Hunsbury Hill, Northampton

Name: Hunsbury Hill
Address: Northampton, United Kingdom

#42 among attractions in Northampton

Park, Relax in park

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Facts and practical information

Hunsbury Hill is an Iron Age hill fort two miles south-west of the centre of the town of Northampton in the county of Northamptonshire. ()

Elevation: 377 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 52°13'7"N, 0°55'14"W

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West HunsburyNorthampton United Kingdom

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Hunsbury Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sixfields Stadium, Royal & Derngate, Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust, West Hunsbury.

1.3 miNW
Arenas and stadiums, Sport, Football
Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
33 min walk • Sixfields Stadium is a 7,798-capacity all-seater sports stadium in the Sixfields area on the west side of Northampton, England. It has been the home ground of Northampton Town Football Club following their move from the County Ground in October 1994. It was also rented by Coventry City between July 2013 and August 2014.
1.7 miNE
Concerts and shows, Cinema, Theater
Royal & Derngate, Northampton
43 min walk • Royal & Derngate is a theatre complex in the Cultural Quarter of Northampton, England, consisting of the Royal Theatre and Derngate Theatre. The Royal was built by theatre architect Charles J. Phipps and opened in 1884. Ninety-nine years later in 1983, Derngate, designed by RHWL, was built to the rear of the Royal.
~1270 ftW
Museum
Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust, Northampton
7 min walk • The Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust operates a 1+1⁄2-mile long heritage railway line at Hunsbury Hill, south-west of Northampton.
~930 ftSW
Park, Archaeological site
West Hunsbury, Northampton
5 min walk • West Hunsbury is a large housing estate in the south of the town of Northampton, 2 miles from the town centre, 0 miles from the M1 motorway, junction 15A and 2 miles from junction 15.
0.9 miN
Park
Duston Mill Meadow, Northampton
24 min walk • Duston Mill Meadow is a one hectare nature reserve in Northampton. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
1.1 miN
Park
Storton's Pits, Northampton
29 min walk • Storton's Pits is a 21.9 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Northampton. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. This site on the bank of the River Nene has old gravel pits, meadow and fen ditch. Around 350 invertebrate species have been recorded, including some which are rare.
1.2 miN
Neighbourhood
St. James End, Northampton
32 min walk • St. James End also known as simply St. James and historically St James's End is a district west of the town centre in Northampton, England.
1.3 miNE
Watermill
Marvel's Mill, Northampton
34 min walk • Marvel's Mill on the River Nene in Northampton, England, was the world's second factory for spinning cotton, the first to be operated as a water mill, and the first to be driven by an inanimate power-source.
~740 ftE
Tunnel
Hunsbury Hill Tunnel, Northampton
4 min walk • Hunsbury Hill Tunnel is a railway tunnel on the Northampton Loop Line of the West Coast Main Line. The tunnel runs in a straight line from the Briar Hill district of Northampton, England about north by east to the East Hunsbury district south of the town.
0.8 miNE
52°13'29"N • 0°54'19"W
Far Cotton Library, Northampton
20 min walk • Library
1.6 miNW
Universities and schools
Quinton House School, Northampton
42 min walk • Quinton House School is a co-educational independent school for children aged 2 to 18 years located in Upton, Northampton, England. The school is owned and operated by the Cognita Group.

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Which popular attractions are close to Hunsbury Hill?

Nearby attractions include Hunsbury Hill Tunnel, Northampton (4 min walk), West Hunsbury, Northampton (5 min walk), Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust, Northampton (7 min walk), Far Cotton Library, Northampton (20 min walk).