Recommended Towns & Villages near Ayston

Bisbrooke (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Rutland (1.9 miles, 3.0 km, direction SE)

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

Oakham (86 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (4.7 miles, 7.5 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...

Edith Weston (13 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction NE)

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...

Hallaton (18 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction SW)

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

Normanton (29 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (5.4 miles, 8.8 km, direction NE)

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...

Tilton on the Hill (4 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction W)

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

Apethorpe (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction E)

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.....

Stamford (246 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire (11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction E)

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 (13 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction S)

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...

Foxton (21 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Leicestershire (12.1 miles, 19.4 km, direction SW)

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Rothwell (15 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northamptonshire (12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction S)

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

Melton Mowbray (25 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Leicestershire (13.1 miles, 21.1 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...

Fotheringhay (27 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (13.5 miles, 21.7 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...

Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lincolnshire (15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction N)

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

Leicester (362 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Leicestershire (17.2 miles, 27.7 km, direction W)

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

Rothley (12 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (18.6 miles, 29.9 km, direction W)

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...

Anstey (5 Pictures)

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

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

Quorn (18 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (20.7 miles, 33.2 km, direction NW)

Quorn can be found between Leicester and Loughborough, it is surrounded by magnificent countryside and a wealth of visitor attractions...

Peterborough (143 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (20.9 miles, 33.6 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 (21.0 miles, 33.8 km, direction SW)

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

Recommended attractions near Ayston

Rutland Water (128 Pictures)

(3.6 miles, 5.8 km, direction NE)

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

Rockingham Castle (7 Pictures)

(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction S)

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Rockingham Castle Gardens (3 Pictures)

(6.3 miles, 10.1 km, direction S)

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Kirby Hall (30 Pictures)

(6.7 miles, 10.7 km, direction SE)

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)

(7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction SE)

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Rushton Triangular Lodge (9 Pictures)

(11.5 miles, 18.6 km, direction S)

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Burghley House (72 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction E)

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

Lyveden New Bield (33 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction SE)

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

Foxton Locks (37 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.2 km, direction SW)

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Woolsthorpe Manor (10 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 24.0 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.....

Wicksteed Park (8 Pictures)

(15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction S)

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Watermead Country Park (174 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.5 km, direction W)

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Leicester Cathedral (16 Pictures)

(16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction W)

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The Jewry Wall Museum (15 Pictures)

(17.4 miles, 28.0 km, direction W)

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

Ferry Meadows Country Park (47 Pictures)

(17.7 miles, 28.6 km, direction E)

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Belvoir Castle (26 Pictures)

(20.1 miles, 32.3 km, direction N)

A castle has stood on this spot since the 11th-century, it was built by Robert de Todini, standard-bearer to William the.....

Bradgate Park (257 Pictures)

(20.8 miles, 33.5 km, direction W)

Comprising of 850 acres of land with roaming deer, Bradgate Park is Leicestershire's largest and most popular country.....

Peterborough Cathedral (68 Pictures)

(20.8 miles, 33.5 km, direction E)

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

Old John Tower (10 Pictures)

(21.7 miles, 34.9 km, direction W)

Standing on a hill overlooking Bradgate Park, Old John Tower folly.....

Stanford Hall (6 Pictures)

(21.7 miles, 35.0 km, direction SW)

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