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Attractions near Horton
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Cowper & Newton Museum
(4 Miles)*
Visit Orchard Side, home of the 18th century poet, translator and Letter-writer William Cowper. See displays of his works, portraits and memorabilia, plus those of his friend John Newton. |
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National Waterways Museum
(5 Miles)*
Housed in a restored cornmill in the picturesque village of Stoke Bruerne, the museum collection vividly portrays the heritage of 200 years of inland waterways. |
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Abington Park Museum
(6 Miles)*
'The museum in the park' is a beautiful Grade 1 listed building. |
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Northampton Museum & Art Gallery
(6 Miles)*
Fascinating footwear worn throughout the ages is just one of the many attractions in the museum. |
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Santa Pod Raceway
(8 Miles)*
Santa Pod is the best known drag racing track outside America, attracting the best drivers and race teams in European Drag Racing. |
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Sywell Aviation Museum
(9 Miles)*
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. |
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Bromham Mill and Gallery
(12 Miles)*
There was a mill on the site of Bromham Mill since before the domesday survey in 1086. |
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Holdenby House and Gardens
(12 Miles)*
Just across the fields from Althorp lies Holdenby, a house whose royal connections go back over 400 years. Built by Sir Christopher Hatton to entertain Elizabeth I, it became the Palace of James I and the prison of his son, Charles I. |
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Stowe Landscape Gardens
(13 Miles)*
One of the first and finest Georgian landscape gardens in Britain, Stowe has over 30 arches and temples mirrored in the waters of lakes or silhouetted against the sky. The garden and park were created by the Temple family during a two hundred year period. |
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Lamport Hall
(14 Miles)*
Lamport Hall was the home of the Isham family for over four centuries. |
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Woburn Safari Park
(14 Miles)*
Lions, tigers and bears – you will find your favourite animals at Woburn Safari Park. |
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Woburn Abbey
(14 Miles)*
Visitors will experience living history at Woburn Abbey - the Russell family has lived here for almost 450 years and it is still their family home. |
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Bedford Museum
(14 Miles)*
Housed in the former Higgins and Sons Brewery, Bedford Museum is situated within the picturesque gardens of Bedford Castle, beside the Great Ouse Embankment. |
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Cecil Higgins Art Gallery
(14 Miles)*
The Cecil Higgins Art Gallery is now closed for re-development and will re-open in 2009/10. |
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Moot Hall
(14 Miles)*
Elstow Moot Hall (or Green House as it was formerly known) was built in the late 15th century as a market-house in connection with the village fairs. |
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