Roade is a Village in the county of Northamptonshire.

Retail in Roade

There are great places to visit near Roade 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 some of Roade best ruins to visit near Roade.

Villages to visit near Roade include Lilbourne, Aldwincle, Harringworth, Gretton, Great Brington, Ravensthorpe, and Earls Barton.

Don't miss Lilbourne Castle, and Rockingham Castle's castles if visiting the area around Roade.

Kettering, Burton Latimer, Rothwell, Corby, Northampton, Kingsthorpe, and Duston are great places to visit near Roade if you like towns.

Roade's best nearby woodlands can be found at Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, and Coton Manor Garden.

The area around Roade features a number of interesting hiking areas including Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, and Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.

Roade has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like 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 Roade.

There are a number of country parks near Roade including 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 Roade.

Coton Manor Garden is a great place to visit close to Roade if you like bluebell woods.

There are a number of rivers and streams near to Roade including Northampton Marina.

There are a number of gardens near to Roade including Cottesbrooke Hall.

Brampton Valley Way at Northampton is one of Roade's best, nearby disused railway lines to visit in Roade.

Roade has some unmissable nature reserves nearby like Summer Leys Nature Reserve, Stanwick Lakes, and Nene Wetlands Nature Reserve.

The area around Roade's best historic monuments can be found at Wellingborough War Memorial.

There are a number of museums near to Roade including Rushden Museum.

Roade History

There are some historic monuments around Roade:

• Roman villa SE of Stokegap Lodge
• Motte and bailey castle, deserted village and monastic grange at Old Wolverton
• Bank of Roman town 550ft (170m) in length N of Brackley Road and W of High Street
• The Mount ringwork at Alderton
• Motte NW of the parish church
• Churchyard cross base in St Michael's churchyard
• Eleanor Cross 1km south west of Delapre Abbey
• Roman villa SE of Cosgrove Hall
• Churchyard cross base in St John the Baptist's churchyard
• Roman villa N of Road Hill Farm
• Moor End Castle moated site and fish pond
• Upton medieval village and C17 garden earthworks
• Wolverton iron trunk aqueduct
• Castlethorpe Castle: a motte and bailey, possible ringwork and associated earthworks 200m south-east of Castlethorpe Lodge
• Saxon palace complex and Saxon and medieval urban deposits in the centre of Northampton
• Northampton Castle, remains of
• Upton bowl barrow
• Settlement remains of the medieval village of Horton, to the east and south of the church, including possible C18 militia works..
• Multivallate hillfort at Hunsbury Hill
• Clifford Hill motte castle
• The Berry ringwork
• Ashton Manor moated site
• Bury Mount motte castle
• Moated site 70m south of Long Plantation, Hanslope Park