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HOW TO FIND US

Contact Details:

Middle Lock, Gumley Road, Foxton, LE16 7RA

Tel No: 0116 279 2657

Email: info@foxtoncanalmuseum.org

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ENTRY PRICES

Adult - £4
Child (under 18) FREE with a paying adult
Concession - £3
.00

Carer - FREE with an accompanying paying visitor with additional needs.

OPENING TIMES

Winter Hours

December - CLOSED

January - CLOSED

February - Open 15th February Weekends only - 11am - 3.30pm

March

Weekends only - 11am - 3.30pm

BY CAR:

From the A6, travelling north or south follow the brown Foxton Locks tourist signs from the A6-B6047 roundabout near Market Harborough.

From M1, exit Junction 20 onto the A4304 to Lubenham and follow the brown Foxton Locks tourist signs.

CAR PARKING:

  • Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) is operating in both car parks at Foxton Locks. Please remember to pay on exit.

  • Long stay - (LE16 7RY) – Cars and motorbikes, £3 all-day parking, no overnight. Buses are asked to park in the top car park and the charge is £5 for a bus. Open 6:30am to 10pm.

  • Short stay - (LE16 7RA) - Cars and motorbikes, £3.50 for up to 4 hours, £5 up to 8 hours. Open 6:30am - 11:30pm.

  • Parking is free after 5:30pm in both long and short stay car parks

  • Disabled parking - there are spaces in the short stay car park and on the access road to the Foxton Canal Museum.

BY BUS:

 Route 44, RR2 (Rural Rider) from Market Harborough station. The bus brings you to the top of Foxton village, from there follow bridle way to the locks

BY TRAIN:

 Market Harborough is the nearest station with trains from Leicester or St Pancras

BY BOAT:

By boat - take a look at Canal & River Trust's boaters' infomation page, including lock opening times and visitor moorings

Foxton Locks Map

Site Map of Foxton Locks

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