Belgrave
(1 Mile)*
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Birstall
(1 Mile)*
Birstall has become a major dormitory area for Leicester, but there are several examples of its earlier history in evidence.
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Leicester
(2 Miles)*
Leicester is one of the few cities in England that can trace its growth from the Iron Age. In Leicester you can travel through the ages, and learn about the history of the city in its excellent Museums, and by taking an Old Town Heritage Trail
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Thurcaston
(2 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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Anstey
(2 Miles)*
Anstey's role as a southern gateway to the Charnwood Forest is shown by the 15th century Packhorse Bridge, just a mere 5 feet wide, straddling Rothley River.
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Glenfield
(2 Miles)*
Glenfield has a prominent place in railway history, with the opening of the Swannington Leicester line, the first railway line south of Manchester.
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Cropston
(2 Miles)*
Cropston is a picturesque village, close to the late 19th century reservoir, which takes its name from the village.
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Rothley
(3 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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Swithland
(4 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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Newtown Limford
(4 Miles)*
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Humberstone
(4 Miles)*
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Syston
(4 Miles)*
In Victorian times Syston was a busy cattle dealing town. There is still evidence of the late 18th century development in its conservation area around the parish church of St. Peter.
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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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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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Kirby Muxloe
(4 Miles)*
One of the country's most important monuments is in the parish of Kirby Muxloe. Built in the late 15th century by Lord Hastings, who was executed in 1483 before the building was completed, Kirby Muxloe Castle now has a Grade I listing.
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Aylestone
(4 Miles)*
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Braunstone
(4 Miles)*
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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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Woodhouse Eaves
(5 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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Ratcliffe
(5 Miles)*
Ratcliffe is sited between the banks of the River Wreake and the main A46 highway. Home to Ratcliffe College, started by Pugin in 1844 as the first Roman Catholic College in England since the Reformation.
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Queniborough
(5 Miles)*
Queniborough is a pleasing conservation village with visible links back to the Civil War period. A 175 feet high crocketed spire, acknowledged by Pevsner to be one of the finest in Leicestershire, caps St. Mary's Church.
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Glen Parva
(5 Miles)*
Glen Parva - The Manor House is of interest, dating back to the 14th century and local records suggest that the ill-fated King Charles I stayed there after the Battle of Naseby.
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Evington
(5 Miles)*
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Quorn
(5 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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Thurnby
(5 Miles)*
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