Daventry is located about 12 miles from Northampton, at the heart of England. It is just six miles from junction 16 of the M1 and also gives easy access to the A5, A14, M45, M6 and A1. It is a market town and the market is held in the High Street every Tuesday and Friday. Remains of an Iron Age hill fort have been found at Borough Hill which overlooks the town. Evidence of Roman buildings has also been found at this site. The town of Daventry itself dates back to Anglo Saxon times in 920AD. Shakespeare refers in 'King Henry IV part one' to 'the red nosed innkeeper of daintree'. Daintree being the old name for the town, derived from the towns history where Danish settlers planted an oak tree on Borough Hill to mark the centre of England. For many years the town was on the main coach road from London to Holyhead and the town thrived as a coaching town. Visitors can still drink at one of the three surviving coaching inns, The Dun Cow, The Saracen's Head and The Coach and Horses'. Visitors to Daventry can explore the surrounding countryside on foot, horseback or by bicycle. Also on offer is sailing or a gentle canal cruise.
Attraction
Canons Ashby
Daventry Country Park
Windmill Vineyard
Caravan Park
Council
Dentist
Ashby Fields Dental Centre
Daventry Dental Care
Doctor
Abbey House Medical Practice
Danetre Medical Practice
Monksfield Surgery
Farmers Market
Golf Club
Market
Daventry Country Market
Daventry Farmers Market
Daventry High Street Market
Performing Arts
Loveballet
The Sky High Theatre Co
Pub and Bar
George Inn
Jessons Well Sports Bar
Old Plough Inn
Royal Oak
The Olde Coach House
Wheatsheaf Inn
Windmill at Badby
Restaurant
Canal Side Resturant
Englands Rose
Papadoms Restaurant
Red Lion
Royal Oak
Shahi
Water Margin
Wheatsheaf Inn
Windmill at Badby
Woodford Dynasty
School
Daventry Grange Junior School
Loveballet
The Sky High Theatre Co
Solicitor
Temple & CoTaxi
Carols Cabs
County Cabs
Ethos Private Hire Ltd
Executive Cars
Link Hire
Silvercabs
T Taxis
Tony's Taxi
Vet
Sports Clubs
Boddington Cricket Club (Cricket)
Daventry (Men's Hockey)
Daventry (Women's Hockey)
Daventry Judo Club (Martial Arts)
Daventry RFC (Rugby Union)
Long Buckby (Women's Hockey)
Rugby & Daventry Sailing Club (Sailing)
Shops
Daventry
Dennetts Flower Shop
Boots
Wood Farm Nurseries
P J Pets
Brunos Pet Store
Anstee & Propter
Faulkners Footwear
Quinns
J D Sports
Evergreen Gallery
Leo's Pet Shop
Pets At Home
Goodys Cake Company
Claws Nail & Beauty Salon
Skylark Farm Shop
C2 Hairdressing
Shop For Brides
Places to Stay near Daventry
Drayton Lodge (1.30 miles)
Drayton Lodge is a secluded Farmhouse Bed & Breakfast set 1 mile from the centre of Daventry in beautiful rolling countryside. All rooms are ensuite with Wi Fi Connections, colour ... More
Staverton Park Hotel (2.20 miles)
Easily accessible from the M1, M6, M40, and Birmingham Airport, the hotel is one of the Midlands’ top locations and presents itself as the ideal venue for training and conferences. Set in ... More
Fawsley Hall (2.65 miles)
So sang Noel Coward and without doubt Fawsley Hall could have been his inspiration.
Now a hotel, surrounded by rolling parkland, this magnificent Tudor Manor House, with ... More | visit website
Braunston Mill Country Retreats (3.02 miles)
Welcome to Braunston Mill & Mill Cottage.Why book a room when you can have the whole building!In the Heart of England stands Braunston Mill along with Mill Cottage. Situated in ... More
Olde Coach House Inn (3.27 miles)
The Granary Hotel (3.78 miles)
Premier Inn Daventry (4.13 miles)
Globe Hotel (4.14 miles)
The Globe Hotel is a 19th Century Coaching Inn with 18 en-suite bedrooms, a public bar and restaurant The Globe Hotel is privately owned and operated and its location & informality ... More
Murcott Mill Farmhouse (4.25 miles)
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