Local Attractions

Towcester and the surrounding area has some fantastic places to visit. Don't forget to pop into the tea rooms on your way back!

Althorp House

Althorp HouseAlthorp House has been home to the Spencer family for nearly 500 years. It has become famous in more recent times as the burial place of Diana Princess of Wales, who died tragically in 1997. The park boasts magnificant grounds of around 450 acres in size. Visitors may also view the lake where Diana rests in peace. The House and Grounds are open from July to September, excluding the 31st August when the House and Grounds will be closed.

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Castle Ashby

Castle AshbyCastle Ashby is the magnificent ancestral home of the Compton family. Steeped in history, Castle Ashby is the only Stately Home truly available on an exclusive basis, be it for corporate and incentive events or for private celebrations and weddings. Its gardens however are open to the public all year round.

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Silverstone

Silverstone Circuit is just over 4 miles from Towcester and has come a long way since it turned from a wartime airfield into a major racing circuit. It is now one of the world's most famous motor sports venues and is both the birth place of British Motor Sport as well as being the home of the British Grand Prix.

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Stoke Bruene

Stoke BruerneStoke Bruene is a pituresque Northamptonshire village situated four miles from Towcester and found on the Grand Union Canal. Its Canal Museum is based in an old corn mill beside the canal and is dedicated to bringing to life 200 years of history about Britain's inland waterways.

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Towcester Race Course

Towcester Race Course Towcester Racecourse is a national hunt course set in the beautiful parkland estate of Easton Neston, the former home of Lord Hesketh, about 1 mile south of Towcester.

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Towcester Tea Rooms,
169 Watling Street,
Northants NN12 6BX
Tel: 01327 358 200

towcestertearooms@hotmail.co.uk