Oundle sunset river Nene UK

Oundle in 17 Instagram photos

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Inhabited since the iron age, a market charter signed in 972, mentioned in the Domesday book… Oundle is OLD. We didn’t realise quite how historically dense Oundle, a small town in England, was when we agreed to housesit there for five weeks in autumn, but we quickly learned the basics. xilename%

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There’s something attractive about being in a place that’s been inhabited for thousands of years, about shopping in a market that’s been running almost forever, about having coffee in a building that’s older than your country’s founding document. (Actually, that isn’t hard, New Zealand‘s Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840, that’s yesterday in historical terms.)

Plus, Oundle is pretty. Many of the buildings are now owned by Oundle School, one of the most prestigious public schools in England, and they are kept well maintained. The tranquil River Nene flows through the town, and the 40 or so surrounding villages each have their own charm.

While you check out the Oundle Instagram photos, take a listen to our housesitting podcast: hit play below or find episode 311 in iTunes, Stitcher or Soundcloud:

Stunning old buildings

The River Nene

Town centre

Outlying villages

Colour

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Linda Martin

Linda Martin is a self-confessed word geek, Spanish addict and world traveller. She and Craig have been travelling full-time since 2006, taking in parts of Europe, Asia, Australia and South America. She's currently back home in New Zealand.

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  1. Stunning photos! I haven’t heard of Oundle before but I have to admit that this place looks amazing 🙂

    1. Hi Patryk, we hadn’t either before we arrived, but yes — it was a really great place to spend a quiet couple of weeks.

  2. Kate Crawley says:

    Fantastic photos – I run a small (non commercial) community site in Oundle (encouraging people to support the community and shop locally) and wondered if you would mind me posting some of your pictures on it as they are beautiful. I will put a link to the blog on too.
    many thanks.
    It is called Connect Oundle and is on Facebook and Twitter if you want to check it out. ?

    1. Hi Kate, thanks for your message. I’ll send you an email!

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