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Public Guided Walks Programme For 2023

Market Harborough and District Guided Walks
Below is the 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 is better to book in advance. However, on most of the walks it is possible to pay on the day.
The following walks are booking only walks:
Harborough and The Battle of Naseby
Kibworth Harcourt and Windmill Visit
Haunted Harborough ghost walks
Christmas in Harborough

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- Thu 08 Jun08ThuJunThe Yards of Harborough08 Jun, 19:00The Old Grammar School, 40 The Square, Market Harborough LE16 7PA, UKLife behind the prosperous high street. This walk takes you in to some of the 50 or so yards of Harborough to discovery the history and the people who lived there.
- Tue 13 Jun13TueJunQuerky Characters, Extraordinary People13 Jun, 19:00The Old Grammar School, 40 The Square, Market Harborough LE16 7PA, UKThe Harborough people you would've loved to have met. The man who invented tourism, the female centenarian who ran an Inn and the nobel prize winner, are just some of the characters included on this fascinating walk.
- Sat 17 Jun17SatJunThe Great Big Green Week Guided Walk17 Jun, 10:00Northampton Road Sports Fields, Market Harborough LE16 9HF, UKEnjoy a guided walk across the lovely countryside close to Harborough, including a tour of the community garden, Gt. Oxendon. Then on to East Farndon where you will stand in the footsteps of King Charles I before the Battle of Naseby and pass the ancient deserted village of Little Oxendon.
- Sun 18 Jun18SunJunMedbourne - with Roman associations18 Jun, 14:30The Neville Arms, 12 Waterfall Way, Medbourne, Market Harborough LE16 8EE, UKA picturesque village with its medieval pack horse bridge. Come and find out about its ancient Roman ancestry and local tales such as the blacksmith who burned down a pub.
- Wed 05 Jul05WedJulGreat Bowden - Ancient royal estate to hunting aristocracy05 Jul, 19:00The Shoulder of Mutton Green, Great Bowden, Market Harborough LE16 7EU, UKVisited by European royalty in the early 20th century, this charming village's ancient royal estate was responsible for the birth of Market Harborough.
- Sat 15 Jul15SatJulHallaton - so much more than just Bottle Kicking15 Jul, 14:30The 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.
- Sun 20 Aug20SunAugHarborough to Great Bowden - a tale of town and village20 Aug, 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.
- Thu 24 Aug24ThuAugThe Yards of Harborough24 Aug, 19:00The Old Grammar School, 40 The Square, Market Harborough LE16 7PA, UKLife behind the prosperous high street. This walk takes you in to some of the 50 or so yards of Harborough to discovery the history and the people who lived there.
- Wed 13 Sept13WedSeptThe Story of Harborough - In association with the Heritage Open Day Festival13 Sept, 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.
- Sat 21 Oct21SatOctHarborough & The Battle of Naseby21 Oct, 14:30The 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. Proceeds from the walk will be donated to The Naseby Battlefield Project.
- Tue 24 Oct24TueOctHaunted Harborough24 Oct, 19:00The Old Grammar School, 40 The Square, Market Harborough LE16 7PA, UKJoin me if you dare, for tales of ghosts, ghouls and Poltergeist in 'Haunted Harborough'
- Thu 26 Oct26ThuOctHaunted Harborough26 Oct, 19:00The Old Grammar School, 40 The Square, Market Harborough LE16 7PA, UKJoin me if you dare, for tales of ghosts, ghouls and Poltergeist in 'Haunted Harborough'
- Wed 06 Dec06WedDecThe Story of Christmas06 Dec, 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.
- Thu 07 Dec07ThuDecThe Story of Christmas07 Dec, 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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