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Kilby - Foxton Canal

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Kilby - Foxton Canal is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire, covering 0.32 km². It is one of 69 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. The nearest railway station is South Wigston, about 2.9 km to the north-west. The nearest other SSSI is Brocks Hill Country Park, 6.1 km to the north-west.

More places to visit near Kilby - Foxton Canal

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.

0.3 km SE · spans 9 counties

Photo along the Leicestershire Round, a 100-mile long-distance path in central England.

Leicestershire Round

Long-distance path

A hundred miles around Leicester, devised for the Footpath Association's hundredth year — Charnwood, Burrough Hill and Bosworth on the circuit.

1.7 km S · Leicestershire & Rutland

Photo of Wistow Maze, a visitor attraction near Great Glen, Leicestershire, central England.Highlight

Wistow Maze

Attraction near Great Glen

A giant summer maize maze cut to a new design each year, part of the Wistow rural complex south of Leicester.

2.3 km NW

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.

6 km SE

Photo of Brocks Hill Country Park, a country park near Great Glen, Leicestershire, central England.

Brocks Hill Country Park

Country park near Great Glen

A country park in Leicestershire.

6.1 km NW

Photo of University of Leicester Botanic Garden, a garden near Oadby, Leicestershire, central England.

University of Leicester Botanic Garden

Garden near Oadby

Sixteen acres of themed beds, glasshouses and mature trees at Oadby, used for teaching and open to the public.

8.1 km NW