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Recommended Towns & Villages near Sharnford

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 (3.8 miles, 6.2 km, direction N)

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...

St Andrew's Parish Church, Rugby

Rugby (86 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (10.4 miles, 16.7 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...

A picture of Stanford on Avon

Stanford on Avon (9 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction SE)

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

Leicester Cathedral and Guildhall

Leicester (362 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Leicestershire (10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction NE)

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

Groby Road, Anstey, Leicester

Anstey (5 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (11.5 miles, 18.5 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...

Coventry Cathedrals Haunting Fire

Coventry (151 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (12.3 miles, 19.7 km, direction SW)

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

Black and White

Dunchurch (69 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (12.6 miles, 20.3 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 (13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction E)

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A picture of Rothley

Rothley (12 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (14.6 miles, 23.5 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...

Beaumanor Hall,Old Woodhouse, Charnwood, Leicestershire.

Quorn (18 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (16.3 miles, 26.3 km, direction N)

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

The museum at Berkswell, Warwickshire

Berkswell (7 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (16.4 miles, 26.3 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...

Kingsbury Church, Kingsbury.

Kingsbury (229 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (16.6 miles, 26.8 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...

Coton Manor, Near Guilsborough, Northamptonshire

Guilsborough (4 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction SE)

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

Bluebells

Kenilworth (70 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (16.7 miles, 26.9 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...

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 (17.5 miles, 28.1 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...

Canal boats

Bodymoor Heath (16 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction W)

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

The Carillon, Queen's Park

Loughborough (74 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (17.8 miles, 28.6 km, direction N)

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.....

Tamworth Castle, Staffordshire

Tamworth (32 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Staffordshire (18.4 miles, 29.6 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...

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

Tilton on the Hill (4 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (18.7 miles, 30.2 km, direction NE)

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

In the city gardens

Royal Leamington Spa (37 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (18.9 miles, 30.4 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...

Recommended attractions near Sharnford

Caludon Castle Remains

Caludon Castle (1 Pictures)

(9.7 miles, 15.5 km, direction SW)

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Thornton Reservoir, Leicestershire.

Thornton Reservoir (13 Pictures)

(10.0 miles, 16.0 km, direction N)

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Stanford Hall near Lutterworth, Leicestershire

Stanford Hall (6 Pictures)

(10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction SE)

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Hartshill Hayes Country Park, Nr Atherstone, North Warwickshire.

Hartshill Hayes Country Park (88 Pictures)

(10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction W)

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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)

(10.3 miles, 16.6 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)

(10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction NE)

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Coventry Transport Museum

Coventry Transport Museum (20 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction SW)

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Coventry Cathedral Alter tapestry of Christ in Glory

Coventry Cathedral (37 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction SW)

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

Bradgate Park, Leicester, leicestershire

Bradgate Park (257 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.2 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)

(12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction N)

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

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

Foxton Locks (37 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction E)

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Twycross Zoo, Leicestershire. Prairie Dog

Twycross Zoo (58 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.7 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.....

Draycote Water from Toft Hill

Draycote Water (66 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction S)

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

A picture of Watermead Country Park

Watermead Country Park (174 Pictures)

(14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction NE)

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

Beacon Hill Country Park (24 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.9 km, direction N)

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

Coton Manor Wildlife Garden

Coton Manor Wildlife Garden (22 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.8 km, direction SE)

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

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

Kingsbury Water Park (210 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction W)

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

View from the tower Ashby de la Zouch Castle, Leicestershire

Ashby de la Zouch Castle (28 Pictures)

(17.2 miles, 27.7 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.....

Kenilworth Castle

Kenilworth Castle (84 Pictures)

(17.3 miles, 27.9 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.....

Letting off Steam on the Great Central Railway

Great Central Railway (48 Pictures)

(17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction N)

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