Market Harborough

Understand

Market Harborough used to be a centre for fox hunting. The district simply called Harborough includes the smaller town of Lutterworth and a number of other villages.

1 Market Harborough Tourist Information Centre, Council Offices, Adam and Eve Street, LE16 7AG, ☏ +44 1858 821270. (updated May 2020)

Getting there

Market Harborough is on the A6 in between Leicester and Rothwell, west of Kettering (though its been bypassed), the A427 from Corby, the A508 from Northampton and the A4304 from Lutterworth.

1 Market Harborough railway station, St Marys Road, LE16 7DT. It's on the Midland Main Line. (updated May 2020)

Getting around

2 A 2 B Taxis, 4 Roundhill Cl, LE16 8FZ, ☏ +44 1858 466770. (updated May 2020)

See

1 Harborough Museum, The Symington Building, Adam and Eve Street, LE16 7LT, ☏ +44 116 305-3627. Tu-F 10AM-6PM, Sa 10AM-4PM. free. (updated May 2020) 2 Market Harborough Library, The Symington Building, Adam and Eve Street, LE16 7LT, ☏ +44 116 305-3627. Tu-F 10AM-6PM, Sa 10AM-4PM. (updated May 2020) 3 Foxton Canal Museum, Gumley Road, Foxton LE16 7RA, ☏ +44 116 279-2657. May-Oct: Sa Su 11AM-5PM. 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. So in 1898 they added the remarkable inclined plane: boats entered great caissons on wheels, which ran on rails up and down the slope. They were nicely in time for the railways to render the whole operation uneconomic. Adult £3, child free. (updated Jun 2021)

Do

1 Hammond Arboretum (The Hammond Arboretum), Burnmill Road, E16 7AD. (updated May 2020) 2 Welland Park, Welland Park Road, LE19 9DN. The largest park in Market Harborough with a number of amenities. (updated May 2020) 3 Symingtons Recreation Ground, 75 St Mary's Road, LE16 7DS. (updated May 2020)

Buy

1 Sainsbury's, St Mary's Place, LE16 7DR, ☏ +44 1858 461724. M-Sa 8AM-10PM, Su 10AM-4PM. (updated May 2020)

Eat

1 Abbey Cottage, The Old Fire Station, 10 Abbey Street, LE16 9AA, ☏ +44 1858 468328. M closed, Tu-Th noon-2PM and 5PM-11PM, F Sa noon-2PM and 5PM-11:30PM, Su noon-2PM and 5PM-10:30PM. (updated May 2020)

Drink & nightlife

1 The Settling Rooms, Springfield Retail Park, LE16 8BD, ☏ +44 1858 469567. 10:00-14:00. (updated May 2020)

Sleep

The Three Swans Hotel, 21 High Street, LE16 7NJ, ☏ +44 1858 466644, [email protected]. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. (updated May 2020)