Ditchford Lakes and Meadows

#2111 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Ditchford Lakes and Meadows is a 31.1 hectare nature reserve Northamptonshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. It is part of the Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits Site of Special Scientific Interest, Ramsar wetland site of international importance, and Special Protection Area under the European Communities Birds Directive. ()

Elevation: 135 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 52°18'9"N, 0°37'56"W

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Ditchford Lakes and Meadows – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Swansgate Shopping Centre, Church of St Mary the Virgin, Stanwick Lakes, Council Buildings.

2.5 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Swansgate Shopping Centre, Wellingborough
64 min walk • The Swansgate Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in the town centre of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England. It is the second largest shopping centre in Northamptonshire after the Grosvenor Centre in Northampton. It was built in the early 1970s and was originally known as the Arndale Centre.
2 miW
Architecture, Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Wellingborough
51 min walk • The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Church of England parish church in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. The church is a Grade I listed building.
3.1 miNE
Body of water, Nature and wildlife, Lake
Stanwick Lakes, Stanwick
80 min walk • Stanwick Lakes is a country park on the outskirts of the village of Stanwick and was opened in 2006. It is managed by the Rockingham Forest Trust on behalf of East Northamptonshire District Council and comprises 750 acres of former gravel pits.
1.8 miSE
City hall
Council Buildings, Rushden
46 min walk • The Council Buildings are based in Newton Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England. The structure, which was the headquarters of Rushden Urban District Council, is a locally listed building.
1.5 miE
Specialty museum, Museum
Rushden Transport Museum, Rushden
40 min walk • The Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway is a heritage railway operated by the Rushden Historical Transport Society in the United Kingdom.
2.2 miSW
Museum
Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Museum, Wellingborough
55 min walk • The Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Museum is a small railway museum and metre gauge railway near Irchester, in the Wellingborough district of Northamptonshire, England.
2.4 miW
Concerts and shows, Cinema, Theater
The Castle Theatre, Wellingborough
61 min walk • Castle Theatre Wellingborough is located in the town of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England. The Castle was opened in 1995 as a community resource organisation on the site of Wellingborough's Old Cattle Market. Facilities include: Main House Theatre with 503 seats.
4 miSW
Park
Summer Leys
102 min walk • Summer Leys is a local nature reserve at Wollaston in the Upper Nene Valley, in Northamptonshire, England. It is owned by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
2.6 miW
52°18'9"N • 0°41'37"W
All Hallows Church Wellingborough, Wellingborough
66 min walk • Church
2.6 miW
City hall
Croyland Abbey, Wellingborough
67 min walk • Croyland Abbey is a Grade II-listed manor house, in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.
2.8 miNW
Sacred and religious sites, Tower
Finedon Hall, Finedon
71 min walk • Finedon Hall is a Victorian country house in Finedon, Northamptonshire. It is a Grade II listed building.