Northampton has a historic past, and boasts some of the finest historical
country estates in England, including the Spencer estate, resting
place of HRH Princess of Wales, Lady Diana. Just a few miles from
Northampton you will find Silverstone, famed for the annual Formula
1 British Grand Prix. Each year Northampton hosts one of the largest
hot air Balloon festivals in England at a central park previously
the Racecourse. There are also many other parks to enjoy, museums
to view and shopaholics can shop at Northampton's Markets or Beatties,
Northampton's very own Department Store. In the evening you can
enjoy the great nightlife, pubs, clubs or why not treat yourself
to a night at the theatre.
As
there is so much to see and do in Northamptonshire we have put together
an attractions guide to help you decide what to do during your stay.
You will find it impossible to get around them all in one visit.
Which means you will have to come back time and time again.
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Sports
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Heritage
& Museums
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Shopping
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Houses,
Gardens & Parks
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Sports
& Leisure
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Aquadrome
Crow Lane, Great Billing, Northampton
Telephone: 01604 408181
Admission:
Entrance
Fee
Balloon
Festival
- 19th - 21st August 2006
Old Northampton Racecourse, Northampton
Telephone:
01604 238791
Admission: Free of charge
Opening Times: tbc
Canal
Museum
Stoke Bruene,Northampton NN12 7SE
Telephone: 01604 862229
Admission: Entrance
Fee
Danes
Camp Leisure Centre & Swimming Pool
Clannell Road, Northampton NN4 0RX
Telephone: 01604 763536
Admission: Entrance Fee
Gullivers
Land
Livingstone Drive, Newlands, Milton Keynes MK15 0DT
Telephone: 0925 444888
Admission: Entrance Fee
Indian
Chief Cruises
Stoke Bruerne, Towcester
Telephone: 01604 862428
Admission: Entrance Fee
Northampton
& Lamport Railway
Pitsford & Brampton Station, Pitsford Road, Chapel Brampton,
Northamptonshire NN6 8BA
Telephone (01604) 820 327
Admission: Entrance Fee
Real
Snow Slope
Xscape, 602 Malbro Gate, Central Milton Keynes MK9
3XS
Telephone: 01908 230260
Admission: Entrance
Fee
Wicksteed
Park
Kettering,
Northants
Telephone: 01536 485454
Admission: Entrance Fee
Whipsnade
Wild Animal Park
Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 2LF
Telephone: 01582 872171
Admission: Entrance
Fee
Woburn
Safari Park
Woburn Park, Woburn, Bedfordshire, MK17 9QN
Telephone:
01525 290407
Admission: Entrance Fee
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Park
Wellington Road, Northampton
Admission: Free
Althorp
House & Gardens
The Stables, Althorp, Northampton NN7 4HQ
Telephone: 01604 770107
Admission: Entrance Fee
Brampton
Valley Way Linear Park
Brampton Valley Way, Northamptonshire
Telephone c/o Brixworth Country Park: 01604 883920
Admission: Free
Brixworth
Country Park
Northampton Road, Brixworth, Northamptonshire NN6 9DG
Telephone: 01604 883920
Admission: Free
Castle
Ashby Gardens
Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire NN7 1LQ
Telephone: 01604 696696
Admission: Entrance Fee
Canons
Ashby House (The National Trust)
Canons Ashby, Near Daventry
Telephone: 01327 861900
Admission: Entrance Fee
Chicheley
Hall
Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire MK16 9JJ
Telephone: 01234 391252
Admission: Entrance Fee
Cotton Manor
Near Guilsborough, Northampton NN6 8DQ
Telephone: 01604 740219
Admission: Entrance Fee
Cottesbrooke
Hall & Gardens
Northampton NN6 8PF
Telephone: 01604 505808
Admission: Entrance Fee
Delapre
Abbey & Gardens
London
Road, Northampton
Telephone: 01604 761047
Admission: Free
Elton
Hall & Gardens
Elton, Near Peterborough
Telephone: 07971 430960
Admission: Entrance Fee
Haddonstone
Show Gardens
The Forge House, Church Lane, East Haddon, Northampton NN6 8DB
Telephone: 01604 770711
Admission: Free
Holdenby
House, Gardens & Falconry Centre
Northampton NN6 8DJ
Telephone: 01604 770074
Admission: Entrance Fee
Irchester
Country Park
Gypsy Lane, Little Irchester, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire NN9
7DL
Telephone: 01933 276866
Admission: Car parking Fee
Kelmarsh Hall & Gardens
Kelmarsh, Northampton NN6 9LT
Telephone: 01604 686543
Admission: Entrance Fee
Lamport
Hall & Gardens
Northampton, NN6 9HD
Telephone: 01604 686272
Admission: Entrance Fee
Rockingham
Castle
Rockingham, Corby
Telephone: 01536 770240
Admission: Entrance Fee
Rushton
Triangular Lodge (English Heritage)
Near
Desborough, Northamptonshire
Telephone:
Admission: Entrance Fee
Stanford
Hall
Lutterworth, Leicestershire LE17 6DH
Telephone: 01788 860250
Admission: Entrance Fee
Stoke
Park Pavilions
Stoke
Bruerne, Towcester, Northamptonshire NN12 7RZ
Telephone: 01604 862172
Admission: Entrance Fee
Stowe
Landscape Gardens (The National Trust)
Buckingham,
MK18 5EH
Telephone:
01788 860250
Admission: Entrance Fee
Sulgrave
Manor - (Home of England's
George Washington)
Sulgrave, Banbury, Oxon OX17 2SD
Telephone: 01295 760205
Admission: Entrance Fee
Woburn
Abbey
Woburn, Bedfordshire MK17 9WA
Telephone: 01525 290666
Admission: Entrance Fee
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Factory Shoe Outlets
Barker
Shoes
Station Road,
Earls Barton
Telephone: 01604 813117
Church's Shoes
Spencer Street, St James, Northampton
Telephone: 01604 593313
Crockett & Jones
Perry Street, Northampton
Telephone: 01604 631515
Doc Shop
Nene Park, Station Road, Irthlingborough
Telephone: 01933 652000
Dr
Martins Shop
1st Floor, St Peters Walk, Northampton
Telephone: 01604 233593
Groocock
of Rothwell
Padders
Gordon Street, Rothwell
Telephone: 01536 714115
Joseph
Cheaney & Sons
Rushton Road, Desborough
Telephone: 01536 763760
Farmers Markets
Brackley
Market Place, Brackley
Held 3rd Saturday each month.
Daventry
High Street, Daventry
Held 1st Saturday each month.
Higham
Ferrers
Market Square, Higham Ferrers
Held last Saturday each month
Northampton
Market Square, Northampton
Held 3rd Thursday each month. Oundle
Market Place, Oundle
Held 2nd Saturday each month. Towcester
Richmond Car Park, Towcester
Held 2nd Friday each month. Wellingborough
Market Place, Wellingborough
Held last Thursday each month.
Speciality Shopping Villages
Antique
Cellar
Draymans Walk, Brackley, Northants
Telephone: 01280 841841
Ark
Farm Sheep Dairy
High Street, Tiffield, Towcester, Northants
Telephone: 01327 350202
Castle
Ashby Rural Shopping & Gardens
Rural Shopping Yard, Castle Ashby, Northampton
Telephone: 01604 696187
Heart
of the Shires Shopping Village
Near Weedon, Northants
Telephone: 01327 349249
Old
Dairy Farm Craft Centre
Upper Stowe, Near Weedon, Northampton NN7 4SH
Telephone: 01327 340525
Wakefield
Country Courtyard
Potterspury, Towcester, Northants
Telephone: 01327 811493
High
Street & Shopping Malls
Beatties
Grosvenor Centre, Northampton
Telephone: 01604 621111
Debenhams plc
The Drapery, Northampton
Telephone: 01604 634391
Dunnes
Stores Ltd
Cattle Market Road, Northampton
Telephone: 01604 239090
Grosvenor
Centre Shopping Centre
2 Union Street, Northampton
Telephone: 01604 637268
Marks
& Spencer plc
41 Abington Street, Northampton
Telephone: 01604 231600
Peacock
Place Shopping Centre
31 Market Square, Northampton
Telephone: 01604 233034
South
Midlands Co-Operative Society Ltd
64 Abington Street, Northampton
Telephone: 01604 634202
Swansgate
Centre
Located in the centre of Wellingborough with extensive free parking.
Home to over 50 shops.
Swansgate Shopping Centre, Wellingborough, Northants, NN8 1EY
Telephone: 01933 226029
The
centre: mk (over 200 retailers)
24 Silbury Arcade, Central Milton Keynes, Bucks MK9 3ES
Telephone: 0845 608 6688
Weston
Favell Shopping Centre
Wellingborough Road, Weston Favell, Northampton
Telephone: 01604 411521
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Delapre
Golf Complex
Eagle Drive, Nene Valley Way, Northampton
(Set in 260 acres of parkland, the complex includes, The
Oaks 18 hole course (par 70), The Hardingstone 9 hole course
(par 32), two nine hole Par 3 courses, a nine hole Pitch
and Putt, large Practice Putting greens and a 40 bay covered,
floodlit Driving Range).
Telephone:
01604 764036
Admission: Fees Apply
Flylight
Sir Sports Ltd
Sywell Aerodrome, Northampton
Telephone: 01604 494459
Fees Apply
GP
Karting
Circuit House, Harvey Rees Road, St James Mill, Northampton
Telephone: 01604 591591
Admission: Entrance Fee
Megabowl
Northampton
Sixfields, Unit 3, Weedon Road, Northampton
Telephone: 01604 755188
Admission: Entrance Fee
Nene
White Water Rafting Centre
Bedford Road, Northampton
Telephone: 01604 63440
Admission:
Entrance Fee
Northamptonshire
County Cricket Club
Wantage
Road, Northampton
Telephone: 01604 514455
Admission: Entrance Fee
Northampton
Town F.C
Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
Telephone: 01604 757773
Admission: Entrance Fee
Silverstone
Circuit - Karting
Silverstone, Towcester, Northamptonshire,
NN12 8TJ
Karting Telephone: 01327 320425
Admission: Entrance Fee
Skirmish
Paintball
20 Griffith Street, Rushden, NN10 0RL
Telephone: 01933 314805
Admission: Entrance Fee
Towcester
Racecourse (No races until 8th
October 2003, due to building work)
The Racecourse, Easton Neston, Towcester, Northamptonshire
NN12 7HS
Telephone: 01327 353414
Admission: Entrance Fee
UGC
Cinema
Sixfields
Leisure, Weedon Road, Upton, Northampton NN5 5QJ
Telephone: 0870 1560 564
Admission: Entrance Fee
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Theatre
& Culture
Derngate
Guildhall Road, Northampton
Box Office Telephone: 01604 624811
Rockingham
Speedway (live
concerts)
Rockingham, Mitchell Road, Corby
Tel: 08700 134 044
Admisssion: Tickets The
Royal Theatre
Guildhall Road, Northampton
Box Office Tel: 01604 624811
Live
Music
Roadmender (live
entertainment)
1 Ladys Lane, Northampton
Box Ofice Tel: 01604 604222
Admission: Tickets
The
National Bowl
V4 Watling Street, Milton Keynes, Bucks
Check website for event listing & how to book
Wilbarston
Hall (live entertainment)
4A Main Street, Market Harborough
Information Tel:: 01536 770304
Admission: Tickets Casino
Gala
Casino
Regents Street, Northampton
Telephone: 01604 624916
Entrance: Free Membership
Clubs
Atlantas
94 Bridge Street, Northampton
Tel: 07830 125682
Bensons
Nightspot
11 abington Square,Northampton
Tel: 01604 230253 Chicago
Rock Cafe
4 - 5 Parade, Market Square, Northampton
Tel: 01604 627766
Hush
Abington Street, Northampton
Tel: 01604 626860
Legends
16 -20 Gold Street, Northampton
Tel: 01604 603060
Molly's
Bar
25 Abington Street, Northampton
Tel: 01604 602242
Radius
Bar & Nightclub
2 - 8 Gold Street, Northampton
Tel: 01604 622214
The Luxe
4 Horseshoe Street, Northampton
Tel; 01604 637288
Time & Envy
St Peter's Square, Northampton
Telephone: 01604 234965
Toad At Sol Central
Marefair, Horseshoe Street,
Northampton
Tel: 01604 627387
Urban Tiger - Gentlemens Club
Abington Square, Northampton
Tel: 0800 328 7873
Pubs
& Restaurants
Althorp
Coaching Inn
Great Brington,
Northampton
Telephone: 01604 770651
Bruerne's
Lock Restaurant
Towcester,
Northamptonshire,
Telephone: 01604 863654
Boat
Inn
Towcester, Northamptonshire
Telephone: 01604 862428
Bollywood
Unit 7, Sol Central, Marefair, Northampton
Telephone: 01604 230423
Buddles
Restaurant
Dychurch Lane, Northampton
Telephone: 01604 620300
Elwes
Arms
37 High Street, Northampton
Telephone: 01604 407521
Lee
Garden
Kettering,
Northamptonshire
Telephone: 01536 483188
Los
Pintores
21a Guildhall Road,
Northampton
Telephone: 01604 632255
Restaurant
Apallonia
37 Kettering Road,
Northampton
Telephone: 01604 636355
Riverview
Station Road, Cogenhoe,
Northampton
Telephone: 01604 891888
Sacrebleu
French Restaurant
43a Gold Street, Northampton
Telephone: 01604 230077
The
Mirama Cantonese Restaurant
23 Castilian Street, Northampton
Telephone: 01604 231505
Ye
Olde Saracens Head
Main Street, Little Brington,Northampton
Telephone: 01604 770640
For
further visitor information on Northamptonshire. Click www.enjoynorthamptonshire.co.uk
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