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Recommended Towns & Villages near Hinckley

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 (3.0 miles, 4.9 km, direction NE)

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 High Altar of Holy Trinity Church

Coventry (151 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction SW)

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 (11.8 miles, 18.9 km, direction NE)

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

Castle view at night.

Leicester (362 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Leicestershire (12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction NE)

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

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

Rugby (86 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (13.0 miles, 20.8 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...

Kingsbury church from Kingsbury Water Park, Warwickshire

Kingsbury (229 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction W)

Kingsbury lies in a quiet corner of Warwickshire, it is most notable for its water-park which offers an oasis of calm for visitors escaping the hurried life of Birmingham and other nearby cities and large towns...

A picture of Bodymoor Heath

Bodymoor Heath (16 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction W)

This lovely rural area is well known as the home of the training ground for Aston Villa Football Club...

A picture of Stanford on Avon

Stanford on Avon (9 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction SE)

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

The museum at Berkswell, Warwickshire

Berkswell (7 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction SW)

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...

Tamworth Castle, Staffodshire

Tamworth (32 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Staffordshire (14.6 miles, 23.4 km, direction NW)

In the 8th century the Saxon Kingdom of Mercia was ruled from Tamworth. Later in AD 913, a fortress was built here by the daughter of King Alfred...

View from the tower Ashby de la Zouch Castle, Leicestershire

Ashby de la Zouch (41 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Leicestershire (14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction N)

This town takes its name from the La Souche family, lords of the manor from about 1160. The Norman prefix distinguishes Ashby from other towns of similar name...

Toft in Autumn

Dunchurch (69 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (14.9 miles, 23.9 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...

Rothley Railway Station

Rothley (12 Pictures)

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

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...

Bluebells

Kenilworth (70 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (16.0 miles, 25.7 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...

A picture of Quorn

Quorn (18 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction NE)

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

Staunton Harold Reservoir

Staunton Harold (22 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction N)

Staunton was mentioned in the Doomsday Book when it was held by Henry de Ferrers...

Pestilence Cottage, Woodhouse Village, Leicestersire

Loughborough (74 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (17.1 miles, 27.6 km, direction NE)

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.....

Foxton Locks, looking down into the basin, Near Market Harborough

Foxton (21 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Leicestershire (17.3 miles, 27.8 km, direction E)

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In the city gardens

Royal Leamington Spa (37 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (19.0 miles, 30.6 km, direction S)

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...

Packwood house, in Warwickshire

Solihull (63 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (19.3 miles, 31.0 km, direction SW)

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Recommended attractions near Hinckley

Hartshill Hayes Country Park, Nr Atherstone, North Warwickshire.

Hartshill Hayes Country Park (88 Pictures)

(6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction W)

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Thornton Reservoir, Leicestershire.

Thornton Reservoir (13 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction N)

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Caludon Castle Remains

Caludon Castle (1 Pictures)

(9.4 miles, 15.2 km, direction S)

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Twycross Zoo, Leicestershire. Prairie Dog

Twycross Zoo (58 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.8 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.....

Coventry Transport Museum

Coventry Transport Museum (20 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction SW)

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Coventry Cathedral Alter tapestry of Christ in Glory

Coventry Cathedral (37 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.8 km, direction SW)

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

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

The Jewry Wall Museum (15 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction NE)

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)

(12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction NE)

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Old John, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire

Old John Tower (10 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.7 km, direction NE)

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

Bradgate Park, Leicester, leicestershire

Bradgate Park (257 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.0 km, direction NE)

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

Sunrise over icy lake, Kingsbury Water Park, North Warwickshire.

Kingsbury Water Park (210 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.5 km, direction W)

This vast landscape of lakes nestling on the eastern edge of Birmingham provides a wonderful escape from seething city life. .....

Stanford Hall near Lutterworth, Leicestershire

Stanford Hall (6 Pictures)

(13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction SE)

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

Beacon Hill Country Park (24 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.6 km, direction NE)

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

View from the tower Ashby de la Zouch Castle, Leicestershire

Ashby de la Zouch Castle (28 Pictures)

(14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction N)

The ancient, crumbling walls of Ashby de la Zouch castle keep once rose to a towering 95ft and had four floors. It belonged to.....

Tamworth Castle, Staffordshire

Tamworth Castle (9 Pictures)

(15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction NW)

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A picture of Watermead Country Park

Watermead Country Park (174 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.7 km, direction NE)

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Zoo at Drayton Manor

Drayton Manor Park (6 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction W)

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Draycote Water from Toft Hill

Draycote Water (66 Pictures)

(15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction S)

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

Staunton harold hall & Church, Leicestershire

Staunton Harold Church (6 Pictures)

(16.1 miles, 26.0 km, direction N)

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

Kenilworth Castle

Kenilworth Castle (84 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.5 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.....


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