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About Hallaton

As an area of such outstanding beauty, it is not surprising that the lands all around here are known for providing the finest hunting in all England. There is simply mile after mile of undulating countryside, a complete patchwork of hedged rectangular fields, criss-crossed here and there by meandering little streams. It is an engaging picture, with long winding leafy lanes, resplendent with gracious stone houses and cottages, gloriously adorned with ravishing gardens that are a riot of colourful summer flowers, foxglove, lupin, sweet pea and roses that climb, to cover old mellow stone walls. These lanes are often more suited to the horses riding out along them, than they are to the traffic of today.

Hallaton has a beautiful old church. The church of St.Michael, dates mainly 13th-century but there are fragments from Norman times. In the porch there is a tympanum, depicting St.George and the Dragon. The aisles are 14th-century and there is some good 13th-century decoration to the chancel, there is also some exquisite 19th-century stained glass. There is a cool serenity about this lovely church, it is well worth a visit.

Easter Monday sees the villages of Hallaton and Medbourne engaged in a riotous 'bottle kicking' contest which is said to have pagan origins. The local vicar distributes slices of Hare Pie, the remains of which are scattered on Hare Pie Bank. The villagers then engage to carry bottles of beer over the opposition boundary. The winner is carried shoulder high to Hallerton's butter cross to sample the beer, the celebrations continue in the local inns. The contest may be a pagan rite and have to do with hare worship, or it could derive from sacrificial rites in connection with the godess Eostre. But, whatever, it is an exhilarating time of fun and merriment, everyone joins in, it is enjoyed by locals and visitors alike.

Hallaton is mentioned in the Domesday book under the old name of Alctone. It is believed that Castle Hill, just outside Hallaton, was inhabited more than a thousand years before the Normans came and this is supported by findings during the 19th-century that are on display in Leicester museum. The lovely building of Hallaton Hall dates back to the 18th-century.

This is prime hunting country and Hallaton is but one of a collection of quintessentially English villages interspersed throughout the beautiful Welland Valley. It is an area of rich grazing lands, gloriously green, and not to be missed.

Hallaton lies close to the boarder of the beautiful county of Rutland and the delightful town of Market Harborough is about 10 miles away.

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Recommended attractions near Hallaton

Eyebrook Reservoir	(3.8 miles, 6.2 km, direction E)	Pictures
Launde Abbey	(4.5 miles, 7.2 km, direction N)	Pictures
Rockingham Castle Gardens	(5.5 miles, 8.8 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Rockingham Castle	(5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction SE)	Pictures
East Carlton Country Park	(5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Rockingham Motor Speedway	(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Foxton Locks	(7.5 miles, 12.0 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Rutland Water	(8.4 miles, 13.4 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Kirby Hall	(8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction E)	Pictures
Oakham Castle	(8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Rushton Triangular Lodge	(8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction S)	Pictures
Egleton Nature Reserve	(9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Burrough Hill Hillfort	(9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction N)	Pictures
Deene Park	(10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction E)	Pictures
Kelmarsh Hall & Gardens	(11.2 miles, 18.1 km, direction S)	Pictures

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Recommended towns near Hallaton

Lyddington, in the county of Rutland (5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction E)
The charming village of Lyddington is set along what was doubtless once an ancient track that carried horse-drawn traffic.
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Uppingham, in the county of Rutland (5.2 miles, 8.4 km, direction NE)
Uppingham is a small town in what used to be called Rutland. It was just a tiny county, yet it encompassed some of the most beautiful countryside in England.
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Rockingham, in the county of Northamptonshire (5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction SE)
This pretty village has a rising main street flanked by sturdy stone houses.
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Bisbrooke, a Picturesque Village in the county of Rutland (6.1 miles, 9.9 km, direction E)
Bisbrooke lies amidst a landscape of gentle hills dotted with rolling farmlands, rivers, reservoirs and woodland.
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Tilton on the Hill, in the county of Leicestershire (6.3 miles, 10.1 km, direction NW)
This is a quiet rural village situated in one of the highest parts of the rolling Leicestershire countryside.
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Braunston, in the county of Rutland (6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction NE)
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Foxton, a Picturesque Village in the county of Leicestershire (7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction SW)
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Harringworth, in the county of Northamptonshire (7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction E)
Harringworth is a peaceful, serene village surrounded by unspoilt countryside.
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Oakham, in the county of Rutland (8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction NE)
For centuries the countryside around Oakham has echoed to the sound of hunting horns, for the vales and rolling farmland surrounding this sedate market town, have been the stamping ground for the counties hunting fraternity.
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John O'Gaunt, in the county of Leicestershire (8.7 miles, 13.9 km, direction NW)
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Wistow, in the county of Leicestershire (8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction W)
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Rushton, in the county of Northamptonshire (9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction S)
The picturesque village of Rushton set between Desborough and Rothwell is famous for the Rushton Triangular Lodge built in 1593 by Roman Catholic Sir Thomas Tresham to symbolise the Holy Trinity.
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Rothwell, a Historic Market Town in the county of Northamptonshire (9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction S)
Interesting market town, with a long history, its market charter was granted in 1204.
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Deene, in the county of Northamptonshire (9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction E)
Captivatingly beautiful in the quiet Northamptonshire countryside is the delightful village of Deene.
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Barrowden, a Picturesque Village in the county of Rutland (9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction E)
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Nearby travel help

Market Harborough Station	(6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction SW)
Oakham Station	(8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction NE)
M1 Junction 21	(15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction W)
M1 Junction 20	(16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction SW)
East Midlands Airport	(27.9 miles, 45.0 km, direction NW)
Birmingham International Airport	(38.9 miles, 62.6 km, direction W)
Hallaton to London	(78.8 miles, 126.8 km, direction SE)

Hotels & Accommodation in Hallaton

Hotel Name	Approximate distance from Hallaton center
The Falcon Hotel	(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction E)
The Lake Isle Hotel & Restaurant	(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction E)
Marquess Of Exeter Hotel	(5.1 miles, 8.3 km, direction E)
The Old Plough	(6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction NE)
The Old Pheasant	(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction E)
Best Western Three Swans Hotel	(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction SW)
Copperfield Hotel	(7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction SW)
Travel Plaza	(7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction S)
Hotel Elizabeth Rockingham	(7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction SE)
The White Swan	(7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction E)
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