| upgraded rooms add sofabeds, and family rooms add additional living space. the bright, modest rooms come with free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. the informal restaurant serves indian and nepalese cuisine, and has a patio. parking is free. off the old a6 road, this unassuming, redbrick hotel is also 9 miles from the market town center, and 10 miles from the 18th-century kelmarsh hall and gardens. check-in time: 1:30 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am
Heathrow Airport 1 hr 44
Boughton House (20 min)
French-style stately home with fine art & baroque state rooms, surrounded by formal gardens. East Carlton country Park (9 min) Harrington Aviation Museum (12 min)
Museum with exhibits about USAAF bomber group, clandestine WWII missions and Cold War missile site. Wicksteed Park (15 min)
Fun park with around 30 rides, large playgrounds, lakeside walks and a narrow-gauge railway. Foxton Locks (16 min)
Two staircases of five locks each make this the largest staircase on the British canal system. Coton Manor Garden (25 min)
Garden and forest Lamport Hall (13 min)
Classical-style country house packed with ancient artefacts set in rolling, landscaped parkland. Pitsford water fishing lodge (20 min)
Reservoir and birdwatching Harborough Museum (9 min)
Historical exhibits in a former corset factory, featuring Victorian antiquities & period clothing. West Lodge Farm Park (4 min) Rushton Triangular Lodge (7 min)
Historic building designed by the father of a gunpowder plotter, with a gift shop and gardens. Rockingham Castle (13 min)
Royal bastion with Tudor sitting rooms and grand halls, plus frequent events and private hire. West Lodge Rural Centre (4 min) Kirby Hall (19 min)
17th-century English Heritage country house with tours of elaborate state rooms and formal gardens. | 
