Attractions in Litchborough & Things to Do in Litchborough
(and nearby)

Canons Ashby House (4 Miles)*
Canons Ashby has been the family home of the Drydens since Elizabethan times and that family atmosphere remains today.
Sulgrave Manor (6 Miles)*
Sulgrave Manor is a superb example of a modest manor and garden of the time of Shakespeare, and was home to the ancestors of George Washington.
National Waterways Museum (6 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.
Northampton Museum & Art Gallery (9 Miles)*
Fascinating footwear worn throughout the ages is just one of the many attractions in the museum.
Holdenby House and Gardens (10 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.
Abington Park Museum (10 Miles)*
'The museum in the park' is a beautiful Grade 1 listed building.
Stowe Landscape Gardens (10 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.
Bygones Museum (11 Miles)*
The museum houses a unique collection of antiques and memorabilia gathered together by the owners over a period of sixty years.
Coton Manor Garden (12 Miles)*
Coton Manor lies in peaceful Northamptonshire countryside and enjoys beautiful views providing an ideal setting for the garden.
Farnborough Hall (13 Miles)*
Farnborough Hall was acquired by the Holbech family in 1684, and the honey-coloured, Grade I listed, two-storey mansion was built shortly after that.
Sywell Aviation Museum (14 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.
Lamport Hall (15 Miles)*
Lamport Hall was the home of the Isham family for over four centuries.
Cowper & Newton Museum (15 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.
Rugby School Tours & Museum (16 Miles)*
Rugby School Museum in Barby Road is open as part of the School tour.
Broughton Castle (16 Miles)*
The home of Lord and Lady Saye and Sele, and owned by the same family for over 600 years.
Stanford Hall (16 Miles)*
Stanford, where Shakespeare's Avon flows gently through the Park, has been the home of the Cave family, ancestors of the present owner Lady Braye since 1430.
Brook Cottage Garden (17 Miles)*
The 4-acre garden has been formed by an architect and a plantswoman since 1964 on the west facing slope of a valley. Originally the site comprised a paved courtyard surrounded on three sides by the 17th century Hornton stone house and barn.
Upton House & Gardens (17 Miles)*
Upton House is a late seventeenth century house, built of the mellow local stone, which was remodelled by Walter Samuel, 2nd Viscount Bearstead, after his purchase of the property in 1927.
Claydon House (17 Miles)*
Claydon is an extraordinary house with remarkable 18th century, rococo and chinoiserie decoration. Features include the unique Chinese room and parquetry Grand Stairs.
Kelmarsh Hall and Gardens (17 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.
Santa Pod Raceway (18 Miles)*
Santa Pod Raceway in the UK is the home of European Drag Racing and host to the televised FIA European Drag Racing Championships.
Rousham House & Gardens (20 Miles)*
Rousham's landscape garden should be a place of pilgrimage for students of the work of William Kent (1685-1748). Rousham represents the first phase of English landscape design.
Wicksteed Park (21 Miles)*
Wicksteed Park is situated in 147 acres of landscaped English countryside and offers the elements of a country and theme park in one.
Manor House Museum (Kettering) & The Alfred East Art Gallery (21 Miles)*
Explore Kettering's history at the Manor House Museum and view the constantly changing programme of exhibitions at the Alfred East Art Gallery.
Royal Pump Rooms Leamington Spa (21 Miles)*
The Town's Art Gallery and Museum, Library and Tourist Information Centre are all in the restored Royal Pump Rooms building, alongside the existing Assembly Room and a Café.
* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.



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