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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 west of Market
Harborough.
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. About 2 miles west of Market Harborough.www.foxtonboats.co.uk.
Rothwell Arts and Heritage Centre, 14/16 Bridge Street, Rothwell,
Northants, NN14 6JW. Tel: 01536 711550. Local artists from Rothwell,
Kettering and other surrounding towns and villages display a
wide range of water colour, oil, pastel, mixed media, ceramics
and craft work in the first floor galleries. www.rothwellartsandheritagecentre.org.uk.
About 5 miles south east of Market Harborough.
STANFORD HALL, Lutterworth,
Leicestershire, LE17 6DH. Tel: 01788 860250. Stanford Hall, built
in the 1690s for Sir Roger Cave, is still home to his descendants
and is one of the most exquisite examples of the architecture
of the period. www.stanfordhall.co.uk. About 9 miles south west
of Market Harborough.
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