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Bisbrooke Church, Rutland - Completely re-built 1871. Tower built 1914. Grade II listed.

Bisbrooke (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Rutland (1.8 miles, 2.9 km, direction SE)

Bisbrooke lies amidst a landscape of gentle hills dotted with rolling farmlands, rivers, reservoirs and woodland...

Edith Weston

Edith Weston (13 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (3.9 miles, 6.2 km, direction NE)

The village lies on the southern shores of Rutland Water, one of Europe's largest man-made reservoirs, and England's premier fly fishing waters...

Oakham Castle and Church of England Church

Oakham (86 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction N)

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...

Normanton

Normanton (29 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction NE)

Normanton lies in a landscape of rolling farmlands, broken only by rivers and patches of woodland. It is a tranquil place, with the waters offering scope for sailing and other water-sports, bird-watching, fishing, and cycling...

Medieval buttercross

Hallaton (18 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction SW)

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

Tilton on the Hill

Tilton on the Hill (4 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction W)

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

Stamford, Lincolnshire

Stamford (246 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire (10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction E)

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...

Apethorpe

Apethorpe (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Northamptonshire (10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction SE)

Apethorpe is a small, picturesque, East Northamptonshire village, a mile and a half from Kings Cliffe. St Leonard is an attractive looking church in a nice setting. Trees.....

Rushton Triangular Lodge, Northamptonshire

Rushton (13 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction S)

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...

Fotheringhay

Fotheringhay (27 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction SE)

The lantern tower of the Church of St. Mary and All Saints at Fotheringhay shines through the deepening shadows of the great trees that frame it, shadows matched in darkness by those less visible that haunt the village where the final tragedy of Mary, Queen of Scots was enacted...

The view from Burrough Hill

Melton Mowbray (25 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Leicestershire (13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction NW)

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

Foxton Locks

Foxton (21 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Leicestershire (13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction SW)

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Squires hill just off the High street, Rothwell, Northamptonshire

Rothwell (15 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Northamptonshire (13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction S)

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

A picture of Woolsthorpe Manor

Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lincolnshire (14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction N)

The tiny hamlet of Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth lies in spacious rural countryside in the valley of the River Witham...

St Mary de Castro Church, Leicester

Leicester (362 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Leicestershire (18.0 miles, 29.0 km, direction W)

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

Kinchley Lane

Rothley (12 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (19.2 miles, 30.8 km, direction W)

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...

Peterborough

Peterborough (143 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (20.1 miles, 32.3 km, direction E)

The magic of Peterborough lies in the richness of its beautiful Cathedral. It is a glorious historical treasure house, it is unique and quite beyond compare...

Groby Road, Anstey, Leicester

Anstey (5 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (20.6 miles, 33.2 km, direction W)

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

The West Front of the Tower at St Wulfram's Church Grantham

Grantham (39 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire (20.9 miles, 33.7 km, direction N)

This delightful town, set on the River Witham in a spacious agricultural region is noted for many historic factors but more latterly as the birthplace of Britains first woman Primne Minister - Margaret Thatcher was born here in 1925 and she became Prime Minister in 1979...

Quorn in Leicestershire. The river Soar

Quorn (18 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (21.1 miles, 34.0 km, direction NW)

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

Recommended attractions near Preston

Rutland Water

Rutland Water (128 Pictures)

(2.6 miles, 4.2 km, direction N)

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

Kirby Hall

Kirby Hall (30 Pictures)

(6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction SE)

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

View from Rockingham Castle, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle (7 Pictures)

(7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction S)

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Rockingham Castle Gardens, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle Gardens (3 Pictures)

(7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction S)

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Deene Park, Corby, Northamptonshire

Deene Park (5 Pictures)

(7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction SE)

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Burghley House

Burghley House (72 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.6 km, direction E)

This is a graceful house which perfectly epitomises the wealth of the prosperous Elizabethan period. Burghley was completed in.....

Lyveden New Bield

Lyveden New Bield (33 Pictures)

(12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction SE)

This magnificent ruin is a rare romantic survival from the great Elizabethan period. The landscape on which the relic of this.....

Rushton Triangular Lodge, Northamptonshire

Rushton Triangular Lodge (9 Pictures)

(12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction S)

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

Foxton Locks (37 Pictures)

(13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction SW)

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A picture of Woolsthorpe Manor

Woolsthorpe Manor (10 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction N)

Called a manor but in reality this is the farmhouse where Isaac Newton was born in 1642. The house remains very much during.....

Tree in the park

Wicksteed Park (8 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.7 km, direction S)

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Nene Park (Ferry Meadows Country Park) Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.

Ferry Meadows Country Park (47 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction E)

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A picture of Watermead Country Park

Watermead Country Park (174 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction W)

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Leicester Cathedral, Leicester

Leicester Cathedral (16 Pictures)

(17.7 miles, 28.5 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)

(18.2 miles, 29.3 km, direction W)

This is Leicester's leading Museum of Archaeology, showing an extensive range Roman finds as well as other unique historic relics.....

Belvoir Castle

Belvoir Castle (26 Pictures)

(19.5 miles, 31.3 km, direction N)

A castle has stood on this spot since the 11th-century, it was built by Robert de Todini, standard-bearer to William the.....

Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Peterborough Cathedral (68 Pictures)

(20.0 miles, 32.2 km, direction E)

The magnificent cathedral church in Peterborough was given cathedral status by Henry VIII in 1541. Formerly it had been one of.....

Bradgate Park, Leicester, leicestershire

Bradgate Park (257 Pictures)

(21.5 miles, 34.6 km, direction W)

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)

(22.3 miles, 35.9 km, direction W)

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

Stanford Hall near Lutterworth, Leicestershire

Stanford Hall (6 Pictures)

(22.9 miles, 36.8 km, direction SW)

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