The Top 20 Attractions around Harborough
There are plenty of places to see and visit around Harborough. Whether you love hiking or cycling, Harborough is a region where 20
hidden gems are waiting to be explored and visited. Check the top places to visit in the region and plan your next adventure today.
hidden gems are waiting to be explored and visited. Check the top places to visit in the region and plan your next adventure today.
Last updated: November 19, 2025
Foxton Locks
Highlight • Monument
Things to do
Foxton Locks sits in 34 acres of natural green spaces which make is great for nature spotting. Look out for herons, swans, swallows and kingfishers. Also located …
Foxton Locks sits in 34 acres of natural green spaces which make is great for nature spotting. Look out for herons, swans, swallows and kingfishers. Also located …
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Gilmorton Post Office, General Store and Delicatessen
Highlight • Cafe
Great cafe and good Jelly babies. Best of all are the pork cobs that they do on a friday morning.
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Sludge Hall Hill
Highlight • Climb
On the wonderfully named "Sludge Hall Hill", you will gain around 50m of elevation over an average gradient of around 7%. (Sludge Hall itself, despite the name is a rather lovely, private country house).
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Twyford Viaduct (John O’ Gaunt)
Highlight (Segment) • Monument
A piece of railway history to gaze upon as you steam past, footpaths and other roads surrounding if you want to further explore the old viaduct.
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Goadby Road Gravel Track
Highlight • Cycleway
Great gravel road, feels likely you're fully in the middle of nowhere!
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Church of All Saints, Peatling Magna
Highlight • Historical Site
Peatling Magna, formerly known as "Great Petlyng" and later as "Great Peatling," is a village in the Harborough district of south Leicestershire.
The village's notable landmark is the Church of …
The village's notable landmark is the Church of …
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Gumley Road Gated Section and War Memorial
Highlight (Segment) • Monument
A very English stretch of road!
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Foxton Road Swing Bridge
Highlight • Bridge
Foxton road swing bridge is the very first navigational feature tourists trying their hand at narrow boating will encounter on leaving Market Harborough marina.
It is a piece of road …
It is a piece of road …
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Saint Helen's Church and Gumley Hall Clock Tower
Highlight • Monument
Gumley is a quaint village featuring the historic Saint Helen's Church, a Grade II listed building. The village is also notable for Gumley Hall, a historic estate with a tall clock tower, adding character to this rural village.
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Launde Abbey
Highlight • Historical Site
Countryside Christian retreat on the site of an old abbey. Very picturesque.
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