Northamptonshire really has something to offer everyone, whatever your age, ability or activity level.
Get Yourself Out Into the Great Outdoors
Lovers of the outdoor life love Northamptonshire. With 4,300 miles of inviting public pathways, picturesque canal towpaths as well as the host of fishing, golf, white water rafting, horse riding, mountain biking, and assault courses, it’s easy to see why.
And that’s before we’ve even mentioned our attractive country parks, or our award winning tree top walk in Salcey Forest.
Download our enthralling book of Northamptonshire Walks, featuring 20 walks around the county.
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Things To Do
Whatever makes your ideal short break or long weekend, Northamptonshire fits the bill, with great shopping, inspiring countryside, arts and culture and all kinds of activities.
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Barnwell Country Park
In the heart of the Nene Valley you will find Barnwell Country Park, the smallest of the parks within the county. With a great selection of activities such as a children's play area, wildlife garden, fishing opportunities and nature trails you are sure to have a funpacked and relaxing time here.
Brixworth Country Park and Pitsford Water
The Park, which has panoramic views over Pitsford Water provides accessible outdoor environmental space and activities for all ages and ability levels. The Park offers hire facilities for bikes, electric buggies and wheelchairs.
Cycling
Come and revive your senses in the fresh air of one of the many cycling routes throughout Northamptonshire, taking you to mellow stone villages and past meandering waterways, over rolling hills and through open meadows.
Fermyn Woods Country Park
Situated in the heart of the Rockingham Forest, the park offers access to fantastic woodlands, meadows, thickets, marshes and ponds to explore, areas to enjoy a picnic or BBQ in the special BBQ area or just to take sights and sounds of the wildlife on one of the circular trails.
Fineshade Woods
Top Lodge at Fineshade Woods is an ambitious partnership redevelopment project, which has used local and natural materials and the latest renewable energy design, to develop 18th Century buildings into a state of the art recreation and information complex.
Fishing
If fishing is your forte, Northamptonshire's lakes and reservoirs are just the bait you need to get hooked. With over 40 designated fishing areas, you really must perch on the edge of one of Northamptonshire's waterways.
Irchester Country Park
This former ironstone quarry has a network of long and short trails through 83 hectares of mixed woodland and is home to a wealth of wildlife as well as the Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway museum and the new Jungle Parc high ropes adventure course.
Ride Welland
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Welland offers miles of off-road bridleways, permissive routes and Toll Rides, providing a fabulous way to explore the area.
Rockingham Forest
Rockingham Forest is in the North East of the county and covers some 200 square miles, between the Rivers Welland and Nene and the towns of Stamford and Kettering.
Salcey Forest
Salcey Forest is an oasis of nature and history where wildlife and history are in abundance. You can discover why elephants roamed the forest and where to find a roman road. If you have a head for heights, ascend the all ability Tree Top Way and see Salcey from a completely different viewpoint.
Stanwick Lakes
Stanwick Lakes is a unique countryside attraction in the heart of the Nene Valley in Northamptonshire. It offers something for everyone: leisure opportunities, access to attractive countryside and abundant wildlife and an extensive adventure playground can all be found here.
Sywell Country Park
Sywell Country Park offers meadowland and lakeside walks, with a small arboretum of exotic trees which you can stroll through. There are Edwardian buildings still surviving from its past role as a water supply reservoir and a water works heritage trail to guide you round this unique landscape.
Waterside Activities
Centrally located in the heart of England, you'll be surprised at just how many water activities you have to choose from.
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