Hartwell is a Village in the county of Northamptonshire.

Hartwell postcode: NN7 2HL

Retail in Hartwell

There are great places to visit near Hartwell including some great ruins, villages, castles, towns, woodlands, hiking areas, historic buildings, parks, country parks, lakes, bluebell woods, rivers and streams, gardens, nature reserves, historic monuments and museums.

Lyveden New Bield, and Overstone Hall (ruin) are great places to visit near Hartwell if you like ruins.

Villages to visit near Hartwell include Lilbourne, Aldwincle, Harringworth, Gretton, Great Brington, Ravensthorpe, and Earls Barton.

Lilbourne Castle is one of Hartwell's best, nearby castles to visit in Hartwell.

Hartwell's best nearby towns can be found at Kettering, Burton Latimer, Rothwell, Corby, Northampton, Kingsthorpe, and Duston.

There are a several good woodlands in the Hartwell area like Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, and Cotton Manor Garden.

There are a number of hiking areas near Hartwell including Fineshade Wood, Salcey Forest, and Ravensthorpe Reservoir.

There are a number of historic buildings near Hartwell including Deene Park, Kirby Hall, Welland Viaduct, Delapre Abbey, The Guildhall, National Lift Tower, and The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Northampton).

There are a number of parks near Hartwell including Deene Park, Abington Park, Cotton Manor Garden, and Higham Ferrers Riverside Park.

There are a number of country parks near Hartwell including Sywell Country Park, Stanwick Lakes, and Irchester Country Park.

Hartwell's best nearby lakes can be found at Sywell Reservoir, Ravensthorpe Reservoir, Sixfields Reservoir, Stanwick Lakes, and Boddington Reservoir.

There are a several good bluebell woods in the area around Hartwell like Cotton Manor Garden.

Northampton Marina is one of Hartwell's best, nearby rivers and streams to visit in Hartwell.

Cottesbrooke Hall is a great place to visit close to Hartwell if you like gardens.

There are a number of nature reserves near Hartwell including Summer Leys Nature Reserve, Stanwick Lakes, and Nene Wetlands Nature Reserve.

Historic Monuments to visit near Hartwell include Wellingborough War Memorial.

There are a several good museums in the area around Hartwell like Rushden Museum.

Hartwell History

There are some historic monuments around Hartwell:

• The Mount ringwork at Alderton
• Bowl barrow 530m north east of Rose Farm
• Moated site 70m south of Long Plantation, Hanslope Park
• Bradwell Bury: a moated site and associated manor house remains at Moat House
• Multivallate hillfort at Hunsbury Hill
• Eleanor Cross 1km south west of Delapre Abbey
• Moated site, fishponds and associated earthworks 150m south-east of Haversham Manor
• Castlethorpe Castle: a motte and bailey, possible ringwork and associated earthworks 200m south-east of Castlethorpe Lodge
• Ravenstone Priory, moats and fishponds
• Place House moat and fishpond
• Bradwell castle mound: a motte and bailey castle 80m north east of St. Lawrence's Church.
• Motte NW of the parish church
• Saxon palace complex and Saxon and medieval urban deposits in the centre of Northampton
• Wolverton iron trunk aqueduct
• Northampton Castle, remains of
• Churchyard cross base in St John the Baptist's churchyard
• Roman villa SE of Stokegap Lodge
• Motte and bailey castle, deserted village and monastic grange at Old Wolverton
• Settlement remains of the medieval village of Horton, to the east and south of the church, including possible C18 militia works..
• Roman villa SE of Cosgrove Hall
• Remains of the church and churchyard of St Mary Magdalen
• Clifford Hill motte castle
• Bradwell Abbey: a Benedictine priory, chapel and fishpond
• Moor End Castle moated site and fish pond
• Upton bowl barrow
• Ashton Manor moated site