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Higham Ferrers Motte

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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Higham Ferrers Motte preserves the earthworks of a former motte-and-bailey castle in Northamptonshire. It is one of 13 motte-and-bailey castles the Albion Guide lists in the county. The nearest other motte-and-bailey castle is Titchmarsh Castle, 12.4 km to the north-east. The nearest railway station is Wellingborough, 5.8 km to the west.

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Photo of Chichele College, Higham Ferrers, a landmark near Felmersham, Northamptonshire, central England.

Chichele College, Higham Ferrers

Landmark near Felmersham

Gatehouse, chapel and walls of a priests' college founded in the 1420s by Henry Chichele, the Higham Ferrers man who became Archbishop of Canterbury.

0.2 km SW

Photo of the River Nene, a 91-mile river navigation running from Northampton to near Wisbech, England.Highlight

River Nene

River navigation

Guillotine-gated locks and water meadows from Northampton to Peterborough, where the Nene slips out into the Fens.

0.9 km NW · Northamptonshire & Cambridgeshire

Photo of Stanwick Lakes Country Park, a country park near Lowick, Northamptonshire, central England.

Stanwick Lakes Country Park

Country park near Lowick

A country park in Northamptonshire.

1.6 km N

Photo along the Ouse Valley Way, a 150-mile long-distance path running from Syresham to King's Lynn, England.

Ouse Valley Way

Long-distance path

The Great Ouse walked source to sea — from a pub garden at Syresham to the old quay at King's Lynn, 150 miles across five counties.

9.5 km S · spans 5 counties

Photo of Wicksteed Park, a visitor attraction near Lowick, Northamptonshire, central England.Highlight

Wicksteed Park

Attraction near Lowick

Historic Kettering pleasure park, one of Britain's oldest, with heritage rides, a boating lake and vast open green.

11.4 km NW

Photo of Harrold, a village in Bedfordshire, eastern England.Highlight

Harrold

Village

Riverside village west of Bedford known for its picturesque Ouse bridge, green with a round lock-up, and adjoining country park.

12.1 km S · Bedfordshire