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Recommended Towns & Villages near Langham

Oakham

Oakham (86 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (1.4 miles, 2.3 km, direction SE)

For centuries the countryside around Oakham has echoed to the sound of hunting horns, for the vales and rolling farmland surrounding this sedate market town, have been the stamping ground for the counties hunting fraternity...

Edith Weston

Edith Weston (13 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction SE)

The village lies on the southern shores of Rutland Water, one of Europe's largest man-made reservoirs, and England's premier fly fishing waters...

Normanton

Normanton (29 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (6.2 miles, 10.1 km, direction SE)

Normanton lies in a landscape of rolling farmlands, broken only by rivers and patches of woodland. It is a tranquil place, with the waters offering scope for sailing and other water-sports, bird-watching, fishing, and cycling...

Tilton on the Hill

Tilton on the Hill (4 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (6.9 miles, 11.2 km, direction SW)

This is a quiet rural village situated in one of the highest parts of the rolling Leicestershire countryside...

St John the Baptist, Bisbrooke

Bisbrooke (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Rutland (7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction S)

Bisbrooke lies amidst a landscape of gentle hills dotted with rolling farmlands, rivers, reservoirs and woodland...

The view from Burrough Hill

Melton Mowbray (25 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Leicestershire (7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction NW)

An historic market town famous for its Pork packed pies and Stilton cheeses, both are savoured all over Britain and in many other countries...

Medieval buttercross

Hallaton (18 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction S)

Easter Monday sees the villages of Hallaton and Medbourne engaged in a riotous 'bottle kicking' contest which is said to have pagan origins...

A picture of Woolsthorpe Manor

Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lincolnshire (9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction NE)

The tiny hamlet of Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth lies in spacious rural countryside in the valley of the River Witham...

Stamford

Stamford (246 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire (11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction E)

Of the 17 churches, only 6 now remain in Stamford, which is without doubt, one of the finest medieval towns in the British Isles, if not in Europe...

Apethorpe

Apethorpe (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction SE)

Apethorpe is a small, picturesque, East Northamptonshire village, a mile and a half from Kings Cliffe. St Leonard is an attractive looking church in a nice setting. Trees.....

Foxton Locks

Foxton (21 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Leicestershire (15.5 miles, 25.0 km, direction SW)

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Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire

Grantham (39 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire (16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction N)

This delightful town, set on the River Witham in a spacious agricultural region is noted for many historic factors but more latterly as the birthplace of Britains first woman Primne Minister - Margaret Thatcher was born here in 1925 and she became Prime Minister in 1979...

Rothley Railway Station

Rothley (12 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction W)

Rothley is a delightful village with two village greens, one is flanked by some of the country's finest timber framed houses. The village shows a graceful selection of architecture including pretty Cruck Cottages...

Roman baths ruins and the Jewry Wall

Leicester (362 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Leicestershire (16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction W)

Leicester is famed amongst other things for its fine parish church which was raised to Cathedral status in 1927...

Fotheringhay

Fotheringhay (27 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (17.3 miles, 27.8 km, direction SE)

The lantern tower of the Church of St. Mary and All Saints at Fotheringhay shines through the deepening shadows of the great trees that frame it, shadows matched in darkness by those less visible that haunt the village where the final tragedy of Mary, Queen of Scots was enacted...

Sunset from Storefield Farm looking toward Rushton

Rushton (13 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (17.4 miles, 28.0 km, direction S)

The picturesque village of Rushton set between Desborough and Rothwell is famous for the Rushton Triangular Lodge built in 1593 by Roman Catholic Sir Thomas Tresham to symbolise the Holy Trinity...

A picture of Quorn

Quorn (18 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (17.8 miles, 28.6 km, direction W)

Quorn can be found between Leicester and Loughborough, it is surrounded by magnificent countryside and a wealth of visitor attractions...

Holy Trinity & Jesus Hospital, Rothwell.

Rothwell (15 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northamptonshire (18.4 miles, 29.7 km, direction S)

Interesting market town, with a long history, its market charter was granted in 1204...

Groby Road, Anstey, Leicester

Anstey (5 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (18.5 miles, 29.7 km, direction W)

One of the most attractive features of Anstey is the famous 14th century five arched pack-horse bridge crossing the River Wreake...

Dahlias and the Orangery at Belton House, nr. Grantham, Lincolnshire

Belton (71 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (18.7 miles, 30.1 km, direction N)

The popular village of Belton lying north of Grantham is home to magnificent Belton House. It is also a typical "Estate" village which perfectly epitomises all the values of English country life...

Recommended attractions near Langham

Rutland Water

Rutland Water (128 Pictures)

(3.6 miles, 5.7 km, direction SE)

Rutland Water is the largest reservoir in England (by surface area) and one of the largest artificial lakes in Europe. Its.....

A picture of Woolsthorpe Manor

Woolsthorpe Manor (10 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction NE)

Called a manor but in reality this is the farmhouse where Isaac Newton was born in 1642. The house remains very much during.....

View from Rockingham Castle, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle (7 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction S)

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Rockingham Castle Gardens, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle Gardens (3 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction S)

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Kirby Hall

Kirby Hall (30 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction SE)

Looking around the romantic ruin of Kirby Hall it is easy to imagine the splendour of an age when romance was all, and great.....

Burghley House

Burghley House (72 Pictures)

(12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction E)

This is a graceful house which perfectly epitomises the wealth of the prosperous Elizabethan period. Burghley was completed in.....

Deene Park, Corby, Northamptonshire

Deene Park (5 Pictures)

(13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction SE)

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Belvoir Castle

Belvoir Castle (26 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction N)

A castle has stood on this spot since the 11th-century, it was built by Robert de Todini, standard-bearer to William the.....

A picture of Watermead Country Park

Watermead Country Park (174 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction W)

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Foxton Locks, Near Market Harborough, 'Narrow Boat coming down'

Foxton Locks (37 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.8 km, direction SW)

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Leicester Cathedral, Leicester

Leicester Cathedral (16 Pictures)

(16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction W)

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Jewry Wall, A small piece of the Roman Wall still remains in Leicester City Centre.

The Jewry Wall Museum (15 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction W)

This is Leicester's leading Museum of Archaeology, showing an extensive range Roman finds as well as other unique historic relics.....

Rushton Triangular Lodge, Northamptonshire

Rushton Triangular Lodge (9 Pictures)

(17.3 miles, 27.9 km, direction S)

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Lyveden New Bield

Lyveden New Bield (33 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.6 km, direction SE)

This magnificent ruin is a rare romantic survival from the great Elizabethan period. The landscape on which the relic of this.....

Belton House

Belton House (113 Pictures)

(18.5 miles, 29.8 km, direction N)

Belton is the perfect example of a home belonging to an English country gentleman, and yet it is a delightful Anglo-Dutch.....

Bradgate Park, Leicester, leicestershire

Bradgate Park (257 Pictures)

(19.0 miles, 30.6 km, direction W)

Comprising of 850 acres of land with roaming deer, Bradgate Park is Leicestershire's largest and most popular country.....

Letting off Steam on the Great Central Railway

Great Central Railway (48 Pictures)

(19.5 miles, 31.4 km, direction W)

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Old John, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire

Old John Tower (10 Pictures)

(19.8 miles, 31.9 km, direction W)

Standing on a hill overlooking Bradgate Park, Old John Tower folly.....

Nene Park (Ferry Meadows Country Park) Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.

Ferry Meadows Country Park (47 Pictures)

(20.2 miles, 32.6 km, direction SE)

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The Old Man of Beacon, Beacon Hill Country Park, Leicestershire

Beacon Hill Country Park (24 Pictures)

(20.8 miles, 33.5 km, direction W)

The second highest point in Leicestershire at 245m (802 feet) and containing a Bronze Age hill fort, Beacon Hill Country Park.....


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