Hotels in Houghton on the Hill

Houghton on the Hill has no hotels of its own, so most visitors staying nearby choose Leicester, only a few miles down the A47, where there is a full range of options from budget chain hotels near the ring road to boutique stays closer to the city centre and cathedral quarter. Leicester's hotels put you within easy reach of the castle gardens, the King Richard III visitor centre, Highcross shopping and the Golden Mile of restaurants on Belgrave Road, while still leaving Houghton's footpaths, Billesdon Coplow and the Ingarsby earthworks within a short drive for the day.

For a quieter base, the market towns of Market Harborough and Oakham are both within easy striking distance and offer traditional coaching inns and independent guesthouses with more character than a city hotel, along with their own shops and restaurants. Smaller villages across the Harborough district also have farmhouse B&Bs and self-catering cottages, which suit visitors who want to explore the ridge-top scenery around Houghton at a slower pace. Wherever you stay, a car is the most practical way to reach Houghton on the Hill itself, since the village is small and its attractions — the church, the footpaths and the two pubs — are best appreciated on foot once you arrive. Booking ahead is sensible for weekends in Leicester and during university term time, when demand for rooms in the city rises.