Around Braunston
Quiet on the doorstep, plenty within a half-hour drive
Braunston village has four pubs, a general store, a tea room and a fish-and-chip shop — all walking distance. The canals, castles, country houses and Silverstone are all an easy run.
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Under 5 min walk
Braunston canal junction
The famous meeting of the Grand Union and Oxford Canals — narrowboats, lift-bridges, a cluster of pubs along the towpath, and one of the prettiest stretches of canal walking in the country.
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30 min drive
Warwick Castle
England's most imposing medieval castle, restored and run as a slightly theatrical day out. Worth the drive even on a wet day — the great hall is properly great.
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Photo Andrew Walker / CC BY-SA 3.0 25 min drive
Althorp House
The Spencer family seat — open to visitors in summer. Quiet, restrained, beautifully kept. The grounds are reason enough on a clear day.
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35 min drive
Silverstone Circuit
Britain's spiritual home of motorsport. Track days run year-round, the museum is excellent, and Grand Prix weekend is — well, it's Silverstone.
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Photo Michael Garlick / CC BY-SA 2.0 20 min drive
Canons Ashby
An Elizabethan manor house run by the National Trust, with a walled garden and a quiet church next door. The kind of place you go to walk and read and not be hurried.
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40 min drive
Stratford-upon-Avon
Shakespeare's birthplace, with a working theatre, a riverside walk and enough teashops to fill a wet afternoon.
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