Irthlingborough is a small town offering many amenities to include shops, cafe's, restaurants, schooling, doctors and country walks situated on the edge of the town. The new Rushden Lakes development is 10 minutes drive offering many recreational facilities and shops and restaurants, along with river walks. Wellingborough train station is approximately 15 minutes drive giving access to London St Pancras in under an hour. The major road network links of the A6, A45 leading to the M1 are also close by.