Slipton is a Village in the county of Northamptonshire.

Slipton postcode: NN14 3AS

Retail in Slipton

There are great places to visit near Slipton 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.

Ruins to visit near Slipton include Lyveden New Bield, and Overstone Hall (ruin).

Slipton has some unmissable villages nearby like Lilbourne, Aldwincle, Harringworth, Gretton, Great Brington, Ravensthorpe, and Earls Barton.

Lilbourne Castle is one of Slipton's best, nearby castles to visit in Slipton.

Kettering, Burton Latimer, Rothwell, Corby, Northampton, Kingsthorpe, and Duston are some of Slipton best towns to visit near Slipton.

There are a number of woodlands near Slipton including Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, and Coton Manor Garden.

Hiking Areas to visit near Slipton include Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, and Brampton Valley Way at Northampton.

Slipton 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).

Parks to visit near Slipton include Deene Park, Abington Park, Coton Manor Garden, and Higham Ferrers Riverside Park.

Slipton 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 Slipton.

Bluebell Woods to visit near Slipton include Coton Manor Garden.

Northampton Marina is a great place to visit close to Slipton if you like rivers and streams.

There are a several good gardens in the area around Slipton like Cottesbrooke Hall.

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

There are a number of nature reserves near Slipton including Summer Leys Nature Reserve, Stanwick Lakes, and Nene Wetlands Nature Reserve.

Historic Monuments to visit near Slipton include Wellingborough War Memorial.

Rushden Museum is one of Slipton's best, nearby museums to visit in Slipton.

Slipton History

There are some historic monuments around Slipton:

• Irthlingborough bowl barrow, 760m west of Rutland Lodge
• 'Chichele College': the remains of the medieval college of Higham Ferrers
• Churchyard cross in St Peter's churchyard
• Ditchford Bridge
• Roman villa
• Higham Ferrers Motte and Bailey Castle, with Ponds, Warren and Dovecote
• Bowl barrow 700m north of Woodford Mill
• Remains of manor house and garden
• Raunds bowl barrow
• Slipton Lodge moated site.
• Crow Hill Iron Age hillfort with associated Iron Age, Roman and Medieval settlements
• Geddington Bridge
• Thorpe End Iron Age, Saxon and Medieval settlement
• Mallows Cotton deserted medieval village
• Medieval Settlement of West Cotton
• A late Anglo-Saxon or early medieval fortified manorial complex to the west of Wadenhoe village, including part of an associated deer park.
• Irthlingborough Bridge
• Lyveden New Building and garden
• Roman timber bridge over Harper Brook
• Market cross 44m north of the Town Hall
• Churchyard cross in St Mary the Virgin churchyard
• North Raunds Saxon and Medieval Settlement
• Benefield Castle
• Upper Lyveden moated site
• Barton Seagrave moats, fishponds and shrunken medieval village remains
• Little Weldon Roman villa
• Geddington Cross: Eleanor cross and conduit house
• Medieval settlement remains at Woodford
• A late 16th century house, gardens and dovecote, 300m west of Mill Farm
• Three Hills round barrows
• Market cross 8m west of the Market House
• Saffron moat at Higham Ferrers
• Roundhouse or lock-up