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About the area
For a small compact village, Roade has a good range of facilities and amenities. As well as a post office and general stores, there is a thriving village pub, a community centre, sports clubs, an attractive church dating from the 12th Century, and excellent schools for all ages.
Grafton Gate will offer residents the best of both worlds, a friendly village location within easy reach of the shops, restaurants, bars and theatres of Northampton and Milton Keynes.
You can enjoy picturesque waterside walks in nearby Stoke Bruerne and Salcey Forest offers tree top walks, three walking trails and a 5 mile family cycle route.
Shops
Roade offers a post office and a well stocked general stores to fully cater for your everyday essentials. What's more a local Tesco is less than 4 miles for Grafton Gate so there really is everything you need within easy reach.
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Tesco Stores Limited, Butts Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 0UE
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3.1 miles
Education
Roade itself has several schools, including Roade Secondary School, which is one of two Sports Colleges in Northamptonshire.
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Roade Primary School, Hartwell Road, Roade, Northamptonshire, NN7 2NT
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0.5 miles
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Roade School Sports College, Stratford Road, Roade, Northamptonshire, NN7 2LP
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0.7 miles
(Sorry, but we cannot guarantee that the schools listed are within the catchment
area or have available places; or that this is a complete list of all schools in
the local area.)
Transport
Its location in the village of Roade will serve commuters well as Northampton is just six miles away, with a train station providing direct routes to Milton Keynes in 15 minutes and London and Birmingham in under an hour.
Roade village is located on the A508 2 miles south of junction 15 of the M1 motorway.
Leisure
Northampton and its surrounding offers multi screen cinemas, 10 pin bowling alley, restaurants, bars and nightclubs.
For the fitness fans you will find gyms and healthclubs including a womens only gym.
For the spectator, you can visit Franklins Gardens to watch Northampton Saints play premiership rugby, Sixfields, the home of Northampton Town Football Club, and the County Ground where Northamptonshire County Cricket Club play home matches.