DAY TRIPS

Due to its location in central England, Kingfisher Cottage is the ideal jumping off point for any number of day trip destinations. Following is a list of some options with approximate distances/drive times.

Derbyshire Dales/Peak District/Pennines - hill walking etc, southern end 40'/1h or less;
Peterborough - Cathedral etc 48'/1h (combine with Stamford recommended);
Warwick - Castle etc, Kenilworth - Castle etc, and Royal Leamington Spa
all approx 40'/50m;
Stratford-upon-Avon - Shakespeare Memorial Theatre etc 50'/1h;
Broadway - Picturesque old town popular with American tourists 70'/1h20m;
Cambridge - Colleges etc 80'/1h30m;
Worcester - Cathedral etc 81'/1h30m;
Tewkesbury - Charming old riverside town 85'/1h35m;
Oxford - Colleges etc 88'/1h40m;
Ely - Cathedral etc 90'/1h40m;
Gloucester - Cathedral, old port 90'/1h40m;
York - Minster etc, then on to Yorkshire Wolds 100'/2h
Mid-Wales - 105'/2h;
Central London - 112'/2h;
Windsor - Castle etc 112'/2h;
Ripon - for Yorkshire Dales 113/2h
Norwich - Cathedral etc 124'/2h15m
Bristol - Revitalised former port area, SS GREAT BRITAIN, Clifton Gorge and Suspension Bridge 129'/2h;
Kendal - Lake District 160'/2h45.