Visit Kettering Places

Welcome to Visit Kettering Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Kettering

  

Kettering Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Kettering

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Kettering economy & business

Regeneration

In March 2007, a project was revealed to refurbish and bring new leisure and shopping to the town centre. Water features, public art, sculptures, street furniture, trees, plants and pavement lighting scheme were revealed.

You can visit Kettering places with Walkfo Kettering to hear history at Kettering’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Kettering has 22 places to visit in our interactive Kettering map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Kettering, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Kettering places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Kettering & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 22 audio facts unique to Kettering places in an interactive Kettering map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Kettering Places Map
22 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Kettering tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Kettering

  

Best Kettering places to visit

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Kettering has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Kettering’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Kettering’s information audio spots:

St Mary’s Hospital, Kettering St Mary’s Hospital is a health facility on London Road in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. It is managed by Northantshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Kettering Borough Council Kettering Borough Council was established in 1973, as part of reforms marked by the Local Government Act 1972. The authority was succeeded on 1 April 2021 by the new unitary North Northamptonshire Council.

Barton Hall Hotel, Barton Seagrave Barton Hall Hotel in Barton Seagrave near Kettering is listed on the English Heritage Register. It was built in 1550 and was the home of many notable residents over the next five centuries. Today it is a hotel which provides accommodation, restaurant facilities and caters for special events.

Clown Coaster Clown Coaster is a children’s steel coaster that opened at Wicksteed Park in Kettering, Northamptonshire, in October 2011. It previously operated in the Beaver Creek section of Pleasure Beach Blackpool from 1995 to 2008 as Circus Clown. The theming of the ride was a ride through a circus with Morgan the Clown.

SATRA SATRA Technology Centre employs over 180 scientific, technical and support staff across two sites in the UK and China. Founded as the British Boot, Shoe and Allied Trades Research Association in 1919. SATRA is a Notified Body for EU Directives on personal protective equipment, toys and construction products.

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