Why visit Roade
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 6 parks and trails, 10 places to eat, 4 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Blisworth Arch, Canal Museum, Stoke Bruerne, The Canal Museum and Grafton Regis Meadow.
Weather in Roade
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About Roade
Roade is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England.
From the Wikipedia article Roade (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Blisworth Arch
Bridge · 2.3 mi
Railway bridge in Blisworth, South Northamptonshire, England, UK
Museums and landmarks3
Canal Museum, Stoke Bruerne
Museum · 1.3 mi
Museum in Northamptonshire, England, UK
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
Grafton Regis Meadow
Park · 3.2 mi
Nature reserve in the United Kingdom
Stoke Bruerne Brick Pits
Park · 1.5 mi
Nature reserve in the United Kingdom
Restaurants and cafes10
Notable people from Roade
- Glenys Kinnock, Baroness Kinnock of HolyheadBritish politician (1944–2023)
Born in Roade, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay4
Churches and places of worship7
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries5
Healthcare1
Map of Roade
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Getting there and nearby towns
Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 11 miles away.
- Hartwell 2 mi southeast, about 3 min by car
- Blisworth 2 mi northwest, about 4 min by car
- Hackleton 4 mi northeast, about 6 min by car
- Potterspury 5 mi south, about 8 min by car
- Northampton 6 mi north, about 10 min by car
- Kislingbury 6 mi northwest, about 10 min by car
- Silverstone 7 mi southwest, about 11 min by car
- Harpole 7 mi northwest, about 11 min by car
- Nether Heyford 7 mi northwest, about 12 min by car
- Cogenhoe 7 mi northeast, about 12 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Memorial Green, Roade, Cj1340 at en.wikipedia, Public domain
- Stephenson Bridge Blisworth England, Cj1340 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Grafton Regis Meadow, Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Church of St Peter and St Paul, Preston Deanery 12, Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stoke Bruerne Brick Pits 1, Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Boat Inn - panoramio, Simon Costello, CC BY 3.0
- Canal Museum, Stoke Bruerne, Murgatroyd49, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Navigation public house, Stoke Bruerne, John Maris, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Street-level photo, tallguy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, photomaps, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, photomaps, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, tallguy, CC BY-SA 4.0
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