Loughborough
(1 Mile)*
Loughborough, with its unique atmosphere and wealth of historic buildings, is the principal town of the Borough of Charnwood, which is one of the largest Boroughs within Leicestershire.
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Woodhouse Eaves
(2 Miles)*
Woodhouse Eaves is at the heart of the Charnwood Forest. Close to Beacon Hill (818 feet high), where once existed an Iron Age settlement.
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Quorn
(2 Miles)*
Quorn is known world-wide for its link with Hugo Meynell, a dominant figure in English foxhunting who lived at Quorn Hall from 1753-1800.
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Normanton upon Soar
(2 Miles)*
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Stanford on Soar
(2 Miles)*
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Hathern
(2 Miles)*
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Barrow-on-Soar
(3 Miles)*
Barrow is on the east bank of the Soar, with good mooring and shopping facilities, a pleasant stopping point for boaters. Barrow can trace its roots back to at least Roman times. The much restored Holy Trinity Church is of 14th century origin.
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Swithland
(3 Miles)*
Swithland is a pleasant Forest village close to both the Woods and Reservoir, which also bear its name. The village is known well beyond Charnwood for its dark blue slate, which produced roofing material from the times of the Romans to the 19th century.
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Shepshed
(3 Miles)*
Shepshed stands to the west of the M1 motorway and was formerly dominated by the hosiery industry. It still offers factory outlet shopping for knitwear and sports clothing.
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Long Whatton
(3 Miles)*
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Mountsorrel
(4 Miles)*
Mountsorrel is situated on the old A6 route, seven miles north of Leicester and four miles from Loughborough.
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Walton-on-the-Wolds
(4 Miles)*
Walton-on-the-Wolds was the home in the 19th century of Augustus Hobart-Hampden, better known as Hobart Pasha, who had an adventurous naval career.
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Burton on the Wolds
(4 Miles)*
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Cropston
(4 Miles)*
Cropston is a picturesque village, close to the late 19th century reservoir, which takes its name from the village.
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West Leake
(4 Miles)*
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Rothley
(4 Miles)*
Rothley is another stop on the Great Central Railway, a quiet village on the eastern edge of the Charnwood Forest, originally built around Rothley Brook, a tributary of the Soar.
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Bardon
(4 Miles)*
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Newtown Linford
(4 Miles)*
Newtown Linford is set against a backdrop of the Charnwood woodlands, making it a very photogenic village with its thatched dwellings and timbered style buildings.
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Sileby
(5 Miles)*
Sileby is situated on the eastern side of the Soar Valley, it is a mix of residential and light industry.
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Rempstone
(5 Miles)*
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Thurcaston
(5 Miles)*
Thurcaston claims to be the birthplace of the martyred Tudor Bishop, Hugh Latimer. As a youth, he may well have been familiar with All Saints Church, parts of which date back to Norman times.
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East Leake
(5 Miles)*
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Kegworth
(5 Miles)*
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Belton
(5 Miles)*
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Seagrave
(5 Miles)*
Seagrave is situated just minutes from the busy A46; it is a secluded and picturesque village, with red roofed houses and distinctive church.
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