Discover 8 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Daventry (United Kingdom). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Canons Ashby House, Drayton Reservoir, and Daventry Country Park. Also, be sure to include Canons Ashby in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Daventry (England).
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Canons Ashby House
Building in Canons Ashby, England. Canons Ashby House is a Grade I listed Elizabethan manor house located in the village of Canons Ashby, about 11 miles south of the town of Daventry in the county of Northamptonshire, England. It has been owned by the National Trust since 1981 when the house was close to collapse and the gardens had turned into a meadow. "The Tower" of the building is in the care of the Landmark Trust and available for holiday lets.[1]
Drayton Reservoir
Reservoir in England. Drayton Reservoir is a reservoir in Daventry, Northamptonshire, England. The reservoir is accessible from the A361 near the northern edge of Daventry. Drayton Reservoir is a feeder reservoir for the Grand Union Canal. When water is required for the canal the water level at Drayton can drop by 30 cm or more in a day. Drayton Reservoir was controlled by British Waterways until their responsibilities for waterways in England and Wales were transferred to the Canal & River Trust and is home to Rugby Sailing Club.
It lies near another Grand Union Canal feature, Braunston Tunnel.[2]
Address: Stowe Walk, NN11 8AY Daventry
Daventry Country Park
Country park in Daventry, England. Daventry Country Park is a 66-hectare Local Nature Reserve and country park on the north-eastern outskirts of Daventry in Northamptonshire, England. It is owned and managed by West Northamptonshire Council.
The park centres on Daventry Reservoir, which feeds the Grand Union Canal, and there are also meadows and crack willow woodland. Birds include yellowhammers, lesser whitethroats, dunnocks and song thrushes.
Facilities include a bird hide, a nature trail, an adventure playground, and a cafe.[3]
Canons Ashby
The lost village of Canons Ashby is located in ground to the north of Canons Ashby House in the English county of Northamptonshire. Today there is still a small village around the house but this is located away from the original settlement, since the original settlement is now just field occupied by a herd of cows. Ascebi is the name of the medieval village that is the lost settlement, Canons Ashby itself is currently not lost at all and people can easily find it on any map.[4]
Daventry Museum
History museum, Museum
Address: 3 New St, NN11 4BT Daventry
Union Canal Carriers
Gear rental, Outdoor activities, Canal
Address: Bottom Lock Dark Lane, NN11 7HJ Daventry
Newnham Hill
Hill in England. Newnham Hill is a prominent hill south of the town of Daventry in the English county of Northamptonshire.[5]
Nene Hall
Address: 6 Tamar Square, Daventry