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Attractions near Preston
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Rutland County Museum
(4 Miles)*
The Rutland County Museum is a warm ironstone building, erected in 1794-95 on the site of maltings by Sir Gerard Noel Edwards |
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Oakham Castle
(4 Miles)*
The splendid Great Hall of Oakham Castle is one of the finest examples of late 12th century domestic architecture in England. |
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Barnsdale Gardens
(6 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. |
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Boughton House
(10 Miles)*
Boughton House is the Northamptonshire home of the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry. |
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Burghley House
(10 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. |
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Southwick Hall
(11 Miles)*
Dating from the 14th Century and owned successively by three families, Southwick Hall illustrates the development of a manor house. |
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Harborough Museum
(12 Miles)*
Harborough Museum is closed until Autumn 2009 while the site is refurbished to hold a new and important exhibition - the Hallaton Treasure! |
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Prebendal Manor House
(12 Miles)*
The Prebendal Manor is a 1,200 year old medieval centre on the north eastern edge of Northamptonshire, near Oundle, Stamford and Peterborough. |
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Melton Carnegie Museum
(13 Miles)*
This exciting newly refurbished museum contains informative and innovative displays. |
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Nene Valley Railway
(14 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. |
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Manor House Museum (Kettering) & The Alfred East Art Gallery
(14 Miles)*
Explore Kettering's history at the Manor House Museum and view the constantly changing programme of exhibitions at the Alfred East Art Gallery. |
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Elton Hall
(14 Miles)*
Elton Hall stands in the midst of unspoilt landscaped parkland, on a site where there has been a house since the Norman Conquest. |
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Wicksteed Park
(15 Miles)*
Wicksteed Park is situated in 147 acres of landscaped English countryside and offers the elements of a country and theme park in one. |
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Kelmarsh Hall and Gardens
(15 Miles)*
Kelmarsh is a 3,363 acre (1361ha) agricultural estate at the heart of which stands the eighteenth century Kelmarsh Hall, surrounded by its pleasure gardens and parkland. |
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Leicester Racecourse
(15 Miles)*
Extending to 200 acres and steeped in more than 100 years of history, the Leicester Racecourse estate provides the perfect venue for the private or business client. |
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