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At A Glance New Year breaks at The Barn give a family or a group of friends one private luxury barn in Clipston for seeing in 2027, ten minutes from Market Harborough, with New Year’s Eve dinners, Twixmas light trails and New Year’s Day walks close by. Sleeps up to eight guests plus two infantsContinue reading "New Year Breaks 2026: A New Year’s Eve Cottage for Families and Groups in Clipston"

At A Glance Christmas things to do near Market Harborough in 2026 include a new lantern trail at Kelmarsh Hall, Santa at Wicksteed Park and Twinlakes, steam-train Santa Specials and pantomimes in four towns, all within an easy drive of The Barn in Clipston. The Market Harborough Christmas lights are switched on at 7pm onContinue reading "Christmas Things to Do Near Market Harborough 2026: Light Trails, Santa, Panto and Family Days Out"

At A Glance For winter breaks in the UK, The Barn in Clipston is a luxury barn conversion for up to eight guests, ten minutes from Market Harborough, with underfloor heating, a ten-metre glass wall onto a private garden and fishing, reservoir walks and deer parks within forty minutes. Three super king bedrooms, a doubleContinue reading "Winter Breaks in the UK: A Luxury Barn Stay for Short Breaks, Groups and Fishing"

At A Glance For Christmas market breaks in the UK, The Barn in Clipston sleeps up to eight in a luxury barn conversion ten minutes from Market Harborough, with Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market, Nottingham Winter Wonderland and Leicester all within about an hour and a quarter. Three super king bedrooms, a double sofa bed andContinue reading "Christmas Market Breaks in the UK: A Family Christmas at The Barn, Clipston"

At A Glance Sywell Country Park is a former Edwardian water supply reservoir near Northampton, now a free country park with a 2.5-mile reservoir circuit, a heritage trail, a themed play area and the Pump House Café. Entry is free. Parking is £3.50 for up to twelve hours, which is a flat rate rather thanContinue reading "Sywell Country Park: Reservoir Walks, Parking, Cafe and Play Area"

At A Glance Canons Ashby is a Grade I listed Elizabethan manor house in south Northamptonshire, owned by the National Trust since 1981, with formal gardens from 1710 and the surviving remains of a medieval priory church. Built around 1550 for the Dryden family, with additions in the 1590s, 1630s and 1710. National Trust membersContinue reading "Canons Ashby: Elizabethan Manor, Gardens and Priory Church"