Villas in Brackley

Brackley suits Silverstone race-goers and touring couples wanting a Northamptonshire market town with a Friday market. Most homes are small, with the odd one big enough for a group. The town has no railway station, so you will rely on a car.

Where

Villas: 6

About Brackley

Brackley is a Northamptonshire market town, with about 16,000 people in the parish, on the borders with Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, and it grew on the wool and lace trades. The centre is older than the new estates that have spread around it since 1990. The Town Hall was built in 1706, and the Market Place and Bridge Street keep early 18th-century houses and inns, mostly brick and some in a red and blue chequer. The chapel of Magdalen College School is described as the oldest building in Britain in continuous school use. The Mercedes Formula 1 team is based in the town. The homes are spread around Brackley, some in the countryside outside it.

Is Brackley right for you?

Best for: Silverstone weekends and touring the Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire borders
Not for you if: You want to arrive by train or stay somewhere with a seafront or hills.

Near Brackley

Silverstone
Brackley lies near Silverstone Circuit; the drive from Silverstone takes around ten minutes, and a bus runs too.
Banbury
A town about 9 miles west-north-west of Brackley; its station, about 8 miles away, is one of the two nearest.

Getting to Brackley

Birmingham Airport is about 50 minutes' drive away. The nearest railway stations are Kings Sutton, about 6 miles away, and Banbury, about 8. Buses run to Silverstone, Banbury, Buckingham, Bicester and Northampton, but a car is the practical choice.

When to go to Brackley

Friday is market day, and a farmers' market takes over on the third Saturday morning of each month. Silverstone Circuit is close by, so race fans can time a stay around a meeting; the drive over from Silverstone takes around ten minutes.