Northamptonshire

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Explore Northamptonshire

Explore Northamptonshire, a division of Northamptonshire Enterprise Limited is responsible for promoting tourism in the county. Established in 2004, Explore Northamptonshire’s main objectives are to coordinate and drive marketing activity, promoting Northamptonshire as a great destination for leisure and short breaks and the ideal venue for major events and business conferences.

Tourism is already a major economic force in Northamptonshire attracting 19 million visitors each year, injecting £762 million into the local economy and supporting over 20,000 jobs.

For more information on the value and economic impact of tourism in Northamptonshire visit intelligence and insight.

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Northamptonshire

Thatch and stone cottages, village greens and traditional pubs, stately homes and meandering canals. It’s all on tap in Northamptonshire – right in the very heart of England.

Highlights:

• For a once in a lifetime opportunity, visitors can choose their wheels and screech off around the circuit at Silverstone.
• Visit the ancestral home of the Spencer family and final resting place of Diana, Princess of Wales at Althorp.
• Enjoy Northamptonshire’s elegant and luxurious accommodation at the magnificent Fawsley Hall or succumb to some pampering at the spa resort at Whittlebury Hall.

Key visitor attractions:

• Althorp - resting place of Diana, Princess of Wales
• Silverstone – home to British Formula 1
• Rockingham Castle – a castle built by William the Conqueror overlooking the Welland Valley

For further information on Northamptonshire visit www.explorenorthamptonshire.co.uk