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A picture of Stanford on Avon

Stanford on Avon (9 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction SE)

Picturesque village straddling the banks of the River Avon...

Rugby, Warwickshire. Bank Street looking east from Regent Street May 2005

Rugby (86 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (6.9 miles, 11.0 km, direction S)

This town is the home of Rugby public school, the place where William Webb Ellis carried the ball instead of kicking it, and thus, in 1823 the game of Rugby football was born...

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 (8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction NW)

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 Old Forge, Dunchurch

Dunchurch (69 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction S)

Dunchurch is located south of Rugby and just a short distance from the pleasures of the Oxford Canal. It was once famous as a stopping point for the coach travellers of the 18th century...

Foxton Canal

Foxton (21 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Leicestershire (10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction E)

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Coton Manor, Near Guilsborough, Northamptonshire

Guilsborough (4 Pictures)

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

Hidden amongst leafy lanes and glorious poppy fields of the undulating Northamptonshire countryside, lies the peaceful village of Guilsborough...

St Mary de Castro Church, Leicester

Leicester (362 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Leicestershire (12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction N)

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

Coventry

Coventry (151 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction W)

Coventry has been at the heart of industry for many decades and has a great industrial past...

Groby Road, Anstey, Leicester

Anstey (5 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction N)

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

Badby wood

Badby (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction S)

Badby is an attractive village spread around a hillside. It shows a confection of pretty cottages, some of which are thickly thatched with creeper climbing up to pretty dormer windows...

Kinchley Lane

Rothley (12 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction N)

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...

Hallaton, Leicestershire

Hallaton (18 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (17.4 miles, 27.9 km, direction NE)

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

Castle Hill, Kenilworth

Kenilworth (70 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (17.4 miles, 28.1 km, direction SW)

Kenilworth is a pleasant town located in the spacious Warwickshire countryside, it is a town with an 'air of gentility' that tells you that this is a prosperous place with a long, illustrious history...

Rothwell Pub

Rothwell (15 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northamptonshire (17.6 miles, 28.2 km, direction E)

Interesting market town, with a long history, its market charter was granted in 1204...

Bluebell walk

Everdon (29 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (17.8 miles, 28.6 km, direction S)

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

Tilton on the Hill (4 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (18.0 miles, 29.0 km, direction NE)

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

Jephson Gardens (foreground) and All Saints Church (background), Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Royal Leamington Spa (37 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction SW)

This town has a history stretching back to the Doomsday Book, but it was Queen Victoria who put the "Royal" into Leamington Spa when she bestowed the title in 1838...

The museum at Berkswell, Warwickshire

Berkswell (7 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (18.5 miles, 29.7 km, direction W)

This must be one of England's loveliest villages, it is evocative of a life before urbanisation and modernity, it is that perfect idyll of much loved English country life where you can re-discover the peaceful tranquillity of yester-year...

Sunset from Storefield Farm looking toward Rushton

Rushton (13 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (18.9 miles, 30.4 km, direction E)

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...

Quorn in Leicestershire. The river Soar

Quorn (18 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (19.3 miles, 31.0 km, direction N)

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

Recommended attractions near Bitteswell

Stanford Hall near Lutterworth, Leicestershire

Stanford Hall (6 Pictures)

(4.8 miles, 7.8 km, direction SE)

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

Foxton Locks (37 Pictures)

(10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction E)

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Caludon Castle Remains

Caludon Castle (1 Pictures)

(10.7 miles, 17.1 km, direction W)

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Coton Manor Wildlife Garden

Coton Manor Wildlife Garden (22 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction SE)

"This is a beautifully maintained garden of exceptional charm...there is something for everyone here. This garden could not fail.....

Draycote Water from Toft Hill

Draycote Water (66 Pictures)

(10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction SW)

Draycote Water, Warwickshire's largest reservoir was created in the 1960's. Not only does it provide drinking water for Rugby,.....

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

The Jewry Wall Museum (15 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 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)

(12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction N)

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Coventry Transport Museum

Coventry Transport Museum (20 Pictures)

(13.1 miles, 21.0 km, direction W)

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Coventry Cathedral Alter tapestry of Christ in Glory

Coventry Cathedral (37 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.5 km, direction W)

The stunning modern cathedral designed by Sir Basil Spence replaces Coventry's cathedral of the 14th and 15th-centuries. The.....

Thornton Reservoir, Leicestershire.

Thornton Reservoir (13 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction N)

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Hartshill Hayes Country Park, Nr Atherstone, North Warwickshire.

Hartshill Hayes Country Park (88 Pictures)

(14.7 miles, 23.7 km, direction NW)

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Althorp House near Northampton, Northamptonshire

Althorp (6 Pictures)

(15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction SE)

Althorp (said Althrup) has been in the Spencer family since 1508. It has undergone many major changes over the generations and.....

Bradgate Park, Leicester, leicestershire

Bradgate Park (257 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.3 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)

(16.0 miles, 25.8 km, direction N)

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

A picture of Watermead Country Park

Watermead Country Park (174 Pictures)

(16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction N)

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Kenilworth Castle

Kenilworth Castle (84 Pictures)

(18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction SW)

This is all that remains of a castle that once heaped lavish entertainments on England's "Good Queen Bess" for here in the heart.....

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

Beacon Hill Country Park (24 Pictures)

(18.5 miles, 29.8 km, direction N)

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

Rushton Triangular Lodge, Northamptonshire

Rushton Triangular Lodge (9 Pictures)

(18.5 miles, 29.8 km, direction E)

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Twycross Zoo, Leicestershire. Prairie Dog

Twycross Zoo (58 Pictures)

(18.6 miles, 30.0 km, direction NW)

Come face-to-face with over 900 animals of more than 150 species, including some of the most endangered on our planet, at.....

A picture of Lord Leycester Hospital

Lord Leycester Hospital (6 Pictures)

(19.7 miles, 31.7 km, direction SW)

One of the most interesting building's of Warwick to survive the great fire in 1694 is the Lord Leycester Hospital. This historic.....


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