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The Short Answer Bradgate Park is Leicestershire’s largest country park, an 850-acre ancient deer park with free entry, roaming herds of red and fallow deer, the ruins linked to Lady Jane Grey and the Old John folly tower on the skyline. Entry is free, you only pay to park (around £3 to £4 a day),Continue reading "Bradgate Park: Deer, Old John & Walks (Visitor Guide)"

The Short Answer Billing Aquadrome is a 235-acre leisure and holiday park in the Nene Valley near Northampton, with lakes, a funfair, fishing, watersports, walks and plenty for families. Day visitors are welcome with a pre-booked day pass, which starts from around £5 per person plus £5 parking. Book your day pass online before youContinue reading "Billing Aquadrome: Guide to the Northampton Day Out"

The Short Answer Leicestershire packs a lot into a small county. For families, head to Twycross Zoo, the National Space Centre or Bradgate Park. For history, Bosworth Battlefield and the King Richard III story are hard to beat. For a slower pace, Foxton Locks, Rutland Water and the market town of Market Harborough do theContinue reading "Things to Do in Leicestershire: 20 Best Days Out"

The Short Answer Rockingham Castle is a Norman castle near Corby in Northamptonshire with more than 900 years of history, owned by the same family for around 450 years. It opens on selected days from May to late September, with House and Garden adult tickets at £19.25 and a family ticket at £49.90, and theContinue reading "Rockingham Castle: Visitor Guide, Tickets & Gardens"

The Short Answer Conkers is a 120-acre family attraction at the heart of the National Forest near Moira, on the Leicestershire and Derbyshire border. It mixes indoor discovery zones with woodland trails, a treetop walk, a splash park and the Conkerchoo train, so it works whatever the weather. Family tickets start at around £36 inContinue reading "Conkers, National Forest: A Family Day Out Guide"

The Short Answer Some of the best fishing near Market Harborough is closer than you think. Pitsford Reservoir offers superb trout fly fishing from around £28 a day, while day ticket coarse lakes like Waterloo Farm, Brook Meadow and Rushton hold big carp, tench, bream and more for £6 to £10. The Grand Union CanalContinue reading "Fishing Breaks Near Market Harborough: Best Lakes & Stays"

The Short Answer Foxton Locks is a flight of ten staircase locks on the Grand Union Canal, about three miles from Market Harborough and the longest, steepest staircase of its kind in Britain. It is free to walk in any day of the year, with two pubs, a cafe, a canal museum, weekend boat tripsContinue reading "Foxton Locks: Boat Trips, Walks, the Staircase & Cafe"

The Short Answer Twycross Zoo sits on the Leicestershire and Warwickshire border at Burton Road, Atherstone, CV9 3PX, just off M42 junction 11. It is the UK’s only dedicated World Primate Centre, home to all four great apes plus snow leopards, giraffes and penguins. Book online in advance to save, with adult tickets from £26.95Continue reading "Twycross Zoo: Visitor Guide, Tickets & Where to Stay"

At A Glance The Defender Burghley Horse Trials 2026 runs Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 September in the parkland of Burghley House, Stamford, postcode PE9 3JY, with gates open from 7.30am. Thursday and Friday are dressage. Saturday is cross-country, the day most people come for. Sunday is showjumping and prizegiving. Cross-country starts at 11.00 onContinue reading "Burghley Horse Trials 2026: Dates, Tickets, Parking and Where to Stay"

At A Glance Clipston is a village of around 640 people in West Northamptonshire, four miles south-south-west of Market Harborough, recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 and standing on ground fought over at the Battle of Naseby in 1645. Domesday lists Clipston as Clipestone, split between four holders: the King, the Bishop of Coutances,Continue reading "The History of Clipston: Domesday, Naseby and a Village That Kept Its Shape"