To the west of the village is a monument to the battle, erected in 1823 by Lord and Lady Fitzgerald of the Manor of Naseby, on the site of an old burnt-down windmill. At the bottom of the lane leading down from the Fitzgerald Obelisk is the shaft of the old market cross, erected in the village centre in 1203.
Up another rise is the thatched Cannon Cottage, made with thick mud walls during the 17th century. It somehow survived the wholesale demolition of the village's old houses in the 1870s. Lord Clifden, the local landowner, wanted to replace all the dwellings with red-brick detached and terraced housing in the High Victorian style.
A little further on is the museum, the brainchild of Mr Eric Westaway and his wife, which explains the implications of the battle. On display are cannonballs, musket and pistol shot, swords, tunic buttons, flintlocks, and spurs, all found on the battlefield. The commentary explains the model layouts of the battle, which are a good preparation for the return to the battleground at the end of the walk.
The route goes back through the village, passing a war memorial copied from one of the lions around the base of Nelson's Column, to the 13th-century Church of All Saints.
An interesting curiosity is the huge hollow cup ball in the west end of the north aisle, which was brought back from France by Admiral Sir George Broke-Middleton after the Battle of Boulogne Harbour in 1544. Its purpose is uncertain; however, it is recorded as being capable of holding 60 gallons of ale at any one time! It previously sat on top of the church steeple and was known as The Old Man of Naseby.
A huge table in the north aisle is known as Cromwell's Table. The story is that some of King Charles's lifeguards were surprised by Cromwell's men as they sat enjoying a drink at this table in a local hostelry.
The walk ends with a poignant view of the battlefield. With the help of the information board at the base of the monument, it is easy to recall the battle plans from the museum and envisage the armies, more than 20,000 strong, stretching out from where you stand right over to Dust Hill on the horizon.
