cemetary, Nr Cambridge

Cambridge American Military Cemetery & Memorial (30 Pictures)

(24.4 miles, 39.3 km, direction SE)

Watched over by a fluttering Stars and Stripes the American Military Cemetery at Madingley in Cambridge is the only one of its.....

Wimpole Hall in Wimpole, Cambridgeshire

Wimpole Hall (44 Pictures)

(25.2 miles, 40.6 km, direction SE)

Cambridgeshire's largest and grandest Georgian mansion, set in a fine wooded park, complete with folly, Chinese bridge and lake..

Salcey Forest, the Elephant Ponds

Salcey Forest (1 Pictures)

(26.1 miles, 41.9 km, direction SW)

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


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