Local Attractions

The Broomhill Hotel in Northamptonshire is close to numerous places of interest – Warwick Castle, Rockingham Castle, William Shakespeare's birthplace - as well as activities - golf, sailing, fishing and of course Silverstone.

Market Harborough

Market Harborough is a delightful market town, created in the 12th century especially to be a market and promote local trade. Markets are still held in the town on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, with an Antiques Market on Sundays. St. Dionysius Parish Church is a 14th century church, with a superb spire is one of the finest in England.

Warwick

The nearby city of Warwick has numerous historic buildings and attractions - Warwick Castle, Britain's Greatest Mediaeval experience, the Lord Leycester Hospital with its fine mediaeval timber framed buildings, the military museums and the Collegiate Church of St Mary famous for its Beauchamp Chapel. The Market Square plays host to numerous events throughout the year and is the home of the Charter Market.

Stratford-upon-Avon

Welcome to Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare, steeped in culture and history. Set in the beautiful rural Warwickshire countryside, on the banks of the river Avon, it is one of the most important tourist destinations in the UK. Places to visit - Shakespeare's houses and the beautiful Stratford-upon-Avon with its parks and gardens on the banks of the river Avon.

Stamford

Stamford is a unique treasure trove of provincial English architecture built in the finest stone that this country has to offer. Today Stamford prospers as a small market town of around 18,000 inhabitants with a mixed economy based on industry, services, agriculture, and tourism.


Places of Interest

Althorp House (7m)
Althorp House, built in 1508, is the ancestral home of the Spencer family and the final resting place of Diana, The Princess of Wales. It now hosts an exhibition, celebrating the life and work of HRH Princess Diana.

Kelmarsh Hall (5m)
Kelmarsh Hall is a graceful 18 th century historic house, set in beautiful romantic gardens and surrounded by its own working estate in the rolling Northamptonshire and Leicestershire countryside.

Cottesbrooke Hall and Gardens
The inspiration for Jane Austen's 'Mansfield Park'. Cottesbrooke Hall dates back to 1702, and the contents of Cottesbrooke Hall include excellent 18th century English as well as French furniture. House tours are avialble.

The remarkable 18th century landscaping of the Park, its vistas and lakes, are by an unknown hand - much has recently been restored. The celebrated gardens are of great variety with fine old cedars and specimen trees.
Holdenby House and Falconry Centre (2m)
Holdenby House, a stately home whose royal connections go back over 400 years, was built by Sir Christopher Hatton to entertain Elizabeth I, It became the Palace of James I and the prison of his son, Charles I. Now a family home, the house is the splendid backdrop to a beautiful garden and Falconry Centre, where visitors can watch birds of prey soar over the scene of so much history.
Rockingham Castle (15m)

The castle, built on the instruction of William the Conqueror, has a remarkable history. Many medieval Kings came to Rockingham Castle, including Richard the Lion Heart. Henry VIII granted the Castle to Edward Watson, Originally a Royalist stronghold, Rockingham Castle was taken by Cromwell's Roundheads and then besieged by the King's troops. Rockingham was in its heyday as a Victorian mansion. Charles Dickens was a visitor.

Coton Manor Gardens (3m)
A ten acre garden landscaped on different levels, comprises a series of distinctive smaller gardens, providing variety and interest throughout the season, and enhanced by flowing streams, fountains and ponds. There is a magical five acre bluebell wood and a colourful wildflower meadow at its best in June & July.

Elton Hall

Elton Hall stands in the midst of unspoilt landscaped parkland, on a site where these has been a house since the Norman Conquest.

Burghley House

Regarded by many as the finest Elizabethan House in England, Burghley House was built in the 16th Century by William Cecil, the first Lord Burghley. With its elaborate roofline of cupolas and obselick clock tower dominates arguably the grandest of all Elizabethan progidy houses. This stunning house has extensive grounds and sculpture park which are open to the public over the summer period and hosts "Burghley Horse Trails."

Blenheim Palace

Designed in 1705 by Sir John Vanbrugh, Blenheim Palace is a masterpiece of English Baroque architecture. The Palace was a gift

from Queen Anne and a grateful nation to the 1st Duke of Marlborough following the hugely significant Battle of Blenheim in 1704. Set in 2,100 acres of parkland landscaped by Capability Brown. IT is also the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.
Boughton House

Boughton House is the Northamptonshire home of the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry.

Northampton Museum & Art Gallery

Fascinating footwear worn throughout the ages is just one of the many attractions in the museum.
Wicksteed Park
Wicksteed Park is situated in 147 acres of landscaped English countryside and offers the elements of a country and theme park in one.

Sywell Aviation Museum
Sywell Aviation Museum charts the history of the delightful Art Deco Sywell Aerodrome from 1928 to the present and aviation in Northamptonshire as a whole.

Activities

Golf
Northamptonshire County (3m)
Bramton Heath (3m)
Castle Ashby (5m)		Fishing
Ravensthorpe (3m)
Pitsford (5m)
Guilsborough (4m)
Horse Riding
Brampton Stables (4m)		Car Racing
Silverstone
Horse Racing

Huntingdon