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's best nearby ruins can be found at 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.
Lilbourne Castle, and Rockingham Castle are some of Raunds best castles to visit near Raunds.
Raunds has some unmissable towns nearby like Kettering, Burton Latimer, Rothwell, Corby, Northampton, Kingsthorpe, and Duston.
Raunds's best nearby woodlands can be found at Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, and Coton Manor Garden.
Raunds has some unmissable hiking areas nearby like Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, and Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.
Raunds's best nearby historic buildings can be found at 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.
Sywell Country Park, Brixworth Country Park, Stanwick Lakes, and Irchester Country Park are great places to visit near Raunds if you like country parks.
There are a several good lakes in the Raunds area like Sywell Reservoir, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, Sixfields Reservoir, Pitsford Water, Stanwick Lakes, and Boddington Reservoir.
There are a several good bluebell woods in the area around Raunds like Coton Manor Garden.
The area around Raunds's best rivers and streams can be found at Northampton Marina.
The area around Raunds's best gardens can be found at Cottesbrooke Hall.
There are a several good disused railway lines in the area around Raunds like 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.
There are a number of historic monuments near to Raunds including Wellingborough War Memorial.
Raunds is near some unmissable museums like 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.
