Attractions near Newton
Grimsthorpe Castle (8 Miles)*
Grimsthorpe has been the home of the de Eresby family since 1516, when it was granted by Henry VIII to the 10th Baron Willoughby de Eresby on the occasion of his marriage to Maria de Salinas, kinswoman and lady-in-waiting to Queen Catherine of Aragon.
Belvoir Castle (14 Miles)*
Belvoir Castle has been the ancestral home of the Duke and Duchess of Rutland for one thousand years. The name Belvoir means 'beautiful view' and dates from Norman times.
Barnsdale Gardens (17 Miles)*
The Barnsdale Gardens familiar to millions of BBC2 viewers as the home of Geoff Hamilton and Gardeners World is open every day. The gardens comprise 37 individual gardens and features that all blend together by linking borders into one 8 acre garden.
Burghley House (18 Miles)*
Burghley house is the largest and grandest of the first Elizabethan Age. Built and mostly designed by William Cecil, Lord High Treasurer of England, between 1565 and 1587, the house is a family home for his descendants to this day.
Millgate Museum (19 Miles)*
The Museum has fun educational activities for children and fascinating exhibitions including streets, shops and rooms in period settings.
Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre (19 Miles)*
At Flag Fen archaeologists have discovered the preserved remains of a huge timber monument to our ancestors.
Rutland County Museum (19 Miles)*
The Rutland County Museum is a warm ironstone building, erected in 1794-95 on the site of maltings by Sir Gerard Noel Edwards
Oakham Castle (19 Miles)*
The splendid Great Hall of Oakham Castle is one of the finest examples of late 12th century domestic architecture in England.
Melton Carnegie Museum (20 Miles)*
This exciting newly refurbished museum contains informative and innovative displays.
Nene Valley Railway (22 Miles)*
The Nene Valley Railway is a preservation railway running along a 7.5 mile standard gauge line through the valley of the River Nene between Wansford and Peterborough.
Vina Cooke Museum of Dolls & Bygone Childhood (22 Miles)*
The Museum houses a large collection of dolls from the 18th century to the present day in a late 17th century Dower house and former rectory of considerable interest
Usher Gallery (22 Miles)*
The Usher Gallery was founded in 1927 following the bequest to the City of Lincoln of an outstanding collection of decorative art.
Lincoln Castle (23 Miles)*
In 1068, two years after the battle of Hastings, William the Conqueror began building Lincoln Castle on a site occupied since Roman times.
Doddington Hall and Gardens (23 Miles)*
Doddington Hall stands today exactly as it was built with its walled gardens, gatehouse and family church.
Prebendal Manor House (23 Miles)*
The Prebendal Manor is a 1,200 year old medieval centre on the north eastern edge of Northamptonshire, near Oundle, Stamford and Peterborough.
* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.


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