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Mary Queens of Scots slept here - Ashby-de-la Zouch Castle, Derbyshire. - November 2004

Ashby de la Zouch (41 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Leicestershire (4.7 miles, 7.6 km, direction NW)

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...

Staunton Harold Church and Hall, Leicestershire

Staunton Harold (22 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (6.3 miles, 10.2 km, direction N)

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

Groby Road, Anstey, Leicester

Anstey (5 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (9.0 miles, 14.4 km, direction E)

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

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 (9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction S)

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...

Holy Trinity with All Saints in Loughborough, Leicestershire

Loughborough (74 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (9.7 miles, 15.6 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.....

Quorn in Leicestershire. The river Soar

Quorn (18 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction E)

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

Rothley Railway Station

Rothley (12 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (11.1 miles, 17.8 km, direction E)

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...

A picture of Swarkestone

Swarkestone (9 Pictures)

in the county of Derbyshire (11.2 miles, 18.1 km, direction N)

Swarkestone is a small enchanting village which grew up on the reeeded banks of the River Trent...

Leicester's Old Industrial heritage

Leicester (362 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Leicestershire (11.7 miles, 18.9 km, direction E)

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

Repton Church Gate, Derbyshire

Repton (9 Pictures)

in the county of Derbyshire (11.8 miles, 18.9 km, direction NW)

Repton is one of England's most ancient towns, it was once the capital of the Saxon Kingdom of Mercia and the church there is the burial ground of Saxon Kings...

Dungeon

Tamworth (32 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Staffordshire (12.9 miles, 20.7 km, direction W)

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...

Marketplace houses, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire

Burton upon Trent (54 Pictures)

in the county of Staffordshire (12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction NW)

Burton-on-Trent is an attractive town, it has a pleasing market place surrounded by pleasant properties, some being timber-frame black and white...

Kingsbury Water Park in the morning, Warwickshire

Kingsbury (229 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (14.8 miles, 23.9 km, direction SW)

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...

St Laurence Church

Long Eaton (98 Pictures)

in the county of Derbyshire (15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction N)

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...

canal, Bodymoor heath, North Warwickshire

Bodymoor Heath (16 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (15.8 miles, 25.5 km, direction SW)

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

The Old Silk Mill Museum and the River Derwent, Derby

Derby (68 Pictures)

in the county of Derbyshire (15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction N)

This is the premier town of the Shire, it is steeped in history with roots stretching to Roman times - the legions had a camp near the east bank of the Derwent, but the town was.....

Village Stocks

Tutbury (50 Pictures)

in the county of Staffordshire (16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction NW)

This picturesque little town in the Dove Valley is dominated by the ruins of the medieval castle...

Wollaton road in Beeston, Nottinghamshire

Beeston (270 Pictures)

in the county of Nottinghamshire (17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction NE)

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...

Evening at Stowepool, Lichfield

Lichfield (216 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Staffordshire (18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction W)

The Lichfield Markets have been held on the historic Market Square since King Stephen granted the first charter for a market in 1153. In the past martyrs were burnt at the.....

Trowell, Nottinghamshire

Trowell (3 Pictures)

in the county of Nottinghamshire (18.5 miles, 29.8 km, direction N)

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...

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View from the tower Ashby de la Zouch Castle, Leicestershire

Ashby de la Zouch Castle (28 Pictures)

(4.4 miles, 7.1 km, direction NW)

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

Thornton Reservoir, Leicestershire.

Thornton Reservoir (13 Pictures)

(4.6 miles, 7.4 km, direction SE)

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Staunton harold hall & Church, Leicestershire

Staunton Harold Church (6 Pictures)

(5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction N)

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

Twycross Zoo, Leicestershire. Prairie Dog

Twycross Zoo (58 Pictures)

(6.1 miles, 9.9 km, direction SW)

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

Staunton Harold Church

Staunton Harold Hall (14 Pictures)

(6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction N)

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

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

Beacon Hill Country Park (24 Pictures)

(7.1 miles, 11.5 km, direction E)

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

Old John, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire

Old John Tower (10 Pictures)

(7.5 miles, 12.0 km, direction E)

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

Calke Abbey, Derbyshire

Calke Abbey (57 Pictures)

(8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction N)

Calke Abbey was built between 1701-1703. The building, in the Baroque style, was built for Sir John Harpur. It is an.....

Bradgate Park, Leicester, leicestershire

Bradgate Park (257 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction E)

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

image of staunton harold reservoir taken from hall roof, 2003

Staunton Harold Reservoir (5 Pictures)

(8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction N)

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

Donington Park (11 Pictures)

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction N)

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Letting off Steam on the Great Central Railway

Great Central Railway (48 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction NE)

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Hartshill Hayes Country Park, Nr Atherstone, North Warwickshire.

Hartshill Hayes Country Park (88 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 18.1 km, direction SW)

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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)

(11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction E)

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, 19.4 km, direction E)

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A picture of Watermead Country Park

Watermead Country Park (174 Pictures)

(12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction E)

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Tamworth Castle, Staffordshire

Tamworth Castle (9 Pictures)

(13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction W)

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Elvaston Castle

Elvaston Castle (41 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction N)

The first view of this impressive early 19th-century house nestling above sweeping lawns is quite tantalizing, giving visitors a.....

Zoo at Drayton Manor

Drayton Manor Park (6 Pictures)

(15.2 miles, 24.4 km, direction SW)

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

Kingsbury Water Park (210 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.7 km, direction SW)

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


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