Kettering in Northamptonshire

Kettering is a Town in the county of Northamptonshire.

Kettering is a market and industrial town in North Northamptonshire.

It is located north-east of Northampton, west of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene. The kettering urban area had a population of 90,254 in 2011 including Wellingborough and Rushden.

There are a few interesting sights in Kettering. One of them is the All Saints Church, which is situated in the town centre. It’s an Anglican church that was built in the 13th century. The church features some beautiful architecture, including a spire that’s over 200 feet high. Another sight worth checking out is the Kettering Museum, which is home to a range of exhibits on the town’s history.

Kettering postcode: NN16 8

Retail in Kettering

There are great places to visit near Kettering 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 Kettering if you like ruins.

Villages to visit near Kettering include Lilbourne, Aldwincle, Harringworth, Gretton, Great Brington, Ravensthorpe, and Earls Barton.

Castles to visit near Kettering include Lilbourne Castle.

Kettering has some unmissable towns nearby like Kettering, Burton Latimer, Rothwell, Corby, Northampton, Kingsthorpe, and Duston.

The area around Kettering features a number of interesting woodlands including Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, and Coton Manor Garden.

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

Deene Park, Kirby Hall, Welland Viaduct, Delapre Abbey, The Guildhall, National Lift Tower, and The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Northampton) are some of Kettering best historic buildings to visit near Kettering.

The area around Kettering features a number of interesting parks including Deene Park, Abington Park, Coton Manor Garden, and Higham Ferrers Riverside Park.

There are a several good country parks in the Kettering area like Sywell Country Park, Brixworth Country Park, Stanwick Lakes, and Irchester Country Park.

The area around Kettering features a number of interesting lakes including Sywell Reservoir, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, Sixfields Reservoir, Pitsford Water, Stanwick Lakes, and Boddington Reservoir.

The area around Kettering's best bluebell woods can be found at Coton Manor Garden.

The area around Kettering's best rivers and streams can be found at Northampton Marina.

The area around Kettering's best gardens can be found at Cottesbrooke Hall.

Brampton Valley Way at Northampton is one of Kettering's best, nearby disused railway lines to visit in Kettering.

There are a several good nature reserves in the Kettering area like Summer Leys Nature Reserve, Stanwick Lakes, and Nene Wetlands Nature Reserve.

Wellingborough War Memorial is one of Kettering's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Kettering.

Kettering is near some unmissable museums like Rushden Museum,

Kettering History

There are some historic monuments around Kettering:

Areas of Kettering

Like most towns and cities Kettering is comprised of a number of areas, once separate villages or small towns and parishes now part of Kettering.

Many of the areas of Kettering have their own character and places of interest.



Places to see near Kettering

Lakes near Kettering

    Shopping in Kettering

    Tesco Extra Carina Road, Kettering

    Tesco Extra Supermarket

    Rockingham Euro Market 26-28, Rockingham Road

    Rockingham Euro Market Supermarket

    Sainsbury's 1-3, Rockingham Road

    Sainsbury's Supermarket

    Kettering Food and Wine Centre 36, Rockingham Road

    Kettering Food and Wine Centre Supermarket

    The Co-operative Food 60, Stamford Road

    The Co-operative Food Supermarket

    The Co-operative Food 69, St John's Road

    The Co-operative Food Supermarket

    Maja Sklep 28a, Rockingham Road

    Maja Sklep Supermarket

    Poli Maxi Foods 35-41, Montagu Street

    Poli Maxi Foods Supermarket

    Where to Eat in Kettering

    Streets in Kettering