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Nearby Attractions

• Nene Valley Railway (2 Miles)* The Nene Valley Railway has only been operating since 1977 but the line once formed part of an important cross-country route from East Anglia to the Midlands.
  
• Prebendal Manor House (3 Miles)* The Prebendal Manor is a 1,200 year old medieval centre on the north eastern edge of Northamptonshire, near Oundle, Stamford and Peterborough.
  
• Burghley House (3 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.
  
• Elton Hall (5 Miles)* Elton Hall stands in the midst of unspoilt landscaped parkland, on a site where there has been a house since the Norman Conquest.
  
• Southwick Hall (7 Miles)* Dating from the 14th Century and owned successively by three families, Southwick Hall illustrates the development of a manor house.
  
• Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery (7 Miles)* Peterborough Museum houses a collection of some 227,000 objects covering the history of the Peterborough area, including archaeology, social history, art, geology, natural history, costume and militaria.
  
• Peterborough Cathedral (7 Miles)* Peterborough Cathedral is a superb example of Romanesque architecture. The West front built in the early 13th century is unique in Christendom.
  
• Flag Fen Bronze Age Centre (8 Miles)* At Flag Fen archaeologists have discovered the preserved remains of a huge timber monument to our ancestors.
  
• Barnsdale Gardens (11 Miles)* Barnsdale Gardens is a joy to visit; 38 themed gardens, ponds and woodlands nestled in a quiet corner of the beautiful Rutland countryside, but just 10 minutes from Stamford and the A1.
  
• Lyveden New Bield (11 Miles)* The empty shell of Lyveden New Bield stands like a doll's house awaiting furniture and a family to move into it. After 400 years, that is unlikely to happen.
  

Nearby Towns

• Stamford (4 Miles)* Stamford "the finest scene between London and Edinburgh" (Sir Walter Scott). The town still retains its medieval street pattern making an attractive mix of narrow passageways and cobbled streets opening into more spacious squares.
  
• Chesterton (5 Miles)* The small town and parish of Chesterton is almost overshadowed by its better-known neighbour, Cambridge, which is just 1¼ miles to the south west.
  
• West Deeping (5 Miles)* West Deeping is a charming village mostly of stone cottages. The Church of St. Andrew - 13th and 14th century.
  
• Market Deeping (7 Miles)* Market Deeping - an ancient town with a triangular market place, featuring fine stone buildings and former coaching inns, nestling beside the River Welland.
  
• Deeping St. James (7 Miles)* Deeping St. James - a picturesque village lying next to Market Deeping, along the banks of the River Welland. The village grew up around a Benedictine Priory and stones from the ruined Priory have been used in several 17th century buildings.
  
• Peterborough (8 Miles)* The busy city of Peterborough, whose name is derived from its Norman Cathedral St. Peter, lies in the northern corner of Cambridgeshire, on the north bank of the River Nene on the edge of the Fens.
  
• Oundle (8 Miles)* The market town of Oundle sits on the banks of the River Nene in Northamptonshire, about 12 miles southwest of Peterborough.
  
• Crowland (11 Miles)* Crowland lies on the southern border of Lincolnshire and is famous for medieval Crowland Abbey and the curious triangular bridge.
  
• Bourne (11 Miles)* The ancient market town of Bourne is situated on the north edge of the Fens. Traditional ties with Saxon hero Hereward the Wake who took refuge here.
  
• Whittlesey (12 Miles)* On the western edge of the Fens, Whittlesey has a character of its own. The town centre is an interesting maze of streets, with a variety of well preserved architecture spanning several centuries.