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Foxton Locks, Market Harborough, Leicestershire. You can explore
the locks and surroundings at any time. Some of the attractions
on site have individual opening hours. Foxton Canal Museum Tel:
0116 2792 657. www.foxtonlocks.com. About 2 miles south of Kibworth
Beauchamp.
Busy canal-side boatyard
and shop, situated at the bottom of the famous flight of 10 staircase
locks, on the Grand Union Canal. Foxton Boat Services Ltd, Bottom
Lock, Foxton, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7RA. Tel:
0116 2792 285. www.foxtonboats.co.uk. About 2 miles south of
Kibworth Beauchamp.
University of Leicester Botanic Garden, Stoughton Drive South,
Oadby, Leics., LE2 2NE. Tel/fax 0116-271-2933. Entrance to the
Botanic Garden is FREE. 16 acres display an array of interesting
features, including an arboretum, a herb garden, woodland and
herbaceous borders, rock gardens, a water garden. www.le.ac.uk.
About 5 miles north west of Kibworth Beauchamp.
Leicester Racecourse Co
Ltd, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4AL. General Race day enquires: 0116
271 6515. With 30 race meetings a year, Leicester Racecourse
is one of the top courses in the UK. Leicester boast some decent
racing including the Leicestershire Stakes in April. The racecourse
is adjacent to the A6 (turn off at junction 21 of the M1) at
Oadby, two miles south of the city centre. Free parking is available.
www.leicester-racecourse.co.uk. About 5 miles north west of Kibworth
Beauchamp.
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