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...
Quorn can be found between Leicester and Loughborough, it is surrounded by magnificent countryside and a wealth of visitor attractions...
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.....
One of the most attractive features of Anstey is the famous 14th century five arched pack-horse bridge crossing the River Wreake...
Leicester is famed amongst other things for its fine parish church which was raised to Cathedral status in 1927...
An historic market town famous for its Pork packed pies and Stilton cheeses, both are savoured all over Britain and in many other countries...
This is a quiet rural village situated in one of the highest parts of the rolling Leicestershire countryside...
Long Eaton is a small town lying on the River Trent around 8 miles east of Derby. The town has a history stretching back to the 7th century, but was for many centuries naught but a sleepy agricultural village...
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...
Beeston is mostly remarkable for being the place where the Ist Lord Trent started work in his mother's herbal shop at the age of 14...
Staunton was mentioned in the Doomsday Book when it was held by Henry de Ferrers...
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...
The City of Nottingham is famed for fine lace, the romance of Maid Marion and Robin Hood and as the birthplace of the founder of the Salvation Army, General William Booth (1829-1912)...
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...
Easter Monday sees the villages of Hallaton and Medbourne engaged in a riotous 'bottle kicking' contest which is said to have pagan origins...
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Swarkestone is a small enchanting village which grew up on the reeeded banks of the River Trent...
Modern day history records that this was the village chosen as The Festival of Britain Village, at the time it was considered to epitomise the spirit of British rural community life...
Within this pretty hilltop town you will find the ancient church dedicated to St.Mary, it was built around 1150 and has a beautiful clock-face tower...
This pretty Nottinghamshire village is situated around 7 miles from the centre of Nottingham. It is typical of rural England, with cottages interspersed along quiet leafy lanes...
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Comprising of 850 acres of land with roaming deer, Bradgate Park is Leicestershire's largest and most popular country.....
Standing on a hill overlooking Bradgate Park, Old John Tower folly.....
The second highest point in Leicestershire at 245m (802 feet) and containing a Bronze Age hill fort, Beacon Hill Country Park.....
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This is Leicester's leading Museum of Archaeology, showing an extensive range Roman finds as well as other unique historic relics.....
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Imposing church built in 1653, with fine panelled interior, set in attractive parkland...
This is said to be one of the most delightful country houses in Leicestershire, it was the former home of the Ferrers family who.....
The ancient, crumbling walls of Ashby de la Zouch castle keep once rose to a towering 95ft and had four floors. It belonged to.....
This superb mansion containing Nottingham's museum and art gallery sits on a green and pleasant mound high above the city. It.....
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From the outside, Wollaton Hall could easily be mistaken for a grand Victorian mansion - even though it was built when Sir.....
Calke Abbey was built between 1701-1703. The building, in the Baroque style, was built for Sir John Harpur. It is an.....
The first view of this impressive early 19th-century house nestling above sweeping lawns is quite tantalizing, giving visitors a.....
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A castle has stood on this spot since the 11th-century, it was built by Robert de Todini, standard-bearer to William the.....
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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