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Kettering
can trace its origins back to an early Roman British settlement.
By the 17th century the town was a centre for the production
of woollen cloth but the present town mostly grew up in the
19th century with the development of the boot and shoe industry
and the coming of the railway.
Today the town benefits from its position on the busy A14.
It was
once an important centre for non-conformism and William Carey
founded the Baptist Missionary Society here in 1792.
The town's Heritage Quarter in Sheep Street houses the Manor
House Museum and the Alfred East Gallery. The gallery,
built in 1913, is the largest in Northamptonshire and commemorates
one of Kettering's most famous residents, the painter Sir
Alfred East RA. Today the gallery holds one of the world's
largest collections of his paintings, as well as works by
many other artists.
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What
To See -
Kettering Tourist Attractions
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 Wicksteed
Park, Barton Road, Kettering, NN15 6NJ, off A6, established
by Edward Wicksteed in 1916, Wicksteed Park the oldest amusement
park in the country. The company Charles Wicksteed built
up still makes playground equipment in Kettering today.
One of the first attractions was boating, introduced in 1921,
and today the Park, with its 147 acres of parkland and lakes,
has rides for all ages. Alongside older features are new
attractions including a monorail and rollercoaster. Attractive
gardens, an aviary, paddling pools and free play areas for younger
children. Entrance is free, charges for car park, for
access to the rides visitors must purchase of wristbands. Tel:
08700 621 193 
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| Battle
of Naseby Model , Purlieu
Farm, Naseby, west on A14, the
site of a crucial Civil War battle in 1645. Cromwell's New Model
Army carried out a counter-attack that crushed the main Royalist
army. Model of the battle with commentary. Open: Bank
Holiday Sun and Mon afternoons by appointment. Tel: 01604 740241
A battle monument in Sibbertoft
Road marks the position of the New Model Army before the battle.
Another monument can be seen on the B4036 towards Clipston.
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Boughton
House, 3
miles north of Kettering, off A43,
Ralph Montagu
left intact the Tudor house with its seven courtyards, adding
to the north of the house
in the French style - the house was known as the 'English Versailles'.
Garden that retain its late
17th century formality.
Open: House: August
daily, 14:00-17:00pm, last admission 16:30, house by guided
tour only on selected days in August - ring to confirm Grounds:
May-Sept 1t, daily, except Fri (daily in August), 13:00-17:00
 Tel:
01536 515731
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| Kelmarsh
Hall, Kelmarsh, NN6 9LT
, west A14, an 18th century house, surrounded by gardens and
parkland, part of a working estate. Built in 1732, the
house, in Palladian style, was once the home of Nancy Lancaster
who decorated the house in her own disinctive style - known
as the English country house look - and this style has influenced
the current renovation of the gardens. House and Gardens
open: 27 Mar - 4 Sept Sun, Bank Holiday Mon, 14:00-17:30 , house
is open on Thur as well in Jul & Aug. Hall - guided tour only.
Gardens open : 27 Mar-29 Sept, Tue, Wed and Thur 14:00-17:30
Tel: 01604 686543
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| Triangular
Lodge, 1 west of Rushton,
near Desborough, north of Kettering. dating from 1597, this
strange building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham, dDescribed
as 'the purest folly in the country', the lodge was built on
three levels, with three walls, three windows and three
gables, and has a three-sided chimney. The design illustrates
the doctrine of the Holy Trinity. Open: Apr-Oct 10:00-17:00.
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| Kinewell
Lake,
A605 at Ringstead, beside the River Nene, this nature reserve
has been established around former gravel-pit lakes. Walk around
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| Geddington,
between Kettering and Corby, in 1290 this was one of the resting
places of Queen Eleanor's funeral cortege as it went from Harby
(Lincolnshire) to Westminster Abbey. Her husband Edward I ordered
the construction of a cross at each of the 12 stopping places. The
elaborate stone cross erected here is one of only three crosses
to have survived, the others are in Hardingstone in Northampton
and Waltham Cross in Hertfordshire. An ancient packhorse bridge
predates the 13th century cross, and the village also has a
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Where
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Around
The Kettering Area
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Tourist Information on Nearby Towns To Visit - straight line distance:
Corby (6.48 miles) Wellingborough (6.62 miles) Market Harborough (10.05 miles) Oundle (12.25 miles) Northampton (13.13 miles) Uppingham (13.29 miles) Harrold (14.27 miles) Fotheringhay (15.05 miles) Olney (16.82 miles) Rutland Water (17.75 miles) Wansford (18.25 miles) |
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Tourist
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The Coach House
Sheep Street
Kettering
NN16 0AN
Tel: 01536 410266 |
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