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Recommended Towns & Villages near Market Harborough

Foxton Locks, looking down into the basin, Near Market Harborough

Foxton (21 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Leicestershire (3.0 miles, 4.8 km, direction NW)

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Squires hill just off the High street, Rothwell, Northamptonshire

Rothwell (15 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northamptonshire (6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction SE)

Interesting market town, with a long history, its market charter was granted in 1204...

A picture of Hallaton

Hallaton (18 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction NE)

Easter Monday sees the villages of Hallaton and Medbourne engaged in a riotous 'bottle kicking' contest which is said to have pagan origins...

Sunset from Storefield Farm looking toward Rushton

Rushton (13 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (7.1 miles, 11.3 km, direction E)

The picturesque village of Rushton set between Desborough and Rothwell is famous for the Rushton Triangular Lodge built in 1593 by Roman Catholic Sir Thomas Tresham to symbolise the Holy Trinity...

Guilsborough

Guilsborough (4 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction SW)

Hidden amongst leafy lanes and glorious poppy fields of the undulating Northamptonshire countryside, lies the peaceful village of Guilsborough...

A picture of Stanford on Avon

Stanford on Avon (9 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (10.3 miles, 16.5 km, direction SW)

Picturesque village straddling the banks of the River Avon...

Tilton on the Hill

Tilton on the Hill (4 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction N)

This is a quiet rural village situated in one of the highest parts of the rolling Leicestershire countryside...

St John the Baptist, Bisbrooke

Bisbrooke (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Rutland (12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction NE)

Bisbrooke lies amidst a landscape of gentle hills dotted with rolling farmlands, rivers, reservoirs and woodland...

Guildhall Lane, with the Guildhall and the Cathedral, Leicester.

Leicester (362 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Leicestershire (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction NW)

Leicester is famed amongst other things for its fine parish church which was raised to Cathedral status in 1927...

Church Street Oakham

Oakham (86 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction NE)

For centuries the countryside around Oakham has echoed to the sound of hunting horns, for the vales and rolling farmland surrounding this sedate market town, have been the stamping ground for the counties hunting fraternity...

Headmasters House, Rugby School

Rugby (86 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction SW)

This town is the home of Rugby public school, the place where William Webb Ellis carried the ball instead of kicking it, and thus, in 1823 the game of Rugby football was born...

Northampton, Northamptonshire

Northampton (161 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northamptonshire (16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction S)

The landscape of Northampton is dotted with reminders of its illustrious history. Despite the great fire of 1675 when much of Northampton was destroyed, it was rebuilt in such a.....

Edith Weston

Edith Weston (13 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction NE)

The village lies on the southern shores of Rutland Water, one of Europe's largest man-made reservoirs, and England's premier fly fishing waters...

Normanton

Normanton (29 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (17.1 miles, 27.6 km, direction NE)

Normanton lies in a landscape of rolling farmlands, broken only by rivers and patches of woodland. It is a tranquil place, with the waters offering scope for sailing and other water-sports, bird-watching, fishing, and cycling...

Groby Road, Anstey, Leicester

Anstey (5 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction NW)

One of the most attractive features of Anstey is the famous 14th century five arched pack-horse bridge crossing the River Wreake...

Taken in the Hall Yard Park looking towards St Simon & St Judes Parish Church, Earl Shilton

Earl Shilton (1 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (18.1 miles, 29.2 km, direction W)

Earl Shilton is one of the largest villages in the County of Leicestershire. It occupies a rich rural landscape between the town of Hinckley and the City of Leicester...

Toft in Autumn

Dunchurch (69 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction SW)

Dunchurch is located south of Rugby and just a short distance from the pleasures of the Oxford Canal. It was once famous as a stopping point for the coach travellers of the 18th century...

Rothley Railway Station

Rothley (12 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (18.5 miles, 29.7 km, direction NW)

Rothley is a delightful village with two village greens, one is flanked by some of the country's finest timber framed houses. The village shows a graceful selection of architecture including pretty Cruck Cottages...

Apethorpe, Northamptonshire, one May day in 2005

Apethorpe (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (18.9 miles, 30.4 km, direction E)

Apethorpe is a small, picturesque, East Northamptonshire village, a mile and a half from Kings Cliffe. St Leonard is an attractive looking church in a nice setting. Trees.....

The view from Burrough Hill

Melton Mowbray (25 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Leicestershire (20.1 miles, 32.4 km, direction N)

An historic market town famous for its Pork packed pies and Stilton cheeses, both are savoured all over Britain and in many other countries...

Recommended attractions near Market Harborough

Foxton Locks, Near Market Harborough, 'Narrow Boat coming down'

Foxton Locks (37 Pictures)

(3.1 miles, 4.9 km, direction NW)

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Rushton Triangular Lodge, Northamptonshire

Rushton Triangular Lodge (9 Pictures)

(6.7 miles, 10.7 km, direction E)

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Rockingham Castle Gardens, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle Gardens (3 Pictures)

(8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction E)

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View from Rockingham Castle, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle (7 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction E)

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Stanford Hall near Lutterworth, Leicestershire

Stanford Hall (6 Pictures)

(10.3 miles, 16.5 km, direction SW)

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Coton Manor Wildlife Garden

Coton Manor Wildlife Garden (22 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction SW)

"This is a beautifully maintained garden of exceptional charm...there is something for everyone here. This garden could not fail.....

Tree in the park

Wicksteed Park (8 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction SE)

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Kirby Hall

Kirby Hall (30 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction E)

Looking around the romantic ruin of Kirby Hall it is easy to imagine the splendour of an age when romance was all, and great.....

Deene Park, Corby, Northamptonshire

Deene Park (5 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.3 km, direction E)

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Althorp House near Northampton, Northamptonshire

Althorp (6 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.6 km, direction S)

Althorp (said Althrup) has been in the Spencer family since 1508. It has undergone many major changes over the generations and.....

Leicester Cathedral, Leicester

Leicester Cathedral (16 Pictures)

(14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction NW)

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Jewry Wall, A small piece of the Roman Wall still remains in Leicester City Centre.

The Jewry Wall Museum (15 Pictures)

(14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction NW)

This is Leicester's leading Museum of Archaeology, showing an extensive range Roman finds as well as other unique historic relics.....

Rutland Water

Rutland Water (128 Pictures)

(15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction NE)

Rutland Water is the largest reservoir in England (by surface area) and one of the largest artificial lakes in Europe. Its.....

Lyveden New Bield

Lyveden New Bield (33 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction E)

This magnificent ruin is a rare romantic survival from the great Elizabethan period. The landscape on which the relic of this.....

The Museum, Abington Park, Northampton

Abington Park Museum (10 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.8 km, direction S)

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A picture of Watermead Country Park

Watermead Country Park (174 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.5 km, direction NW)

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Billing Aquadrome in Great Billing, Northamptonshire

Billing Aquadrome (2 Pictures)

(16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction S)

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Castle Ashby House, Northamptonshire

Castle Ashby House (4 Pictures)

(18.9 miles, 30.5 km, direction SE)

The magnificent building of Castle Ashby House is guarded by a pair of splendid 18th-century wrought iron gates. The castle was.....

Bradgate Park, Leicester, leicestershire

Bradgate Park (257 Pictures)

(19.1 miles, 30.8 km, direction NW)

Comprising of 850 acres of land with roaming deer, Bradgate Park is Leicestershire's largest and most popular country.....

Old John, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire

Old John Tower (10 Pictures)

(19.9 miles, 32.0 km, direction NW)

Standing on a hill overlooking Bradgate Park, Old John Tower folly.....


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