Market Harborough

Worth seeing in and around Market Harborough

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Foxton Locks

   Foxton Locks are ten canal locks consisting of two "staircases" each of five locks, located on the Leicester line of the Grand Union Canal about 3 miles west of the Leicestershire town of Market Harborough. They are named after the nearby village of Foxton.

   4.9 km · canal locks in Foxton, Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Church of St Dionysius

   St Dionysius' Church, Market Harborough is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Market Harborough, Leicestershire.

   100 m · church in Harborough, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Church of St John the Baptist

   St John the Baptist's Church is an Anglican church, the parish church of East Farndon, Northamptonshire. It is a Grade I listed building and stands in the centre of the village of East Farndon.

   3 km · Grade I listed church in East Farndon, Northamptonshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Church of St Nicholas

   St Nicholas's Church is an Anglican church and the parish church of Marston Trussell in Northamptonshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building and stands on the south side of Lubenham Road at the eastern edge of the village.

   4.2 km · Grade I listed church in Marston Trussell, Northamptonshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Church of St Helen

   St Helen's Church is an Anglican Church and the parish church of Oxendon. It is a Grade II* listed building and stands on the west side of Harborough Road, to the north of the village of Great Oxendon.

   3.2 km · church in Great Oxendon, Northamptonshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Harborough Museum

   Harborough Museum was opened in 1983 in the former R & W H Symington corset factory that also houses the Harborough District Council offices in the historic market town of Market Harborough. It is run by a partnership between Leicestershire County Council, Harborough District Council and Market Harborough Historical Society.

   100 m · museum in Leicestershire, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   The Tower House, Lubenham

   The Tower House, formerly known as The Cottage or Lubenham Cottage is a Grade II listed Georgian house in Lubenham, Leicestershire, England. It is situated to the north of the churchyard on Rushes Lane.

   2.9 km · grade II listed building in Lubenham, Harborough, Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Brooke House Football Football Academy

   The Brooke House College Football Academy is an association football academy in Market Harborough. Harborough Town Football Club is used for training and home matches, whilst Northampton House is home to the manager’s office and college’s fitness centre.

   1.4 km · association football academy in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England · Wikipedia
9. 09
   St Mary in Arden Church

   St Mary in Arden Church is a ruined church on Bowden Road in Market Harborough, England. Although it was established before the 13th century, the Grade II listed remains are part of the later 17th-century church built on the same site.

   700 m · church in Harborough, Leicestershire, England,UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Market Harborough Town Hall

    Market Harborough Town Hall is an historic building in the High Street in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England. The building, which originally contained assembly rooms on the upper floors that have subsequently been converted for commercial use, is a Grade II listed building.

    200 m · building in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Harborough Museum

   The Symington Building, Adam and Eve Street, LE16 7LT,.

2. 02
   Market Harborough Library

   The Symington Building, Adam and Eve Street, LE16 7LT,.

3. 03
   Foxton Canal Museum

   The Leicester arm of the Grand Union Canal, opened in 1812, had two flights of five locks at Foxton, causing great congestion of boat traffic.

From Wikivoyage: Market Harborough, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   Hammond Arboretum
2. 02
   Welland Park

   The largest park in Market Harborough with a number of amenities.

3. 03
   Symingtons Recreation Ground

   75 St Mary's Road, LE16 7DS.

From Wikivoyage: Market Harborough, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

1. 01
   Abbey Cottage

   The Old Fire Station, 10 Abbey Street, LE16 9AA,.

From Wikivoyage: Market Harborough, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Market Harborough

Airports

East Midlands (EMA), 48 km · Birmingham (BHX), 56 km · London Luton (LTN), 77 km

Stations

Market Harborough railway station, 800 m · Clipston and Oxendon railway station, 4.8 km

• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Market Harborough

  55 km · quickest by road, 1h 35m · £6–8
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Market Harborough

  66 km · quickest by road, 1h 30m · £8–10
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• Luton, Luton → Market Harborough

  75 km · quickest by road, 1h 47m · £8–10
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