Saracens Head Towcester By Greene King I

The hotel is situated on Roman Watling Street, making it ideally placed for a day at Towcester Racecourse, which is generally accepted as the toughest National Hunt course in Britain. Silverstone, for racing of a different kind, is just 4.8 km away. Also nearby is Stoke Bruerne, a canal village with cottages and colourful narrow boats. The bus and train stations in Northampton are only some 5 km away. The closest airports include West Midlands International (about 56 km), London Luton (71 km), Birmingham International (86 km), East Midlands (93 km), Standsted (149 km) and Ringway International (215 km). Stretching back more than four hundred years, this accommodation is featured in Charles Dickens' first novel, 'The Pickwick Papers'. The same homely comforts which were enjoyed by Charles Dickens when visiting Towcester have been restored and blended with luxuries of today. The continuing story of this accommodation proudly offers excellent standards of comfort and service to the discer...