Stop for a leg stretch near Towcester?

[AnythingNotEverything]

Hello MNers.

We're driving from Yorkshire to Berkshire tomorrow and think the bump will need a break from the car.

I've looked at a map, and Towcester looks about 2/3 of the way. Is it a good place to stop?

We're leaving the M1 at the A43 (I think!) and want somewhere with cafes and a few shops to mooch around. Don't expect to be out of the car more than an hour or so.

Any thoughts/suggestions/ideas?

TIA!

If you leave the m1 at junction 13 you could head to Newport Pagnell, it's quite nice. You could get back on the m1 after or follow the Newport Pagnell rd to Northampton and join the a43 there.

Ah I know the services at Newport Pagnell. Will investigate. Thanks!

I'll be watching with interest. I'm making a very similar journey soon and wondered if there was anything at or near Towcester that was worth stopping for

Towcester is a market down though so you should find plenty of little cares and shops to mooch in.

Town not down.

Cafes not cares ffs

It's the junction before the services

Towcester is a little town, not much to look at - couple of cafes and a Waitrose etc. There is a little garden centre just off the roundabout on the A43 called Bell PLantation, good for a little mooch around, cafe and a couple of little shops.