Historic BuildingsDaventry

Althorp has been home to the Spencer family for nearly 500 years. It became the focus of world attention following the tragic death of Diana, Princess of Wales in September 1997. Like many great country houses, it has benefited from the discriminating and varied collecting of generations…
Distance: 7.1 miles away

This beautiful honey‐coloured house, home of the Holbech family for over 300 years, was richly decorated in the mid‐18th century. The interior plasterwork is some of the finest in the country. A superb landscaped garden of the 1740s remains largely unchanged, containing a broad terrace ornamented with temples.…
Distance: 11.6 miles away

Only one password can unlock the hidden prize but which one is it Have an epic adventure through the mini woodland and across wide meadows completing tasks and collecting the clues to discover the answer. All ages welcome but children mst be accompanied by an adult.Open:…
Distance: 12.2 miles away

Local art groups compete to produce artworks to the theme of Canons Ashby House and its grounds. Work will be for sale.Open: 24 July ‐ 4 August, daily 1pm ‐ 5pm.…
Distance: 7 miles away

Deene is a largely sixteenth‐century house incorporating a medieval manor. It is built around a courtyard and has important rooms added during the reign of George 111. Deene has belonged to the Brudenell family since 1514 and was the seat of the Earls of Cardigan, of…
Distance: 7 miles away

Stanford Hall, built in the 1690s for Sir Roger Cave, is still home to his descendants and is one of the most exquisite examples of the architecture of the period. In the 1690s, Sir Roger Cave commissioned the Smiths of Warwick to pull down the old Manor…
Distance: 10.8 miles away

A gentle stroll through three centuries of English history in the company of a friendly and informative guide. Sulgrave Manor is a small manor‐house, built by a Lancashireman born at Warton about 1500. The entrance to the house in Tudor times was by the porch at…
Distance: 10.2 miles away