With a riverside setting in the heart of Northamptonshire's finest countryside, the hotel is free for the under 12s and has free parking, a Courtyard Brasserie and Bar, a mini-gym and a pillow menu. The newly refurbished Holiday Inn Northampton offers well-appointed en suite accommodation at great-value rates in a convenient location. The hotel is just 2 miles (3.2 km) from the very centre of Northampton and only 5 miles (8 km) from the M1 motorway. The hotel is within a short drive of the area's many business parks, such as the Lakes, Rushmills, Brackmills, Moulton Park and Northampton Business Park. Silverstone, Santa Pod and Rockingham motor racing tracks are all within 30 minutes of the hotel. You might also visit Woburn Safari Park and Wicksteed Park (both 8 miles/13 km away), or Althorpe House (11 miles/18 km). Children under 12 years of age can stay and eat for free, when accompanied by a paying adult.