Towcester

Towcester is a town in Northamptonshire.

Travellers should note that the town's name is pronounced "Toaster".

Northampton, 10 mi (16 km) away has the nearest rail station. Infrequent buses link to there.

52°7′52″N 0°58′2″W

Map of Towcester

• 52.13232-0.987231 St Lawrence's Church.  
• Old town hall.  
• 52.143-0.9152 Stoke Bruerne Canal Museum. and the Grand Union Canal, including Blisworth Tunnel  (updated Mar 2017)
• 52.133-0.9883 Bury Mount. remains of an earthwork motte and baileycastle.  (updated Dec 2020)
• 52.13137-0.98854 Towcester Museum, 163-165 Watling St.  (updated Dec 2020)

• Towcester racecourse has closed. It held National Hunt races (jumps, in winter) from 1928 to 2018 but then went bust, and in 2019 it was announced that it won't be re-opening.

• A Waitrose supermarket is near the town centre, Tesco and Aldi are on Watling Street at the northern edge of town.

• 52.13258-0.989061 Brave Old Oak, Watling St, NN12 6BT. Marston's pub with food. mains around £10.  (updated Dec 2020)

• 52.13339-0.990551 Saracens Head Hotel, 219 Watling St, ☏ +44 1327 350414.  
• 52.12726-1.004832 Travelodge Towcester Silverstone.  (updated Dec 2020)

• Silverstone is 4 miles south - you could walk but you probably have a car if you are going to the famous motor racing track.
• Northampton is 10 miles north.

Rugby ← Daventry ←	NW  SE	→ Milton Keynes → London
Oxford and ← Silverstone ←	SW  NE	→ Northampton and