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Grand Union Canal Lock at Stoke Bruerne

Stoke Bruerne (38 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (3.1 miles, 5.1 km, direction E)

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

Lillingstone Lovell, Buckinghamshire--thatching

Lillingstone Lovell (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (5.5 miles, 8.8 km, direction S)

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Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire.

Stony Stratford (10 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction SE)

The pretty market town of Stony Stratford is an ancient town built around the Roman road 'Watling Street' which runs through the middle of the town. It is well worth a visit with.....

Snorscombe Farm

Everdon (29 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction NW)

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Sixfields - Flood Storage Reservoir

Northampton (161 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northamptonshire (8.2 miles, 13.1 km, direction NE)

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.....

Sulgrave - home of George Washington's ancesters

Sulgrave (2 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction W)

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

The Old Gaol Museum in Buckingham

Buckingham (103 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction S)

Said to have been founded by 'Bucca' leader of the first Anglo Saxon settlers during the 7th century AD, and declared the county town of Buckinghamshire during the year 888 by.....

Badby Gatehouse

Badby (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction NW)

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...

Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

Newport Pagnell (20 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction E)

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

Willen Lake, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

Milton Keynes (46 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction SE)

Of interest to visitors to the town is Milton Keynes Museum, this preserves the history of the town and its area from the early 19th century through to the present day...

Olney, Buckinghamshire

Olney (62 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (12.3 miles, 19.9 km, direction E)

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...

Fanny Leon awarding trophy

Bletchley (43 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction SE)

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Winslow, Buckinghamshire.  Church Street and St. Laurence Church

Winslow (27 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction S)

The town lies in an outstanding position amid attractive agricultural countryside in the Vale of Aylesbury...

Narrowboats on the Oxford canal at Cropredy, Oxon.

Cropredy (19 Pictures)

in the county of Oxfordshire (14.1 miles, 22.6 km, direction W)

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...

Horse Chestnut tree flowers, Middle Claydon, Bucks

Middle Claydon (23 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction S)

This genteel place is famous for the great house that has connections with Florence Nightingale...

Coton Manor, Near Guilsborough, Northamptonshire

Guilsborough (4 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (15.0 miles, 24.2 km, direction N)

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

Row of ornamental trees, Aynho, Northants.

Aynho (23 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction SW)

There is a pale beauty about Aynho that is enhanced only by the pale golden fruit that flourishes in these parts and caused this lovely place to become known as 'The Apricot Village'...

The Red Lion pub, Stratton Audley, Oxon.

Stratton Audley (11 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction S)

Stratton Audley is a picturesque village about 2.5 miles (4 km) northeast of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England. Mentioned in the Doomsday book of 1086 as Stratton, the village.....

Banbury, Oxfordshire

Banbury (61 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (15.8 miles, 25.3 km, direction W)

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.....

Farnborough Hall 15 June 2011

Farnborough (4 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction W)

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

Recommended attractions near Towcester

Salcey Forest, the Elephant Ponds

Salcey Forest (1 Pictures)

(7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction E)

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

Canons Ashby House, Northamptonshire

Canons Ashby House (44 Pictures)

(7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction W)

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

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

Sulgrave Manor (1 Pictures)

(8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction W)

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

The Museum, Abington Park, Northampton

Abington Park Museum (10 Pictures)

(9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction NE)

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The Old Gaol Museum, Buckingham

The Old Gaol Museum (8 Pictures)

(9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction S)

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Althorp House near Northampton, Northamptonshire

Althorp (6 Pictures)

(10.0 miles, 16.0 km, direction N)

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

Billing Aquadrome in Great Billing, Northamptonshire

Billing Aquadrome (2 Pictures)

(10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction NE)

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Castle Ashby House, Northamptonshire

Castle Ashby House (4 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.0 km, direction NE)

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

A picture of Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park (28 Pictures)

(14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction SE)

Also referred to as Station-X, Bletchley Park was the top-secret wartime base of Allied code breakers, such as Alan Turing and.....

Coton Manor Wildlife Garden

Coton Manor Wildlife Garden (22 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.7 km, direction N)

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

Claydon House in Middle Claydon, nr Buckingham, Buckinghamshire.

Claydon House (5 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.9 km, direction S)

Claydon House was built by the 2nd Earl Verney in the middle of the 18th-century, on land which had belonged to his family since.....

Burton Dassett

Burton Dassett Hills Country Park (28 Pictures)

(18.0 miles, 29.0 km, direction W)

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

Quainton Windmill and Stone cross, Quainton, Buckinghamshire.

Quainton Windmill (8 Pictures)

(18.2 miles, 29.2 km, direction S)

The Tallest Windmill in Buckinghamshire..

Stockgrove Country Park, Leighton Buzzard

Stockgrove Country Park (4 Pictures)

(18.7 miles, 30.0 km, direction SE)

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Quainton Railway Museum, Quainton, Near Aylesbury, Bucks.

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre (9 Pictures)

(18.9 miles, 30.4 km, direction S)

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Draycote Water from Toft Hill

Draycote Water (66 Pictures)

(19.3 miles, 31.1 km, direction NW)

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

Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. August 2006

Woburn Abbey (14 Pictures)

(19.8 miles, 31.8 km, direction SE)

Set in 3,000 acres of beautiful park land, Woburn Abbey has been the home of the Russell family for almost 450 years and it is.....

Stanford Hall near Lutterworth, Leicestershire

Stanford Hall (6 Pictures)

(20.1 miles, 32.3 km, direction N)

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Old Austin

Upton House & Gardens (55 Pictures)

(20.1 miles, 32.3 km, direction W)

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

A picture of Brook Cottage Gardens, Alkerton

Brook Cottage Gardens, Alkerton (16 Pictures)

(20.2 miles, 32.5 km, direction W)

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