2026 - 19th january Market Harborough, farndon Fields and the Canal

 Monday 19th 

Norma and I went to Market Harborough and walked from the Waterfront, through Welland Park

 to Farndon Fields for coffee.

Back at the Waterfront we walked along the canal for a mile or so and back.  

About 5.5 miles in all

2026 - 8th January -Market Harborough

 Thursday 8th January

I drove to Market Harborough to meet Marta. 

We walked through Welland Park and to Farndon Fields shop and cafe.

Almost 4 miles.

 

Welland Park, Market Harborough

 Tuesday 17th December

Met Marta in Harborough at around 10 am. 

We had coffee and a tea cake in the Theatre Lounge.

 Talked about Christmas traditions, including Santons de Provence, and the fact in Argentina, as in many places, they traditionally give presents on Jan 6th, when the wise men arrive.

The church (St Dionysius) was open so we had a look inside.

After a stroll along the main street, and admiring this Aladdin’s cave of a shop

we walked a couple of miles round Welland Park, Then through indoor market and over to the Eco-village, where we ate lunch.

Market Harborough to Foxton Locks and back

The same 12 mile walk as last Thursday, with Norma, Maureen, Kate and Harry.

This time we did the detour via the ten-lock staircase before an early lunch at Bridge 61 pub.

Weather brighter than on Thursday, but a chill wind, and we got back just as it started to rain.

Market Harborough to Foxton Locks and back

Thursday 05 March 2020.  A 12 mile flat walk, almost all along the canal towpath. With Eddie and Maureen. Dry, grey and muddy after earlier rain.

Reflections in the greylight

One of the millennium mileposts erected by Sustrans and the national Cycle network. This one, about 1 and a half miles from the Locks, needs some TLC. There is another by the Welland in Harborough, looking much smarter.

This is part of a time trail puzzle. Unfortunately some ejects have nicked some of the discs, making the puzzle impossible to complete now. For more info on these millennium  posts click here

Eddie and Maureen descend the slightly slippery cobbles of Bridge 61, before we go into the pub of the same name.

Into the Bridge 61 pub for coffee and cake...or a pint...and still a cake.

Spring is springing

Maintenance of the flight of ten locks

and back to the start.

We ended the walk with a sandwich and coffee in Market Harborough's Eco Village.

More catch up posts from December 2018

I've done a fair bit of walking in December and January, but haven't recorded them all, so here we go - again!

Monday 10 December

A ten miles walk from Market Harborough to Foxton Locks and back with Norma, Maureen and Kate. The same route as the one we did on December 06. 

Wednesday 12 December

Four miles around Fineshade Woods with Marta.

Thursday 13 December
Walk from East Carlton to Neville Holt, via Drayton. With Maureen and Eddie. Just over 8 miles, and the last muddy stretch uphill was a killer!

Bringhurst

A garden ornament in Drayton

Onwards and upwards....

Neville Holt

Monday 17 December
a superb day. Bright cold weather. Eddie and I walked from Gretton, to Harringworth Lodge, down to Shotley and Harrinworth, across the valley and under the viaduct to Seaton, then to Lyddington and Gretton. 11.5 miles in all. Quite a workout.

Market Harborough to Foxton Locks and back along the canal.

Thursday 06 December, with Maureen. Again, we changed our original plan because of muddy paths!  

We set off from the canal basin near the Waterside restaurant. Luckily we were intercepted by a nearby resident who told us that we should make a detour along the main road for about a quarter of a mile. House-building is in progress and one of the bridges is closed until February. 

We duly turned back and walked away from the town until we found the footpath sign which took us back to the canal, where we turned right along the towpath.  It's about five miles to Foxton Locks.

One of Sustrans millennium posts

 After five miles we were hungry, and put that right at Bridge 61 pub. A brief rain shower was almost over by the time we emerged.

Foxton Locks

Almost sunlight!

At one point we saw a kingfisher flying straight along the water, not looking as shiny as one sunny days.

We had another short break on the way back, but, for the first time in a while we walked (just) over ten miles.