Looking for local leisure activities?

A rural setting like West Haddon not only is full of gorgeous scenery and walks, but also an array of exciting activities.
We have compiled a list of places for fun days out in our local area. There is something for everyone!

Halls – stunning gardens, events and fairs
Lamport Hall
Coton Manor
Holdenby House
Althorpe House
Stanford Hall
Kelmarsh Hall
Cottesbrook Hall

Reservoirs and Rivers – picnics, fishing, cycling and water sports
Pitsford Water
Ravensthorpe reservoir
Hollowell reservoir
Draycote water
Canal marinas (Crick, Yelvertoft & Foxton Locks)
River Nene
River Ouse
River Avon

Hiking
There are some fantastic routes such as the Jurassic Way and the Northamptonshire Rounds. A great guide can be found here.

Equestrian
Brampton stable
Rugby Polo Club

Golf
Cold Ashby Golf
Brampton Heath Golf
Northampton County Golf
Staverton Golf

Cinemas & Theatre
The Bruce Green Foundation at Winwick – runs various family events, including outdoor cinemas/theatres, and a fun run
Kilworth house – holds outdoor theatre productions
Royal and Derngate – theatre
The Deco – theatre, conference and venue hire

Motor Sports
Silverstone circuit – Grand Prix (July 16-18) & driving experience days. There is also an F1 museum.
Santa Pod Raceway.
Whilton Mill – Karting, quadbikes, clay pigeon shooting
Rockingham Motor Speedway – British Touring Car Championship, British F3/GT and the Pickup Truck Racing Championship, plus experience days

Spectator Sports
Northampton Saints
Northampton Town FC
Northampton CCC
Leicester Tigers
Leicester City FC
MKDons
Towcester racecourse – Greyhound racing
Leicester racecourse – Horse racing

Air Displays
Duxford – Duxford Air Festival (24th-25th July) & Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show (18th-19th September)
Sywell – also has an aviation museum.

Museums & Exhibition Centres
William Webb-Ellis Rugby Football Museum – History of the Rugby Game
Northampton shoe museum
Rushden Transport Museum & Railway
Macintosh Art museum
National Space Centre
National Exhibition Centre

Shopping
Heart of the Shires
Biscester Village
Various farm shops

A stay at the Pytchley, West Haddon not only offers rural escapism, but we can highly recommend some surrounding towns & cities for shopping, cafe and a bustling atmosphere. Some include: Stratford Upon Avon, Leicester, Warwick, Leamington Spa, Kenilworth, Birmingham, Coventry, Oxford, Cambridge, Market Harborough.
We are situated close to the M1, a bus runs through the village, and a train station in Long Buckby reaches London very quickly and cheaply.

For more tourist information, click here: Northamptonshire; Rugby