Nene Way Towns and Villages
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Walk distances in Km © RNRP Cogenhoe to Great Doddington 6.5 km Alternatively: Cogenhoe to Earls Barton 4.7 km Earls Barton to Great Doddington 4.7 km Great Doddington to Little Irchester, Wellingborough 3.5 km Little Irchester to Higham Ferrers 7.5 km Higham Ferrers to Irthlingborough 3.3 km All distances are approximate Key of Services Pub Telephone Nene Way Towns and Villages Church Toilets Rivers and Forests and Streams Woodland Post Office Places of Roads Lakes and Historical Interest Reservoirs National Cycle Chemist Park Motorways Network Route 6 Nene Way Shopping Parking A ‘A’ Roads Regional Route 71 This Information can be provided in other languages and formats upon Cogenhoe to Irthlingborough request, such as large Print, Braille and CD. Contact 01604 236236 Transport & Highways, Northamptonshire County Council, 22.3kms/13.8miles Riverside House, Bedford Road, Northampton NN1 5NX. Earls Barton village extra 2.8kms/1.7miles Telephone: 01604 236236. Email: [email protected] For more information on where to stay and sightseeing please visit www.letyourselfgrow.com This leaflet was part funded by the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund, for more information please visit www.naturalengland.org.uk Thanks to RNRP for use of photography www.riverneneregionalpark.org All photographs copyright © of Northamptonshire County Council unless stated. Published March 2010 enture into the village of Cogenhoe, which is to enjoy a picnic of the locally produced foods you Vpronounced “Cook-noe” and is situated on bought from the shopping yard. This area is also a high ground overlooking the Nene Valley. While in canoe launch point giving access to the River Nene Cogenhoe, make sure you make time to explore St and the Nene Way footpath. Mill Barn Cottage in Earls Peter’s Church, where the majority of the structure Barton provides a self catering option for those walkers has been standing for 700 years. The Church at wanting to enjoy the secluded riverside garden and the Whiston has been called “A jewel on a hilltop.” converted traditional stone barn while on your travels. Nearby lies the picturesque village of Castle Ashby Follow the route towards Great Doddington and pop which is also well worth a visit. For a place to stay, into The Stags Head, which is well known for its The Falcon Inn is a traditional 16th century country hotel with an emphasis on good interesting cellar bar and delicious Sunday lunches. food and quality service. This hotel is the perfect choice for those that wish to rest After your meal, follow the Nene Way signs until you reach a small bridge. This their legs and enjoy a relaxing evening in the beautifully decorated rooms, sampling leads straight to Summer Leys Nature Reserve an old gravel pit transformed into the fine cuisine. Before rejoining the Nene Way, Castle Ashby rural shopping yard is a wetland haven for breeding and wading birds, such as teal, lapwing, ringed and only a short walk away and has a unique variety of shops such as Country House golden plovers. Summer Leys is an example of how to create the right conditions Fine Foods and The Emporium, where you will find special foods and gifts for any for a variety of wildlife. This important wetland within the Upper Nene Valley is made occasion. up of flooded gravel pits, flood meadows, species-rich neutral grassland and mature Once you have picked up a range of Northamptonshire goodies, meet up with hedges, managed by the Wildlife Trust www.wildlifebcnp.org the Nene Way and continue your journey to Earls Barton an original Saxon village, Continue the route towards Wellingborough, where on every last Thursday of the recorded as Buartone in the Domesday Book. When entering the village, make sure month, a farmers’ market is held in the market place. The footpath then continues you look out for the welcoming sign as their traditional recipe for the pork and leek through Irchester Country Park (01933 276866), formerly an ironstone quarry is pie is printed on the sign. To this day, local residents of the village are still known now 200 acres of beautiful parkland with nature trails overlooking the Nene Valley as “Barton Leeks”. Along the route, the Earls Barton bends is an ideal resting point and newly opened Jungle Parc. This is an ideal place to stop for a picnic or to take a relaxing break before setting off towards Irchester. Nearby is the small town of Rushden, where the world famous poet, HE Bates was born in 1905. His best- known works include The Darling Buds of May. If you are feeling peckish, visit The Oliver Twist public house on the High Street in Irthlingborough and choose from a variety of their light lunches, which marks the end of section three. The Nene Way then leads you up to the village of Great Addington and the next section of the route. East of Northampton, the river Nene has a very broad valley which seems out of keeping with the size of the present day river. This was caused by the enormous amount of water that was released by melting ice after the Ice Ages. Substantial deposits of gravel were laid down in the valley by the glacial river system. These have been exploited for aggregate and other uses for many years and the flooded former workings now provide important habitat for waterfowl and other animals and plants. Such restored sites include the Washlands, Billing Aquadrome and Summer Leys in section three en route. Gravel extraction has allowed archaeologists to discover a rich history from vineyards at Wollaston to Anglo Saxon graves. © RNRP Thornhaugh A47 A47 Wansford Ailsworth A1 Stibbington Old Sulehay Forest Castor Stibbington House Nene lleyVa Railwa y Yarwell Wansford Railway Station Yarwell Mill Yarwell Junction Station Nassington Newton Elton Elton Hall Fotheringhay Elton Park A605 Castle Eaglethorpe Tansor Warmington Cotterstock Tansor Grange A605 Roman Road OUNDLE Ashton A427 Manor House Weir Weir Barnwell Polebrook Country Park Hall Barnwell Manor House A605 Pilton Hall Norman Road The Linches Barnwell Lodge Farm Wadenhoe Mill Achurch Sudborough Aldwincle Thorpe Waterville Marina Titchmarsh A6116 LNR Harpers Brook A605 Titchmarsh Mill Slipton Islip THRAPSTON Twywell A14 A14 Woodwell Woodford Weir A45 Denford Keyston Great Addington Ringstead Kinewell Lake Little A45 Addington Hill Farm Estate RAUNDS Stanwick Lakes A6 Cogenhoe to Irthlingborough 22.3kms/13.8miles Earls Barton village extra 2.8kms/1.7miles A45 Stanwick IRTHLINGBOROUGH A6 Ditchford Bridge WELLINGBOROUGH HIGHAM FERRERS 14 Arches Weir Viaduct © RNRP A45 Wellingborough Embankment Mears Ashby Town End ROUTE Farm RUSHDEN SPLITS Chester A45 House Little Irchester Irchester Country Park Wilby A46 A45 Little Great Hard Water Wymington Doddington Mill Irchester © RNRP A509 Wymington Summer Leys LNR Bridge Ecton Earls Barton A45 Wollaston Podington A45 Grand Union Canal Weir Abington Countryside Code The Countryside is a living, working environment, Hinwick so please respect, protect and enjoy the NORTHAMPTON Riverside countryside by: Retail Park Cogenhoe Billing Castle • Be safe - plan ahead and follow any signs Aquadrome Ashby • Leave gates and property as you find them Newnham A508 Whiston Hall A45 • Protect plants and animals, and take your litter M1 Cogenhoe Mill A45 Dodford Harpole Clifford Holiday Park home Hill • Keep dogs under close control A45 The Washlands Newnham Upton Carlberg Flood Storage Reservoir This map is reproduced from Ordnance Survey material with the permission of • Consider other people Lodge Brewery Ordnance Survey on behalf the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationary Office Crown www.naturalengland.org.uk for more information Flore A45 Beckett’s Copyright.Little Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown Copyright and may lead to Newnham House Weedon Park Houghtonprosecution or civil proceedings. Northamptonshire County Council No. LA100019331 Bec Broad Meadow Upper Duston Mill Weir Newnham Reservoir Heyford A428 Newnham Kislingbury LowerWeedon Lodge Great A508 Bugbrooke Far Hotel Houghton Badby Everdon Upper Weedon Nether Mill M1 Cotton Hall Heyford A5 Brackmills Badby Wood Little A45 Everdon Hardingstone Church G r Stowe a n d U Everdon n Wootton io n Bugbrooke C a n a l Upper Stowe.