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Attractions in Northamptonshire
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Abington Park Museum
'The museum in the park' is a beautiful Grade 1 listed building. |
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Boughton House
Boughton House has been the Northamptonshire home of the Duke of Buccleuch and his Montagu ancestors since 1528. A 500-year-old Tudor Monastic building, gradually enlarged until French style addition of 1695 led to the sobriquet "The English Versaill |
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Canons Ashby House
Canons Ashby is a romantic, 16th century Elizabethan manor house which has survived unaltered since 1710. Home of the Dryden family since it was first built, the house sits amongst beautiful gardens |
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Coton Manor Garden
Coton Manor lies in peaceful Northamptonshire countryside and enjoys beautiful views providing an ideal setting for the garden. |
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Holdenby House and Gardens
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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Lamport Hall
Lamport Hall was the home of the Isham family for over four centuries. |
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Manor House Museum (Kettering) & The Alfred East Art Gallery
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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National Waterways Museum
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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Northampton Museum & Art Gallery
Fascinating footwear worn throughout the ages is just one of the many attractions in the museum. |
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Santa Pod Raceway
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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Southwick Hall
Dating from the 14th Century and owned successively by three families, Southwick Hall illustrates the development of a manor house. |
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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. |
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