Man and dog walking along a canal on a sunny afternoon.

Market Harborough Arm (Grand Union Canal)

The Market Harborough Arm is one of the two arms of the Leicester Line.

Canal boats moored across a basin, surrounded by converted red-brick warehouses

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A workman fixing a new lock gate in a drained canal

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It is lock free for its entire length of just under six miles, from Foxton to Market Harborough. The canal follows the hillsides, providing views of the east Leicestershire countryside.

Read more about the history of the Grand Union Canal Leicester Line

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