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About Stoke Bruerne
Lying just south of Northampton this beautiful canal village offers a wealth of interest to any boating enthusiast or any country lover. Two and three storey brick built cottages line the banks of this delightful stretch of the Grand Union Canal, whilst in the village itself, most of the properties are of a lovely, honey coloured, local stone.
Stoke Bruerne Museum, housed in a restored cornmill, offers a fascinating insight into the life and times of over 200 years of inland waterway history. Displays cover the importance of canals to the industrial revolution, right up to the present day, when mostly these beautiful waterways are used for the sole purpose of leisure and pleasure..
There are pleasant canal side walks, and you can follow the towpath down the flight of seven locks. Trips along the canal are on offer providing the opportunity to explore picturesque waterbeds and river wildlife in a haze of tranquillity from the comfort of a narrow boat. The Boat Inn, welcoming canal side watering hole, has been in the same family since 1877 when it was a haven for the men and women working on barges trawling the Grand Union Canal. It extends the same warm welcome to today's boaters.
Exploring this lovely place is a great joy, there is so much to see and do. There are many other interesting market towns and villages in the area with the larger town of Northampton being just a short distance away.
Planning a visit? Please see below for other recommended towns, attractions and recommended hotels nearby.
Distances and directions below are approximate. For true driving distances please visit the AA Route Planner
Recommended attractions near Stoke Bruerne
| Salcey Forest | (4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction E) | Pictures |
| Silverstone Motor Racing Circuit | (6.3 miles, 10.1 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| Abington Park Museum | (7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction N) | Pictures |
| Billing Aquadrome | (7.9 miles, 12.8 km, direction NE) | Pictures |
| Emberton Country Park | (8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction E) | Pictures |
| Stowe Landscape Gardens | (8.9 miles, 14.4 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| Castle Ashby House | (9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction NE) | Pictures |
| Althorp | (10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction N) | Pictures |
| The Old Gaol Museum | (10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Canons Ashby House | (10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| Chicheley Hall | (10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction E) | Pictures |
| Sywell Reservoir Country Park | (11.1 miles, 17.8 km, direction NE) | Pictures |
| Sulgrave Manor | (11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| Pitsford Reservoir | (12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction N) | Pictures |
| Bletchley Park | (12.6 miles, 20.2 km, direction SE) | Pictures |
All attractions in Stoke BruerneAll attractions in NorthamptonshireComplete A to Z of attractions in EnglandRecommended towns near Stoke Bruerne
Stony Stratford, a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction SE)
The pretty market town of Stony Stratford is an ancient town built around the Roman road 'Watling Street' which runs through the...
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Northampton, in the county of Northamptonshire (6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction N)
The landscape of Northampton is dotted with reminders of its illustrious history. Despite the great fire of 1675 when much of...
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Newport Pagnell, a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (9.0 miles, 14.4 km, direction SE)
Visitors here can find plenty to interest them, the town has the worlds oldest iron-bridge still in use for motorised traffic.
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Olney, a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction E)
Amongst other things the small town of Olney in Buckinghamshire is famous for its hymns - Amazing Grace was one of the so-called Olney Hymns written by the rector John Newton, and William Cowper, the poet.
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Milton Keynes, in the county of Buckinghamshire (10.0 miles, 16.0 km, direction SE)
Of interest to visitors to the town is Milton Keynes Museum, this preserves the history of the town and its area from the early 19th century through to the present day.
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Everdon, in the county of Northamptonshire (10.3 miles, 16.5 km, direction NW)
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Buckingham, a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (10.4 miles, 16.8 km, direction S)
Said to have been founded by 'Bucca' leader of the first Anglo Saxon settlers during the 7th century AD, and declared the county...
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Sulgrave, in the county of Northamptonshire (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction W)
USA President George Washington's ancestral home in England.
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Bletchley, in the county of Buckinghamshire (12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction SE)
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Culworth, in the county of Northamptonshire (12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction W)
Sweet Northamptonshire village set amid delightful open countryside which centuries ago was sufficiently important to have it's own fair and market.
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Badby, in the county of Northamptonshire (12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction NW)
Badby is an attractive village spread around a hillside. It shows a confection of pretty cottages, some of which are thickly thatched with creeper climbing up to pretty dormer windows.
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Winslow, a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (13.9 miles, 22.3 km, direction S)
The town lies in an outstanding position amid attractive agricultural countryside in the Vale of Aylesbury.
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Guilsborough, in the county of Northamptonshire (14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction N)
Hidden amongst leafy lanes and glorious poppy fields of the undulating Northamptonshire countryside, lies the peaceful village of Guilsborough.
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Middle Claydon, in the county of Buckinghamshire (15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction S)
This genteel place is famous for the great house that has connections with Florence Nightingale.
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Lamport, in the county of Northamptonshire (15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction N)
Tranquil Northamptonshire village set in fine countryside. Noted for splendid Lamport Hall built in the 17th-century and home of the Isham family for over 400 years.
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All towns in NorthamptonshireComplete A to Z of towns in EnglandNearby travel help
| M1 Junction 15 | (3.4 miles, 5.4 km, direction N) |
| M1 Junction 15A | (4.5 miles, 7.2 km, direction N) |
| Northampton Station | (6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction N) |
| Wolverton Station | (7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction SE) |
| London Luton Airport | (29.8 miles, 47.9 km, direction SE) |
| Birmingham International Airport | (40.8 miles, 65.7 km, direction NW) |
| Stoke Bruerne to London | (55.5 miles, 89.2 km, direction SE) |
Hotels & Accommodation in Stoke Bruerne
| Hotel Name | Approximate distance from Stoke Bruerne center |
| Express By Holiday Inn Northampton | (3.1 miles, 4.9 km, direction N) |
| Saracens Head Hotel | (3.2 miles, 5.1 km, direction W) |
| Hatton Court Hotel | (5.2 miles, 8.3 km, direction SE) |
| Whittlebury Hall | (5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction SW) |
| Sedgebrook Hall | (5.9 miles, 9.4 km, direction N) |
| Ikoyi Guesthouse | (6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction S) |
| The Cock | (6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction SE) |
| Best Western Lime Trees Hotel | (7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction N) |
| Coach House | (7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction N) |
| Quality Hotel Milton Keynes | (8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction SE) |
| All hotels in Stoke Bruerne |