in the county of Leicestershire
(4.5 miles, 7.2 km, direction S)Easter Monday sees the villages of Hallaton and Medbourne engaged in a riotous 'bottle kicking' contest which is said to have pagan origins...
in the county of Rutland
(4.9 miles, 8.0 km, direction NE)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...
a Historic Market Town in the county of Leicestershire
(10.0 miles, 16.0 km, direction N)An historic market town famous for its Pork packed pies and Stilton cheeses, both are savoured all over Britain and in many other countries...
a Historic City in the county of Leicestershire
(13.0 miles, 21.0 km, direction W)Leicester is famed amongst other things for its fine parish church which was raised to Cathedral status in 1927...
in the county of Leicestershire
(14.2 miles, 22.9 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...
All towns in Leicestershire
Rutland Water is the largest reservoir in England (by surface area) and one of the largest artificial lakes in Europe. Its.....
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Looking around the romantic ruin of Kirby Hall it is easy to imagine the splendour of an age when romance was all, and great.....
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