Retirement homes in Northamptonshire

Retire to Northamptonshire

Retirement living in Northamptonshire

Explore an area full of nature and wildlife

From sleepy rural villages to bustling market towns, the scenic countryside of Northamptonshire is an ideal setting for an active and fulfilling retirement. Our retirement properties in Northamptonshire allow you to enjoy your golden years with all the amenities you require on the doorstep, while also keeping all the sights and attractions close by.

McCarthy Stone Developments in Northamptonshire

Attractions

Whether you're looking for stately manors or humbling battlefields, there's plenty of history to uncover around Northamptonshire. For example, you can wander through an Elizabethan prodigy house at Kirby Hall, which was once owned by the Lord Chancellor to Elizabeth. Alternatively, you can visit the 900-year-old Norman Church of St Peter in Northampton, or stand on the ground where the Civil War was won at the battlefield in Naseby.

There are prehistoric fossils and Iron-Age tools at the Wellingborough Museum, the largest collection of historical footwear in the world at the Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, or you can see first-hand the history of Britain's inland waterways at The Canal Museum in Stoke Bruerne.

Surrounding areas

Whether it's challenging hikes or scenic bike rides you’re looking for, there are plenty of places around Northamptonshire to help you keep up an active retirement.

You can raft, kayak and canoe at the Nene Whitewater Centre, catch fish across three different lakes at Waterloo Cottage Farm in Great Oxendon, or explore countless miles of scenic paths and trails across a range of country parks and nature reserves.

If you'd like to live in a well-connected county in the middle of the country and be surrounded by historic sites and beautiful countryside, see if one of our retirement properties in Northamptonshire would be a good fit.