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 boasts some of the best villages including Lilbourne, Aldwincle, Harringworth, Gretton, Great Brington, Ravensthorpe, and Earls Barton.
Raunds has some unmissable castles nearby like Lilbourne Castle, and Rockingham Castle.
The area around Raunds boasts some of the best towns including Kettering, Burton Latimer, Rothwell, Corby, Northampton, Kingsthorpe, and Duston.
Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, and Coton Manor Garden are some of Raunds best woodlands to visit near Raunds.
Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, and Brampton Valley Way at Northampton are great places to visit near Raunds 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 Raunds best historic buildings to visit near Raunds.
There are a number of parks near Raunds including Deene Park, Abington Park, Coton Manor Garden, and Higham Ferrers Riverside Park.
Don't miss Sywell Country Park, Brixworth Country Park, Stanwick Lakes, and Irchester Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Raunds.
Raunds's best nearby lakes can be found at Sywell Reservoir, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, Sixfields Reservoir, Pitsford Water, Stanwick Lakes, and Boddington Reservoir.
Coton Manor Garden is one of Raunds's best, nearby bluebell woods to visit in Raunds.
Don't miss Northampton Marina's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Raunds.
Don't miss Cottesbrooke Hall's gardens if visiting the area around Raunds.
There are a number of disused railway lines near to Raunds including Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.
There are a number of nature reserves near Raunds including Summer Leys Nature Reserve, Stanwick Lakes, and Nene Wetlands Nature Reserve.
Wellingborough War Memorial is one of Raunds's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Raunds.
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.
