Uffington

The Stamford Spa

Wothorpe · 3.1 miles

Former source of mineralised water. Round stone basin with stone lid. A good history is "Stamford Spa" (2017). YouTube video, added by erasedculture [Online]. Available at www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaSI-DhD4Fc (Accessed 2020-10-26)

John Clare's grave

Helpston · 3.7 miles

The children of John Clare Primary School annually place 'midsummer cushions' around the grave. These are a Northamptonshire tradition recorded by Clare: a rectangle of greensward with summer flowers pushed into it.

Sibson Lake

Water Newton · 6.8 miles

Close to historic Stamford, Wansford and Peterborough. A short walk from the Nene Valley Railway, combining floating eco-retreats,safe & secure leisure moorings on a beautiful stretch of the Nene. The site was excavated and opened to the river 12/08/2018.

Bourne Castle

Bourne · 8.1 miles

Bourne Castle was a Norman motte and double bailey castle. It was destroyed after being used by Oliver Cromwell's troops in 1645, and a farmhouse was built on its site

Woolsthorpe Manor (Isaac Newton's Birthplace)

Colsterworth · 14 miles

Birthplace of Isaac Newton, scientist.

Eleanor Cross

Geddington · 19 miles

Eleanor Cross: one of a series of twelve stone monuments topped with crosses erected between 1291 and about 1295 in England from Lincoln to Westminster. Ordered by Edward 1 in memory of his wife, Eleanor of Castile, who died in November 1290.