Raunds is a Town in the county of Northamptonshire.
Raunds is a town beside the River Nene in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.
In moden Ruands was a town based around boot making in the industrial revolutions but the area has been the site of medieval and Roman occupation. Today, industry is removed to the outskirts of the town where there is a major distribution centre.
The area around the River Nene at Raunds is home to the popular Stanwick Lakes.
There are great places to visit near Raunds 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.
The area around Raunds features a number of interesting ruins including Lyveden New Bield, and Overstone Hall (ruin).
The area around Raunds features a number of interesting villages including Lilbourne, Aldwincle, Harringworth, Gretton, Great Brington, Ravensthorpe, and Earls Barton.
There are a several good castles in the Raunds area like Lilbourne Castle, and Rockingham Castle.
Towns to visit near Raunds include Kettering, Burton Latimer, Rothwell, Corby, Northampton, Kingsthorpe, and Duston.
Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, and Coton Manor Garden are great places to visit near Raunds if you like woodlands.
There are a several good hiking areas in the Raunds 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 Raunds best historic buildings to visit near Raunds.
Don't miss Deene Park, Abington Park, Coton Manor Garden, and Higham Ferrers Riverside Park's parks if visiting the area around Raunds.
There are a several good country parks in the Raunds area like Sywell Country Park, Brixworth Country Park, Stanwick Lakes, and Irchester Country Park.
Raunds has some unmissable lakes nearby like Sywell Reservoir, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, Sixfields Reservoir, Pitsford Water, Stanwick Lakes, and Boddington Reservoir.
Bluebell Woods to visit near Raunds include Coton Manor Garden.
Don't miss Northampton Marina's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Raunds.
Raunds is near some unmissable gardens like Cottesbrooke Hall,
Brampton Valley Way at Northampton is one of Raunds's best, nearby disused railway lines to visit in Raunds.
Don't miss Summer Leys Nature Reserve, Stanwick Lakes, and Nene Wetlands Nature Reserve's nature reserves if visiting the area around Raunds.
Raunds is near some unmissable historic monuments like Wellingborough War Memorial,
Museums to visit near Raunds include Rushden Museum.
Raunds History
There are some historic monuments around Raunds:
Places to see near Raunds
History of Raunds
Raunds once held the record for the highest temperature in Britain at 36.7 °C (98.1 °F), set on 10 August 1911, which stood until 1990.
