Guidebook for Northampton
Food Scene
The Bread & Butter Factory
62 St Giles' StPamukkale Turkish restaurant
40-54 St Giles' StThe Smoke Pit
11A The RidingsMeat, meat and more meat
Marmaris Restaurant
29 St Giles' StBBQ/ Turkish
Streetfood by F.Rocks
Street Food relaxed eatery
Yellow Bourbon Coffee Roasters
15 Angel StLes Olives
18 Sheep StTapas
Bread And Pullet
176 Wellingborough RdBritish Tapas
The Orangery
London RoadZapato Lounge
2 NewlandBrunch, lunch, dinner and drinks - bar/ cocktails; nice ambience.
Magee Street Bakery
32b Derby Rdand cafe.
The Good Loaf
1 Overstone RdDrinks & Nightlife
The Garibaldi Hotel
19-21 Bailiff Stand music venue / range of beers
The Wig & Pen
19 St Giles' Stand food.
The Pomfret Arms
10 Cotton EndOlde England
199 Kettering RdTrad pub with lots of beers, ales and fruit wines
The Picturedrome
222 Kettering Rdand music venue/ food
THE LAB
95-97 Charles StThe Lamplighter
66 Overstone RdRoadmender Northampton
1 Lady's LnThe Charles Bradlaugh
1 Earl Stand Music Venue
The Artizan
70 Artizan RdDoes great Pizza
The Mailcoach
8 DerngateSightseeing
Northampton Market
Market SquareShopping/ point of interest
Northampton Guildhall
Saint Giles' SquareInteresting Architecture
If you call them, you can book a brewery tour - it's excellent, I did one through work a while back and it was brilliant. Not sure if they only do groups or individuals. They're easily found on Google.
Phipps Northampton Brewery Company
54 Kingswell StIf you call them, you can book a brewery tour - it's excellent, I did one through work a while back and it was brilliant. Not sure if they only do groups or individuals. They're easily found on Google.
Althorp Estate
Lovely park and Abbey, has a cafe (The Orangery), walled garden, general gardens and to the back is a lake and you can walk around it.
18 locals recommend
Delapré Abbey
London RoadLovely park and Abbey, has a cafe (The Orangery), walled garden, general gardens and to the back is a lake and you can walk around it.
The Canal Museum, Stoke Bruerne
Bridge RoadParks & Nature
Castle Ashby Gardens
Coton Manor Garden
Nice place by the River Nene - being developed alongside a new University campus (opening Oct 18
Beckets Park
Bedford RoadNice place by the River Nene - being developed alongside a new University campus (opening Oct 18
Harlestone Firs Forest Walk
44 Harlestone RdPitsford Reservoir
The Racecourse
Kettering RoadAbington Park
Arts & Culture
Abington Park Museum
Park Avenue SouthAt Abington Park
78 Derngate is the only house in England designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. It is now a multi award-winning visitor attraction. Designed and remodelled by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1916, the house has been meticulously restored and opened to the public. On site: a boutique restaurant, light-filled art galleries, a stylish design shop
19 locals recommend
78 Derngate
78 Derngate78 Derngate is the only house in England designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. It is now a multi award-winning visitor attraction. Designed and remodelled by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1916, the house has been meticulously restored and opened to the public. On site: a boutique restaurant, light-filled art galleries, a stylish design shop
Shopping
Check out the National Leather Collection in the Grosvenor Centre. https://nationalleathercollection.org/visit/ Wednesdays from 10am – 4pm.
The Grosvenor Centre
2 Union StreetCheck out the National Leather Collection in the Grosvenor Centre. https://nationalleathercollection.org/visit/ Wednesdays from 10am – 4pm.
Essentials
Asda Northampton Thornton Supermarket
Thornton RoadSmall ASDA; less food, more clothes and household goods.
Morrisons
26 Victoria PromenadeAsda Kingsthorpe Supermarket
50 Harborough RdWaitrose & Partners
Harborough RoadCo-op Food - Semilong
31-33 Semilong Rd Just around the corner from my place