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.
Raunds has some unmissable ruins nearby like 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.
Castles to visit near Raunds include Lilbourne Castle.
Raunds's best nearby towns can be found at Kettering, Burton Latimer, Rothwell, Corby, Northampton, Kingsthorpe, and Duston.
The area around Raunds features a number of interesting woodlands including Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, and Coton Manor Garden.
There are a number of hiking areas near Raunds including Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, and Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.
Historic Buildings to visit near Raunds include Deene Park, Kirby Hall, Welland Viaduct, Delapre Abbey, The Guildhall, National Lift Tower, and The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Northampton).
Parks to visit near Raunds include Deene Park, Abington Park, Coton Manor Garden, and Higham Ferrers Riverside Park.
Sywell Country Park, Brixworth Country Park, Stanwick Lakes, and Irchester Country Park are great places to visit near Raunds if you like country parks.
Don't miss Sywell Reservoir, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, Sixfields Reservoir, Pitsford Water, Stanwick Lakes, and Boddington Reservoir's lakes if visiting the area around Raunds.
Raunds is near some unmissable bluebell woods like Coton Manor Garden,
The area close to Raunds boasts some of the best rivers and streams including Northampton Marina.
Cottesbrooke Hall is one of Raunds's best, nearby gardens to visit in Raunds.
There are a several good disused railway lines in the area around Raunds like Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.
Raunds's best nearby nature reserves can be found at Summer Leys Nature Reserve, Stanwick Lakes, and Nene Wetlands Nature Reserve.
Places near Raunds feature a number of interesting historic monuments including Wellingborough War Memorial.
There are a number of museums near to Raunds including 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.
