Desborough
Desborough is a Town in the county of Northamptonshire.
There are great places to visit near Desborough including some great ruins, villages, castles, towns, woodlands, hiking areas, historic buildings, parks, country parks, lakes, bluebell woods, rivers and streams, gardens, disused railway lines, nature reserves, historic monuments and museums.
There are a number of ruins near Desborough including Lyveden New Bield, and Overstone Hall (ruin).
Lilbourne, Aldwincle, Harringworth, Gretton, Great Brington, Ravensthorpe, and Earls Barton are some of Desborough best villages to visit near Desborough.
There are a several good castles in the Desborough area like Lilbourne Castle, and Rockingham Castle.
There are a number of towns near Desborough including Kettering, Burton Latimer, Rothwell, Corby, Northampton, Kingsthorpe, and Duston.
Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, and Coton Manor Garden are some of Desborough best woodlands to visit near Desborough.
Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, and Brampton Valley Way at Northampton are great places to visit near Desborough if you like hiking areas.
Deene Park, Kirby Hall, Welland Viaduct, Delapre Abbey, The Guildhall, National Lift Tower, and The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Northampton) are some of Desborough best historic buildings to visit near Desborough.
There are a several good parks in the Desborough area like Deene Park, Abington Park, Coton Manor Garden, and Higham Ferrers Riverside Park.
Desborough has some unmissable country parks nearby like Sywell Country Park, Brixworth Country Park, Stanwick Lakes, and Irchester Country Park.
The area around Desborough features a number of interesting lakes including Sywell Reservoir, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, Sixfields Reservoir, Pitsford Water, Stanwick Lakes, and Boddington Reservoir.
The area around Desborough's best bluebell woods can be found at Coton Manor Garden.
Northampton Marina is one of Desborough's best, nearby rivers and streams to visit in Desborough.
There are a number of gardens near to Desborough including Cottesbrooke Hall.
The area around Desborough's best disused railway lines can be found at Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.
Desborough has some unmissable nature reserves nearby like Summer Leys Nature Reserve, Stanwick Lakes, and Nene Wetlands Nature Reserve.
Don't miss Wellingborough War Memorial's historic monuments if visiting the area around Desborough.
Desborough is near some unmissable museums like Rushden Museum,
Desborough History
There are some historic monuments around Desborough:
Places to see near Desborough
History of Desborough
From the 17th century, Desborough developed around the spinning and weaving industries. Using local wool and flax, the town’s factories produced fine cloth and linen until the mid 19th century. Silk weaving then developed in a Paddock Lane factory, and shoe making also became important.
