Northamptonshire is the origin of the British shoemaking industry and has a successful history of shoemaking which dates back almost 900 years. Famous brands Weetabix, Carlsberg and Doc Martens are all made in the Northamptonshire County.

Top Attractions in Northamptonshire

• Althorp House. 756. Historic Sites • Points of Interest & Landmarks.
• Nassington Village. Historic Sites • Neighbourhoods. 2021.
• Stanwick Lakes. 943.
• Bugtopia. 273.
• East Carlton Country Park. 313.
• 78 Derngate. 633.
• F1 – British Grand Prix. 202.
• Silverstone Circuit. 1,357.

Northampton is the perfect combination of bustling urban life and peaceful countryside. There are plenty of green spaces to explore just outside of the town such as Sywell Country Park, Coton Manor Gardens, and Haddonstone Show Gardens, and stunning landscapes for walks and days outside.

Northampton is the most dangerous city in Northamptonshire, and is among the top 20 most dangerous overall out of Northamptonshire’s 272 towns, villages, and cities. The most common crimes in Northampton are violence and sexual offences, with 10,696 offences during 2020, giving a crime rate of 46.

Northamptonshire farming produces over 687 million loaves of bread, 32 million litres of vegetable oil, 300 million eggs and employs over 4,000 people (Source NFU).

Let’s explore the best things to do in Milton Keynes:

1. Bletchley Park. Source: Draco2008 / Flickr.
2. National Museum of Computing. Source: tpholland / Flickr.
3. Woburn Abbey and Gardens. Source: Woburn Abbey and Gardens / facebook.
4. Milton Keynes Museum.
5. Willen Lakeside Park.
6. Peace Pagoda.
7. Stony Stratford.
8. Woburn Safari Park.

Although it is one of the largest in the UK at that. It’s almost 30 years since the town first applied for city status in 1992, and while it has all the traditional stereotypes of the cities we’re used to, Northamptonshire remains a city-less county.

Finding the right place to live in the UK can be a challenge, given there is such a lot of difference between the places across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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Northamptonshire, administrative and historic county in the East Midlands of England. The administrative county comprises seven districts: Daventry, East Northamptonshire, South Northamptonshire, and the boroughs of Corby, Kettering, Northampton, and Wellingborough.

1. Althorp House which is also very steeped in history with the Spencer family crypts as well as the Spencer family burial ground 2. Nassington Village 3. Stanwick Lakes Lovely scenery as you walk throughout park and kids loved the assault course and treehouse lookout. 4. Bugtopia 5. East Carlton Country Park

Grand Prix hosts Silverstone put Northamptonshire on the motorsport map. Experience world-class motorsport at Silverstone & Santa Pod, Northampton Saints rugby at Franklins Gardens & more.

The country’s best historic houses include Althorp, Burghley, Rockingham Castle, Canons Ashby, Holdenby House, Boughton House, 78 Derngate, Kirby Hall, Lamport Hall, Sulgrave Manor & more. Landmarks & Historic Sites