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Great Bowden Borrowpit

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Great Bowden Borrowpit is one of 69 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire. At just 0.02 km², only two are smaller. The nearest other SSSI is East Carlton Countryside Park, 9 km to the east. For arrivals by rail, Market Harborough Station is about 2.3 km to the south.

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Photo along the Macmillan Way, a 290-mile long-distance path running from Boston to Abbotsbury, England.Highlight

Macmillan Way

Long-distance path

Boston to Abbotsbury down the limestone belt — 290 miles waymarked in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

3.6 km E · spans 10 counties

Photo of the Grand Union Canal, a 137-mile canal running from Brentford to Birmingham, England.Highlight

Grand Union Canal

Canal

London to Birmingham by water — the trunk route of the canal age, with arms reaching Leicester, Aylesbury, Northampton and Paddington.

4.8 km W · spans 9 counties

Photo of Foxton Locks, a landmark in Leicestershire, central England.Iconic

Foxton Locks

Landmark near Foxton

A staircase of ten locks climbing the Grand Union Canal, with the remains of a Victorian boat-lift inclined plane.

5.2 km W

Photo of East Carlton Countryside Park, a country park near Rockingham, Northamptonshire, central England.Highlight

East Carlton Countryside Park

Country park near Rockingham

Wooded parkland with a heritage centre and trails on a ridge overlooking the Welland valley near Corby.

9 km E

Photo of Kelmarsh Gardens and Parkland, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Braybrooke, Northamptonshire, central England.Highlight

Kelmarsh Gardens and Parkland

House & garden near Braybrooke

An Anglo-Palladian house by James Gibbs, with borders planted by Nancy Lancaster.

10.3 km S

Photo of Rushton Triangular Lodge, a folly near Braybrooke, Northamptonshire, central England.Highlight

Rushton Triangular Lodge

Folly near Braybrooke

Three-sided lodge built in the 1590s by the Catholic Sir Thomas Tresham, with walls, windows and gables all worked around the number three.

11.7 km SE