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Recommended Towns & Villages near Asfordby

St. Mary's Church, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.

Melton Mowbray (25 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Leicestershire (3.0 miles, 4.8 km, direction E)

An historic market town famous for its Pork packed pies and Stilton cheeses, both are savoured all over Britain and in many other countries...

Rothley Railway Station

Rothley (12 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction SW)

Rothley is a delightful village with two village greens, one is flanked by some of the country's finest timber framed houses. The village shows a graceful selection of architecture including pretty Cruck Cottages...

The fine old church at Tilton-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire

Tilton on the Hill (4 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction S)

This is a quiet rural village situated in one of the highest parts of the rolling Leicestershire countryside...

Quorn in Leicestershire. The river Soar

Quorn (18 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction W)

Quorn can be found between Leicester and Loughborough, it is surrounded by magnificent countryside and a wealth of visitor attractions...

Loughborough, Leicestershire

Loughborough (74 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (10.4 miles, 16.8 km, direction W)

The joyous sound of bells made in Loughborough have been rung all over the world since 1858, the date that John Taylor of Oxford moved his foundry to Loughborough. Many famous.....

Castle View and St Mary-de Castro in Leicester - June 2005

Leicester (362 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Leicestershire (11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction SW)

Leicester is famed amongst other things for its fine parish church which was raised to Cathedral status in 1927...

Oakham

Oakham (86 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction SE)

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...

Groby Road, Anstey, Leicester

Anstey (5 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction SW)

One of the most attractive features of Anstey is the famous 14th century five arched pack-horse bridge crossing the River Wreake...

A picture of Woolsthorpe Manor

Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lincolnshire (14.0 miles, 22.6 km, direction E)

The tiny hamlet of Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth lies in spacious rural countryside in the valley of the River Witham...

A picture of Hallaton

Hallaton (18 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (15.0 miles, 24.2 km, direction S)

Easter Monday sees the villages of Hallaton and Medbourne engaged in a riotous 'bottle kicking' contest which is said to have pagan origins...

The Square

Beeston (270 Pictures)

in the county of Nottinghamshire (15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction NW)

Beeston is mostly remarkable for being the place where the Ist Lord Trent started work in his mother's herbal shop at the age of 14...

Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire

Nottingham (210 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Nottinghamshire (15.5 miles, 25.0 km, direction NW)

The City of Nottingham is famed for fine lace, the romance of Maid Marion and Robin Hood and as the birthplace of the founder of the Salvation Army, General William Booth (1829-1912)...

Westgate, Long Eaton, Derbyshire.

Long Eaton (98 Pictures)

in the county of Derbyshire (16.0 miles, 25.7 km, direction NW)

Long Eaton is a small town lying on the River Trent around 8 miles east of Derby. The town has a history stretching back to the 7th century, but was for many centuries naught but a sleepy agricultural village...

Edith Weston

Edith Weston (13 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction SE)

The village lies on the southern shores of Rutland Water, one of Europe's largest man-made reservoirs, and England's premier fly fishing waters...

Normanton

Normanton (29 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction SE)

Normanton lies in a landscape of rolling farmlands, broken only by rivers and patches of woodland. It is a tranquil place, with the waters offering scope for sailing and other water-sports, bird-watching, fishing, and cycling...

Bisbrooke Church, Rutland - Completely re-built 1871. Tower built 1914. Grade II listed.

Bisbrooke (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Rutland (16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction SE)

Bisbrooke lies amidst a landscape of gentle hills dotted with rolling farmlands, rivers, reservoirs and woodland...

The West Front of the Tower at St Wulfram's Church Grantham

Grantham (39 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire (16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction NE)

This delightful town, set on the River Witham in a spacious agricultural region is noted for many historic factors but more latterly as the birthplace of Britains first woman Primne Minister - Margaret Thatcher was born here in 1925 and she became Prime Minister in 1979...

Foxton Church

Foxton (21 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Leicestershire (17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction S)

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Trowell, Nottinghamshire

Trowell (3 Pictures)

in the county of Nottinghamshire (18.7 miles, 30.0 km, direction NW)

Modern day history records that this was the village chosen as The Festival of Britain Village, at the time it was considered to epitomise the spirit of British rural community life...

The Orangery, Belton House, Belton, Lincolnshire. The Orangery seen from across the lawns.

Belton (71 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (18.9 miles, 30.4 km, direction NE)

The popular village of Belton lying north of Grantham is home to magnificent Belton House. It is also a typical "Estate" village which perfectly epitomises all the values of English country life...

Recommended attractions near Asfordby

A picture of Watermead Country Park

Watermead Country Park (174 Pictures)

(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction SW)

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Letting off Steam on the Great Central Railway

Great Central Railway (48 Pictures)

(10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction W)

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Leicester Cathedral, Leicester

Leicester Cathedral (16 Pictures)

(11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction SW)

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Bradgate Park, Leicester, leicestershire

Bradgate Park (257 Pictures)

(11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction SW)

Comprising of 850 acres of land with roaming deer, Bradgate Park is Leicestershire's largest and most popular country.....

Belvoir Castle

Belvoir Castle (26 Pictures)

(11.5 miles, 18.6 km, direction NE)

A castle has stood on this spot since the 11th-century, it was built by Robert de Todini, standard-bearer to William the.....

Jewry Wall, A small piece of the Roman Wall still remains in Leicester City Centre.

The Jewry Wall Museum (15 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction SW)

This is Leicester's leading Museum of Archaeology, showing an extensive range Roman finds as well as other unique historic relics.....

Old John, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire

Old John Tower (10 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction SW)

Standing on a hill overlooking Bradgate Park, Old John Tower folly.....

The Old Man of Beacon, Beacon Hill Country Park, Leicestershire

Beacon Hill Country Park (24 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction W)

The second highest point in Leicestershire at 245m (802 feet) and containing a Bronze Age hill fort, Beacon Hill Country Park.....

Rutland Water

Rutland Water (128 Pictures)

(13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction SE)

Rutland Water is the largest reservoir in England (by surface area) and one of the largest artificial lakes in Europe. Its.....

A picture of Woolsthorpe Manor

Woolsthorpe Manor (10 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction E)

Called a manor but in reality this is the farmhouse where Isaac Newton was born in 1642. The house remains very much during.....

NOTTINGHAM CASTLE MUSEUM

Nottingham Castle Museum (16 Pictures)

(15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction NW)

This superb mansion containing Nottingham's museum and art gallery sits on a green and pleasant mound high above the city. It.....

Thornton Reservoir, Leicestershire.

Thornton Reservoir (13 Pictures)

(16.1 miles, 26.0 km, direction SW)

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Young Buck

Wollaton Hall (58 Pictures)

(16.3 miles, 26.3 km, direction NW)

From the outside, Wollaton Hall could easily be mistaken for a grand Victorian mansion - even though it was built when Sir.....

Le Mans Series racers at the Melbourne Hairpin, Donington Park Circuit, Derbyshire

Donington Park (11 Pictures)

(18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction W)

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Foxton Locks, Near Market Harborough, 'Narrow Boat coming down'

Foxton Locks (37 Pictures)

(18.2 miles, 29.3 km, direction S)

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Belton House

Belton House (113 Pictures)

(18.8 miles, 30.2 km, direction NE)

Belton is the perfect example of a home belonging to an English country gentleman, and yet it is a delightful Anglo-Dutch.....

Staunton harold hall & Church, Leicestershire

Staunton Harold Church (6 Pictures)

(19.6 miles, 31.5 km, direction W)

Imposing church built in 1653, with fine panelled interior, set in attractive parkland...

Rockingham Castle Gardens, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle Gardens (3 Pictures)

(19.9 miles, 32.1 km, direction SE)

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View from Rockingham Castle, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle (7 Pictures)

(20.1 miles, 32.3 km, direction SE)

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Staunton Harold Church

Staunton Harold Hall (14 Pictures)

(20.2 miles, 32.5 km, direction W)

This is said to be one of the most delightful country houses in Leicestershire, it was the former home of the Ferrers family who.....


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