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Recommended Towns & Villages near Welford

A picture of Stanford on Avon

Stanford on Avon (9 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (3.4 miles, 5.4 km, direction W)

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

Guilsborough

Guilsborough (4 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (4.7 miles, 7.6 km, direction SE)

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

Foxton Church

Foxton (21 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Leicestershire (7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction NE)

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St Andrews Church, Rugby

Rugby (86 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction W)

This town is the home of Rugby public school, the place where William Webb Ellis carried the ball instead of kicking it, and thus, in 1823 the game of Rugby football was born...

Squires hill just off the High street, Rothwell, Northamptonshire

Rothwell (15 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northamptonshire (10.7 miles, 17.3 km, direction E)

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

Toft in Autumn

Dunchurch (69 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (11.2 miles, 18.1 km, direction SW)

Dunchurch is located south of Rugby and just a short distance from the pleasures of the Oxford Canal. It was once famous as a stopping point for the coach travellers of the 18th century...

All Saints Church

Rushton (13 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction E)

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...

Ladybridge Lake

Northampton (161 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northamptonshire (13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction SE)

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.....

Hallaton, Leicestershire

Hallaton (18 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (13.9 miles, 22.3 km, direction NE)

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

Badby Church, Badby, Northamptonshire.  Pictures by David Graham Adkins, Chippenham, Wiltshire

Badby (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (14.3 miles, 22.9 km, direction S)

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...

St Mary's Church

Everdon (29 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (14.4 miles, 23.1 km, direction S)

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Taken in the Hall Yard Park looking towards St Simon & St Judes Parish Church, Earl Shilton

Earl Shilton (1 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction NW)

Earl Shilton is one of the largest villages in the County of Leicestershire. It occupies a rich rural landscape between the town of Hinckley and the City of Leicester...

Haymarket Memorial Clock detail

Leicester (362 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Leicestershire (15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction N)

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

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

Tilton on the Hill (4 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction N)

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

Groby Road, Anstey, Leicester

Anstey (5 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (18.7 miles, 30.1 km, direction N)

One of the most attractive features of Anstey is the famous 14th century five arched pack-horse bridge crossing the River Wreake...

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

Bisbrooke (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Rutland (19.4 miles, 31.3 km, direction NE)

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

Old Cathedral in Coventry, in the West Midlands

Coventry (151 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (19.6 miles, 31.6 km, direction W)

Coventry has been at the heart of industry for many decades and has a great industrial past...

A picture of Stoke Bruerne

Stoke Bruerne (38 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (19.6 miles, 31.6 km, direction S)

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

Rothley Railway Station

Rothley (12 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (20.5 miles, 33.0 km, direction N)

Rothley is a delightful village with two village greens, one is flanked by some of the country's finest timber framed houses. The village shows a graceful selection of architecture including pretty Cruck Cottages...

Jephson Gardens (foreground) and All Saints Church (background), Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Royal Leamington Spa (37 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (22.0 miles, 35.4 km, direction SW)

This town has a history stretching back to the Doomsday Book, but it was Queen Victoria who put the "Royal" into Leamington Spa when she bestowed the title in 1838...

Recommended attractions near Welford

Stanford Hall near Lutterworth, Leicestershire

Stanford Hall (6 Pictures)

(3.6 miles, 5.7 km, direction W)

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Coton Manor Wildlife Garden

Coton Manor Wildlife Garden (22 Pictures)

(4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction S)

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

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

Foxton Locks (37 Pictures)

(6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction NE)

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Althorp House near Northampton, Northamptonshire

Althorp (6 Pictures)

(9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction S)

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

Rushton Triangular Lodge, Northamptonshire

Rushton Triangular Lodge (9 Pictures)

(11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction E)

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Draycote Water from Toft Hill

Draycote Water (66 Pictures)

(13.1 miles, 21.0 km, direction SW)

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

The Museum, Abington Park, Northampton

Abington Park Museum (10 Pictures)

(14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction SE)

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Tree in the park

Wicksteed Park (8 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction E)

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Rockingham Castle Gardens, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle Gardens (3 Pictures)

(15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction NE)

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Billing Aquadrome in Great Billing, Northamptonshire

Billing Aquadrome (2 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction SE)

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View from Rockingham Castle, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle (7 Pictures)

(15.6 miles, 25.0 km, direction NE)

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Leicester Cathedral, Leicester

Leicester Cathedral (16 Pictures)

(15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction N)

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Jewry Wall, A small piece of the Roman Wall still remains in Leicester City Centre.

The Jewry Wall Museum (15 Pictures)

(15.6 miles, 25.2 km, direction N)

This is Leicester's leading Museum of Archaeology, showing an extensive range Roman finds as well as other unique historic relics.....

Caludon Castle Remains

Caludon Castle (1 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction W)

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Canons Ashby House, Northamptonshire

Canons Ashby House (44 Pictures)

(18.6 miles, 29.9 km, direction S)

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

Castle Ashby House, Northamptonshire

Castle Ashby House (4 Pictures)

(18.8 miles, 30.2 km, direction SE)

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 Watermead Country Park

Watermead Country Park (174 Pictures)

(19.0 miles, 30.6 km, direction N)

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Coventry Transport Museum

Coventry Transport Museum (20 Pictures)

(19.1 miles, 30.8 km, direction W)

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Kirby Hall

Kirby Hall (30 Pictures)

(19.3 miles, 31.0 km, direction NE)

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

Coventry Cathedral Alter tapestry of Christ in Glory

Coventry Cathedral (37 Pictures)

(19.4 miles, 31.2 km, direction W)

The stunning modern cathedral designed by Sir Basil Spence replaces Coventry's cathedral of the 14th and 15th-centuries. The.....


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