Fotheringhay Castle, Oundle

Name: Fotheringhay Castle
Address: Oundle, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Oundle

Top attraction, Forts and castles

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Fotheringhay Castle, also known as Fotheringay Castle, was a High Middle Age Norman Motte-and-bailey castle in the village of Fotheringhay 3+1⁄2 miles to the north of the market town of Oundle, Northamptonshire, England. It was probably founded around 1100 by Simon de Senlis, Earl of Northampton. In 1113, possession passed to Prince David of Scotland when he married Simon's widow. The castle then descended with the Scottish princes until the early 13th century, when it was confiscated by King John of England. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 52°31'27"N, 0°26'10"W

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Oundle United Kingdom

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Day trips

Fotheringhay Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nene Way, Elton Hall, Church of St Mary and All Saints, Lyveden New Bield.

2.7 miSW
Hiking, Kayaking, Tours
Nene Way, Oundle
68 min walk • The Nene Way is a waymarked long-distance footpath in England running through the English counties of Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire. It generally follows the course of the River Nene.
1.6 miE
Museum, History museum
Elton Hall
42 min walk • Elton Hall is a baronial hall in Elton, Cambridgeshire. It has been the ancestral home of the Proby family since 1660. The hall lies in an 3,800-acre estate through which the River Nene runs. The building incorporates 15th-, 17th-, 18th- and 19th-century parts and is a Grade I listed building.
~870 ftNW
Church
Church of St Mary and All Saints
5 min walk • The Church of St Mary and All Saints, Fotheringhay is a parish church in the Church of England in Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire. It is noted for containing a mausoleum to leading members of the Yorkist dynasty of the Wars of the Roses.
6.8 miSW
Historical place, Garden, Park
Lyveden New Bield, Oundle
174 min walk • Lyveden New Bield is an unfinished Elizabethan summer house in the parish of Aldwincle in North Northamptonshire, England, owned by the National Trust.
3.8 miSW
52°28'54"N • 0°29'42"W
Oundle Golf Club, Oundle
99 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
5.7 miW
Church
Holy Trinity
146 min walk • Holy Trinity Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Blatherwycke, Northamptonshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
2.8 miNW
Church
St Leonard's Church
73 min walk • St Leonard's Church is an Anglican church in the village of Apethorpe in Northamptonshire, England. It is an active parish church in the Diocese of Peterborough. It has been designated a Grade I listed building by English Heritage.
5.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Fineshade Wood
145 min walk • Fineshade Wood is a large wooded area in the county of Northamptonshire in the English East Midlands region. The wood is managed by the Forestry England and is part of the former royal hunting forest of Rockingham Forest.
5 miS
Forts and castles
Barnwell Castle
129 min walk • Barnwell Castle is a ruined castle, south of the town of Oundle, and west of the village of Barnwell, Northamptonshire. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building, and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
3.9 miSW
52°28'27"N • 0°28'35"W
Barnwell Country Park, Oundle
99 min walk • Park
5.5 miNE
Park
Nene Park, Peterborough
140 min walk • Nene Park is a country park in the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom. Opened in 1978, it occupies a site approximately three and a half miles long, from slightly west of Castor to the centre of Peterborough.