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St Nicholas' Church

Leicester (362 Pictures) a Historic City in the county of Leicestershire

(2.6 miles, 4.1 km, direction N of Aylestone)

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

A picture of Rothley

Rothley (12 Pictures) in the county of Leicestershire

(7.2 miles, 11.5 km, direction N of Aylestone)

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...

Taken in the Hall Yard Park looking towards St Simon & St Judes Parish Church, Earl Shilton

Earl Shilton (1 Pictures) in the county of Leicestershire

(7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction W of Aylestone)

Earl Shilton is one of the largest villages in the County of Leicestershire. It occupies a rich rural landscape between the town of Hinckley and the City of Leicester...

The Carillon, Queen's Park

Loughborough (74 Pictures) in the county of Leicestershire

(11.7 miles, 18.9 km, direction N of Aylestone)

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.....

St Michael and All Angel's Church

Hallaton (18 Pictures) in the county of Leicestershire

(13.9 miles, 22.3 km, direction E of Aylestone)

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

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

The Jewry Wall Museum (15 Pictures)

(2.2 miles, 3.5 km, direction N)

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

Leicester Cathedral, Leicester

Leicester Cathedral (16 Pictures)

(2.4 miles, 3.9 km, direction NE)

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A picture of Watermead Country Park

Watermead Country Park (174 Pictures)

(6.3 miles, 10.2 km, direction N)

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Bradgate Park, Leicester, leicestershire

Bradgate Park (257 Pictures)

(6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction N)

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

Old John, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire

Old John Tower (10 Pictures)

(7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction NW)

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

Thornton Reservoir, Leicestershire.

Thornton Reservoir (13 Pictures)

(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction NW)

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

Beacon Hill Country Park (24 Pictures)

(9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction NW)

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


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