3 Best Parks in Northampton, UK

We visited Brixworth Country Park on a Saturday morning. We arrived at about 9am and had no trouble finding a parking space. The view from the car park over Pitsford Water is amazing. The aim of our visit was to walk around the reservoir. We timed it a little wrong as there was a park run just starting so for the first part of the walk we were surrounded by runners but after reaching their turning point at 2.5KM we were on our own. It was so peaceful and the scenery was stunning. It is a lovely walk with a mix of waterside and woodland paths which are all accessible for pushchairs and wheelchairs. We enjoyed listening to the birds singing and watching the boats and paddle boards on the water. After our walk we headed to the cafe and had a delicious sausage roll and a lovely coffee. The facilities are really good, toilets are clean and lots of choice of food and drinks in the cafe. The parking charge was reasonable and anpr cameras make the process really easy. I would recommend to arrive early, especially when the weather is good or during school holidays as I would imagine it gets very busy.

Managed to spend an hour wandering around this place, being 1 hour early after travelling 3+hrs for a meeting. Nice place to stretch the legs. Good facilities, cafe and public toilets. Great signposting all around. Most paths were fully accessible to all, although with some hilly parts. Kids play park looked good and well maintained. Impressed with the dedicated cycle routes along with clear signage when they interact with walking pathways. Shame I don't live nearby to revisit and explore properly.

This park is lovely. We started our walk at the cafe end and walked about 2 miles along the dam by the reservoir. The swans and ducks seemed to be having a good time. The reservoir walk is lovely. Different scenery as you walk round, and lots of benches to sit on, watching the butterflys and the sale boarders on the water. Really restful. Well worth a visit.

A fantastic place for a nice day out. If the weather is good you can picnic (with your dog off the lead too!) on the well maintained grass areas or in some shaded woodland. The parking is free and quite easy. There is a walled garden (dogs on leads) and there is a lake where people fish (with a permit) and dogs can jump in and out of the water easily. The cafe is nice and we enjoyed bacon and brie toasties. Dogs are not allowed inside the cafe but there are tables outsidr which are nice.

I always enjoy Delapre Abbey! They're good at opening up further spaces for parking which is always good when its busy! They also have their cafe and food truck there to get a quick snack! If you're looking to walk there, there are plenty of entry points around it from different parts too.

Lovely place, suitable for whole family, great cafe, wide selection of cakes and ice creams, free parking, wonderful grounds to explore, including walled garden. Highly recommended.