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Hallaton Church

Hallaton (18 Pictures) in the county of Leicestershire

(1.1 miles, 1.7 km of Blaston)

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

Oakham

Oakham (86 Pictures) in the county of Rutland

(8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction N of Blaston)

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...

Leicester Cathedral and Guildhall

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

(14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction NW of Blaston)

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

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

Melton Mowbray (25 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of Leicestershire

(15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction N of Blaston)

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

Stamford

Stamford (246 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire

(15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction NE of Blaston)

Of the 17 churches, only 6 now remain in Stamford, which is without doubt, one of the finest medieval towns in the British Isles, if not in Europe...

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Rockingham Castle Gardens, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle Gardens (3 Pictures)

(4.4 miles, 7.1 km, direction SE)

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View from Rockingham Castle, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle (7 Pictures)

(4.7 miles, 7.5 km, direction SE)

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Kirby Hall

Kirby Hall (30 Pictures)

(7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction E)

Looking around the romantic ruin of Kirby Hall it is easy to imagine the splendour of an age when romance was all, and great.....

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

Foxton Locks (37 Pictures)

(7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction SW)

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Rushton Triangular Lodge, Northamptonshire

Rushton Triangular Lodge (9 Pictures)

(8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction S)

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Rutland Water

Rutland Water (128 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.6 km, direction NE)

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

Deene Park, Corby, Northamptonshire

Deene Park (5 Pictures)

(9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction E)

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