Recommended Towns & Villages near Wellingborough

Rothwell (15 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northamptonshire (9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction NW)

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

Rushton (13 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction N)

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...

Northampton (161 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northamptonshire (9.8 miles, 15.8 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.....

Olney (62 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction S)

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...

Guilsborough (4 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction W)

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

Stoke Bruerne (38 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction SW)

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

Newport Pagnell (20 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (14.8 miles, 23.9 km, direction S)

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

Bedford (71 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Bedfordshire (15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction SE)

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...

Elstow (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction SE)

Elstow's fine Moot Hall is a building of 1500, this is a medieval market hall which is open to the public, it houses a collection illustrating John Bunyan's life and times...

Willington (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Bedfordshire (17.5 miles, 28.2 km, direction SE)

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.....

Stony Stratford (10 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction S)

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.....

Foxton (21 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Leicestershire (18.4 miles, 29.5 km, direction NW)

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Milton Keynes (46 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (18.4 miles, 29.7 km, direction S)

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...

Hallaton (18 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (18.9 miles, 30.4 km, direction N)

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

Fotheringhay (27 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (18.9 miles, 30.4 km, direction NE)

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...

Apethorpe (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (19.2 miles, 30.8 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.....

Everdon (29 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (19.6 miles, 31.5 km, direction W)

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Bisbrooke (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Rutland (19.8 miles, 31.8 km, direction N)

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

Stanford on Avon (9 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (19.9 miles, 32.0 km, direction W)

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

Lillingstone Lovell (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (20.3 miles, 32.7 km, direction SW)

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Recommended attractions near Wellingborough

Wicksteed Park (8 Pictures)

(5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction N)

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Castle Ashby House (4 Pictures)

(5.6 miles, 9.0 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)

(6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction SW)

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Abington Park Museum (10 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction SW)

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Rushton Triangular Lodge (9 Pictures)

(10.0 miles, 16.0 km, direction N)

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Salcey Forest (1 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction SW)

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

Lyveden New Bield (33 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction NE)

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

Althorp (6 Pictures)

(13.2 miles, 21.3 km, direction W)

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

Rockingham Castle Gardens (3 Pictures)

(14.6 miles, 23.4 km, direction N)

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Rockingham Castle (7 Pictures)

(14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction N)

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Coton Manor Wildlife Garden (22 Pictures)

(15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction W)

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

Kirby Hall (30 Pictures)

(15.6 miles, 25.1 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)

(15.6 miles, 25.2 km, direction N)

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Foxton Locks (37 Pictures)

(18.4 miles, 29.5 km, direction NW)

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Houghton House (24 Pictures)

(20.2 miles, 32.5 km, direction SE)

Houghton House is a 3 story stately home built by Lady Pembroke in 1621. Houghton is reputedly the model for "House Beautiful" in.....

Stanford Hall (6 Pictures)

(20.3 miles, 32.7 km, direction W)

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Bletchley Park (28 Pictures)

(21.2 miles, 34.2 km, direction S)

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

The Shuttleworth Collection (48 Pictures)

(21.5 miles, 34.6 km, direction SE)

The Shuttleworth Collection - a unique flying collection showcasing the first one hundred years of flight. This unique collection.....

Shuttleworth House (3 Pictures)

(21.5 miles, 34.6 km, direction SE)

coming soon email: collection@shuttleworth.org http://www.shuttleworthcollection.co.uk/..

The Swiss Garden (29 Pictures)

(21.6 miles, 34.8 km, direction SE)

These glorious gardens, laid out in the early part of the 19th century, fully embrace the romanticism of the era. The fashion at.....

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