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a Picturesque Village in the county of Rutland

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On the bridge

Stamford (246 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire

(6.6 miles, 10.7 km, direction NE of Barrowden)

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 Castle

Oakham (86 Pictures) in the county of Rutland

(7.7 miles, 12.3 km, direction NW of Barrowden)

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...

Fotheringhay

Fotheringhay (27 Pictures) in the county of Northamptonshire

(8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction SE of Barrowden)

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...

St Michael and All Angel's Church

Hallaton (18 Pictures) in the county of Leicestershire

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction W of Barrowden)

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

Peterborough

Peterborough (143 Pictures) a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire

(15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction E of Barrowden)

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...

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Kirby Hall

Kirby Hall (30 Pictures)

(4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction S)

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, Corby, Northamptonshire

Deene Park (5 Pictures)

(4.9 miles, 7.8 km, direction S)

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Rutland Water

Rutland Water (128 Pictures)

(5.5 miles, 8.8 km, direction NW)

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

Burghley House

Burghley House (72 Pictures)

(7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction NE)

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

View from Rockingham Castle, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle (7 Pictures)

(7.5 miles, 12.0 km, direction SW)

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Rockingham Castle Gardens, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle Gardens (3 Pictures)

(7.7 miles, 12.5 km, direction SW)

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Lyveden New Bield

Lyveden New Bield (33 Pictures)

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction S)

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


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