Grafton Regis is a Village in the county of Northamptonshire.

Retail in Grafton Regis

There are great places to visit near Grafton Regis 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.

Lyveden New Bield, and Overstone Hall (ruin) are great places to visit near Grafton Regis if you like ruins.

There are a number of villages near Grafton Regis including Lilbourne, Aldwincle, Harringworth, Gretton, Great Brington, Ravensthorpe, and Earls Barton.

Lilbourne Castle, and Rockingham Castle are some of Grafton Regis best castles to visit near Grafton Regis.

Towns to visit near Grafton Regis include Kettering, Burton Latimer, Rothwell, Corby, Northampton, Kingsthorpe, and Duston.

Don't miss Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, and Coton Manor Garden's woodlands if visiting the area around Grafton Regis.

There are a several good hiking areas in the Grafton Regis area like Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, and Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.

Grafton Regis has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Deene Park, Kirby Hall, Welland Viaduct, Delapre Abbey, The Guildhall, National Lift Tower, and The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Northampton).

Deene Park, Abington Park, Coton Manor Garden, and Higham Ferrers Riverside Park are great places to visit near Grafton Regis if you like parks.

Grafton Regis has some unmissable country parks nearby like Sywell Country Park, Brixworth Country Park, Stanwick Lakes, and Irchester Country Park.

Sywell Reservoir, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, Sixfields Reservoir, Pitsford Water, Stanwick Lakes, and Boddington Reservoir are great places to visit near Grafton Regis if you like lakes.

Don't miss Coton Manor Garden's bluebell woods if visiting the area around Grafton Regis.

Don't miss Northampton Marina's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Grafton Regis.

There are a number of gardens near to Grafton Regis including Cottesbrooke Hall.

Disused Railway Lines to visit near Grafton Regis include Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.

The area around Grafton Regis boasts some of the best nature reserves including Summer Leys Nature Reserve, Stanwick Lakes, and Nene Wetlands Nature Reserve.

There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Grafton Regis like Wellingborough War Memorial.

There are a several good museums in the area around Grafton Regis like Rushden Museum.

Grafton Regis History

There are some historic monuments around Grafton Regis:

• Castlethorpe Castle: a motte and bailey, possible ringwork and associated earthworks 200m south-east of Castlethorpe Lodge
• Churchyard cross base in St John the Baptist's churchyard
• The Grove Close moated site.
• Motte NW of the parish church
• Bury Mount motte castle
• The Mount ringwork at Alderton
• Bank of Roman town 550ft (170m) in length N of Brackley Road and W of High Street
• Moor End Castle moated site and fish pond
• Remains of the church and churchyard of St Mary Magdalen
• Moated site 70m south of Long Plantation, Hanslope Park
• Ashton Manor moated site
• Roman villa SE of Stokegap Lodge
• The Berry ringwork
• A medieval manorial complex comprising a twin moated site, fishpond and associated earthworks 750m west of St Mary's Church
• Roman villa SE of Cosgrove Hall
• Motte and bailey castle, deserted village and monastic grange at Old Wolverton
• Bradwell Abbey: a Benedictine priory, chapel and fishpond
• Wolverton iron trunk aqueduct
• Settlement remains of the medieval village of Horton, to the east and south of the church, including possible C18 militia works..