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Fineshade Wood

Photo of Fineshade Wood, a visitor attraction near King's Cliffe, Northamptonshire, central England.

Fineshade Wood

© Tim Heaton / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Tim Heaton / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fineshade Wood

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Approximate location — this spot is pinned to the nearest village, so the exact point may be a little way off.

Fineshade Wood is a stretch of old Rockingham Forest near Corby, run by Forestry England with waymarked walking and cycle trails and a café in the grounds of a lost medieval abbey. Red kites, reintroduced to this part of the county, are a common sight overhead. Free to enter, parking charged. Stamford station is about 10km to the north-east.

More places to visit near Fineshade Wood

Photo along the Macmillan Way, a 290-mile long-distance path running from Boston to Abbotsbury, England.Highlight

Macmillan Way

Long-distance path

Boston to Abbotsbury down the limestone belt — 290 miles waymarked in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

5.4 km N · spans 10 counties

Photo of Deene Park, a Grade II registered house & garden near Seaton, Northamptonshire, central England.Highlight

Deene Park

House & garden near Seaton

Home of the Brudenells since 1514, including the earl who led the Light Brigade.

6.3 km SW

Photo of Welland Viaduct, a landmark near Seaton, Northamptonshire, central England.Highlight

Welland Viaduct

Landmark near Seaton

The Harringworth Viaduct, 82 brick arches about three-quarters of a mile across the Welland valley, the longest masonry viaduct across a British valley.

6.6 km W

Photo of Kirby Hall, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Seaton, Northamptonshire, central England.Highlight

Kirby Hall

House & garden near Seaton

Spectacular half-ruined Elizabethan house and gardens.

7.8 km SW

Photo of Normanton Church, a landmark near Edith Weston, Rutland, central England.Highlight

Normanton Church

Landmark near Edith Weston

Rutland Water's iconic half-drowned church, saved on a raised embankment and reached by causeway; a museum inside.

8.9 km NW

Photo of Wing Maze, a landmark in Rutland, central England.Highlight

Wing Maze

Landmark near Wing

A rare circular turf labyrinth on Wing's green, 40 feet across and thought to be medieval in origin.

9.5 km NW