Attractions near Beaver Cottage

Holdenby House and Gardens (6 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.

Northampton Museum & Art Gallery (6 Miles)* Fascinating footwear worn throughout the ages is just one of the many attractions in the museum.

Canons Ashby House (7 Miles)* Canons Ashby has been the family home of the Drydens since Elizabethan times and that family atmosphere remains today.

Abington Park Museum (7 Miles)* 'The museum in the park' is a beautiful Grade 1 listed building.

National Waterways Museum (7 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.

Coton Manor Garden (8 Miles)* Coton Manor lies in peaceful Northamptonshire countryside and enjoys beautiful views providing an ideal setting for the garden.

Sulgrave Manor (10 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.

Sywell Aviation Museum (11 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 (11 Miles)* Lamport Hall was the home of the Isham family for over four centuries.

Stanford Hall (13 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.

* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.

Towns near Beaver Cottage

Flore (1 Mile)*

Bugbrooke (2 Miles)*

Dodford (3 Miles)*

Kislingbury (3 Miles)*

Great Brington (3 Miles)*

Rothersthorpe (4 Miles)*

Harlestone (4 Miles)*

Gayton (5 Miles)*

Maidford (5 Miles)* Maidford is a small, compact village on the slopes of a shallow upland valley on the former main road between Northampton and Banbury and is designated as a conservation village.

Fawsley (6 Miles)*

* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.