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.
Lyveden New Bield, and Overstone Hall (ruin) are great places to visit near Raunds if you like ruins.
The area around Raunds boasts some of the best villages including Lilbourne, Aldwincle, Harringworth, Gretton, Great Brington, Ravensthorpe, and Earls Barton.
Lilbourne Castle is a great place to visit close to Raunds if you like castles.
There are a number of towns near Raunds including 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.
Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, and Brampton Valley Way at Northampton are great places to visit near Raunds if you like hiking areas.
The area around Raunds features a number of interesting historic buildings including Deene Park, Kirby Hall, Welland Viaduct, Delapre Abbey, The Guildhall, National Lift Tower, and The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Northampton).
Don't miss Deene Park, Abington Park, Coton Manor Garden, and Higham Ferrers Riverside Park's parks if visiting the area around Raunds.
Raunds has some unmissable country parks nearby like Sywell Country Park, Brixworth Country Park, Stanwick Lakes, and Irchester Country Park.
Don't miss Sywell Reservoir, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, Sixfields Reservoir, Pitsford Water, Stanwick Lakes, and Boddington Reservoir's lakes if visiting the area around Raunds.
The area around Raunds's best bluebell woods can be found at Coton Manor Garden.
Northampton Marina is a great place to visit close to Raunds if you like rivers and streams.
There are a several good gardens in the area around Raunds like Cottesbrooke Hall.
Disused Railway Lines to visit near Raunds include Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.
Don't miss Summer Leys Nature Reserve, Stanwick Lakes, and Nene Wetlands Nature Reserve's nature reserves if visiting the area around Raunds.
Wellingborough War Memorial is a great place to visit close to Raunds if you like historic monuments.
Rushden Museum is one of Raunds's best, nearby museums to visit in Raunds.
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.
