Northamptonshire

Northampton‘s famous shoe making industry is celebrated in the Central Museum and Art Gallery, while further afield the county has several notable stately homes and historic battlefields. Althorp was the birthplace and is now the resting place of the late Diana Princess of Wales. Rushton Triangular Lodge, a delightful folly designed by the father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters, is characterised by its celebration of the Holy Trinity with three floors, trefoil windows and three triangular gables on each side. Castle Ashby is a haven of tranquility and beauty - take your time to explore beautiful gardens and enjoy attractions from the rare breed farmyard to the historic orangery. Haddonstone’s Show Gardens feature classic garden ornaments including planters, fountains, statuary, birdbaths, sundials and ballustrading, in a beautiful walled manor garden. For a change of pace, Northamptonshire is home to two of the country’s foremost speed circuits - Silverstone is home to the British Grand Prix and Rockingham is Europe’s fastest banked oval racing circuit hosting a long list of race meets and track days.