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Public Guided Walks Programme For 2024
There is a fascinating selection of guided walks to choose from, including some old favourites and number of brand new walks.
Below is the full list of this year's public guided walks sponsored by Harborough District Council.
A number of the more popular walks are repeated on different dates offering a greater choice. To guarantee your place, it's better to book in advance. However, on most of the walks it is possible to pay on the day.
The following are booking only walks:
Harborough's role in the Battle of Naseby
Haunted Harborough ghost walks
The Story of Christmas
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- 21 Apr 2024, 14:00The Old Grammar School, 40 The Square, Market Harborough LE16 7PA, UKThe Battle of Naseby in 1645 was the decisive battle in the English Civil War. Discovery the town’s roll in this famous battle and how the civil war affected the people who lived there. Part of the proceeds from the walk will be donated to The Naseby Battlefield Project.
- 16 May 2024, 19:00The Old Grammar School, 40 The Square, Market Harborough LE16 7PA, UKEstablished as a medieval market town. Later famed for Corsets and blancmange, with links to the Civil War and beginnings of tourism. Learn more about its intriguing past and the people that have made it their home.
- 09 Jun 2024, 14:00The Buttercross, Eastgate, Hallaton, Market Harborough LE16 8UB, UKThis beautiful village, best known for the traditional Easter Bottle kicking, has an amazing past. Once a place of holy pilgramage, with a medieval castle and so many attractive stone buildings, it is one of the jewels of South leicestershire.
- 11 Jun 2024, 19:00The Old Grammar School, 40 The Square, Market Harborough LE16 7PA, UKThe Battle of Naseby in 1645 was the decisive battle in the English Civil War. Discovery the town’s roll in this famous battle and how the civil war affected the people who lived there. Part of the proceeds from the walk will be donated to The Naseby Battlefield Project.
- 14 Jul 2024, 14:00The Old Grammar School, 40 The Square, Market Harborough LE16 7PA, UKEnjoy a leisurely stroll from Harborough to Great Bowden along St Mary's road, Great Bowden road and back into the town via the ancient path across the fields and over Bowden ridge. There are so many interesting things to discover.
- 23 Jul 2024, 19:00The Old Grammar School, 40 The Square, Market Harborough LE16 7PA, UKEstablished as a medieval market town. Later famed for Corsets and blancmange, with links to the Civil War and beginnings of tourism. Learn more about its intriguing past and the people that have made it their home.
- 01 Aug 2024, 19:00The Old Grammar School, 40 The Square, Market Harborough LE16 7PA, UKThe Battle of Naseby in 1645 was the decisive battle in the English Civil War. Discovery the town’s roll in this famous battle and how the civil war affected the people who lived there. Part of the proceeds from the walk will be donated to The Naseby Battlefield Project.
- 11 Sept 2024, 19:00The Old Grammar School, 40 The Square, Market Harborough LE16 7PA, UKEstablished as a medieval market town. Later famed for Corsets and blancmange, with links to the Civil War and beginnings of tourism. Learn more about its intriguing past and the people that have made it their home.
- 19 Oct 2024, 14:00The Old Grammar School, 40 The Square, Market Harborough LE16 7PA, UKThe Battle of Naseby in 1645 was the decisive battle in the English Civil War. Discovery the town’s roll in this famous battle and how the civil war affected the people who lived there. Part of the proceeds from the walk will be donated to The Naseby Battlefield Project.
- 04 Dec 2024, 18:30The Old Grammar School, 40 The Square, Market Harborough LE16 7PA, UKThe Christmas crib, Santa, Christmas carols, mince pies, cards and crackers. Your Victorian guide will explain how these traditional elements of Christmas have evolved to become an essential part of our seasonal festivities. The walk finishes at Duncan Murray Wines for mince pies and a season drink.
- 05 Dec 2024, 18:30The Old Grammar School, 40 The Square, Market Harborough LE16 7PA, UKThe Christmas crib, Santa, Christmas carols, mince pies, cards and crackers. Your Victorian guide will explain how these traditional elements of Christmas have evolved to become an essential part of our seasonal festivities. The walk finishes at Duncan Murray Wines for mince pies and a season drink.
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