Recommended Towns & Villages near Weldon

Bisbrooke (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Rutland (6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction NW)

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

Apethorpe (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (7.0 miles, 11.2 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.....

Rushton (13 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (7.1 miles, 11.4 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...

Fotheringhay (27 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (8.5 miles, 13.6 km, direction E)

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...

Rothwell (15 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northamptonshire (8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction SW)

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

Hallaton (18 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (9.5 miles, 15.3 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...

Edith Weston (13 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (9.7 miles, 15.6 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 (29 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (10.1 miles, 16.2 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...

Stamford (246 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire (12.4 miles, 20.0 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...

Oakham (86 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (12.6 miles, 20.3 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...

Foxton (21 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Leicestershire (14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction W)

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Tilton on the Hill (4 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (15.1 miles, 24.2 km, direction NW)

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

Peterborough (143 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (17.3 miles, 27.9 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...

Guilsborough (4 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (19.0 miles, 30.5 km, direction SW)

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

Northampton (161 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northamptonshire (21.1 miles, 34.0 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.....

Melton Mowbray (25 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Leicestershire (21.4 miles, 34.5 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...

Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lincolnshire (21.6 miles, 34.8 km, direction N)

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

Whittlesey (17 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (21.8 miles, 35.0 km, direction E)

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

Stanford on Avon (9 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (22.1 miles, 35.6 km, direction W)

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

Leicester (362 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Leicestershire (23.4 miles, 37.7 km, direction NW)

Leicester is famed amongst other things for its fine parish church which was raised to Cathedral status in 1927...

Recommended attractions near Weldon

Kirby Hall (30 Pictures)

(1.9 miles, 3.1 km, direction N)

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 (5 Pictures)

(2.1 miles, 3.4 km, direction NE)

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Rockingham Castle (7 Pictures)

(4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction W)

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Lyveden New Bield (33 Pictures)

(4.1 miles, 6.7 km, direction SE)

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

Rockingham Castle Gardens (3 Pictures)

(4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction W)

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Rushton Triangular Lodge (9 Pictures)

(7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction SW)

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Wicksteed Park (8 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction S)

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Rutland Water (128 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.4 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 (72 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction NE)

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

Ferry Meadows Country Park (47 Pictures)

(14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction E)

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Foxton Locks (37 Pictures)

(14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction W)

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Peterborough Cathedral (68 Pictures)

(17.4 miles, 28.0 km, direction E)

The magnificent cathedral church in Peterborough was given cathedral status by Henry VIII in 1541. Formerly it had been one of.....

Castle Ashby House (4 Pictures)

(19.3 miles, 31.0 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.....

Billing Aquadrome (2 Pictures)

(19.4 miles, 31.2 km, direction SW)

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Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre (8 Pictures)

(19.4 miles, 31.3 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.....

Abington Park Museum (10 Pictures)

(20.0 miles, 32.2 km, direction SW)

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Coton Manor Wildlife Garden (22 Pictures)

(20.4 miles, 32.8 km, direction SW)

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

Woolsthorpe Manor (10 Pictures)

(21.5 miles, 34.6 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.....

Althorp (6 Pictures)

(21.8 miles, 35.1 km, direction SW)

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

Stanford Hall (6 Pictures)

(22.3 miles, 35.8 km, direction W)

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