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Roche Abbey in October

Maltby

in the county of South Yorkshire

A cottage in Breamore. Hampshire  - (Photo taken in June 2005)

Breamore

in the county of Hampshire

Recommended Towns & Villages near Holwell

The view from Burrough Hill

Melton Mowbray (25 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Leicestershire (3.0 miles, 4.8 km, direction SE)

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

Tilton on the Hill

Tilton on the Hill (4 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction S)

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

Quorn in Leicestershire. The river Soar

Quorn (18 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction SW)

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

A picture of Rothley

Rothley (12 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction SW)

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...

A picture of Woolsthorpe Manor

Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Lincolnshire (11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction E)

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

Oakham

Oakham (86 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction SE)

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...

At Loughborough Station on the Great Central Railway. Loughborough, Leicestershire

Loughborough (74 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (12.5 miles, 20.0 km, direction W)

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.....

St Wulfram's Parish Church, Grantham

Grantham (39 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire (13.5 miles, 21.8 km, direction NE)

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...

Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire

Nottingham (210 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Nottinghamshire (14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction NW)

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)...

Groby Road, Anstey, Leicester

Anstey (5 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction SW)

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

Guildhall Lane, with the Guildhall and the Cathedral, Leicester.

Leicester (362 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Leicestershire (14.8 miles, 23.9 km, direction SW)

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

Floral display

Beeston (270 Pictures)

in the county of Nottinghamshire (14.9 miles, 23.9 km, direction NW)

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...

A picture of Belton

Belton (71 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (15.7 miles, 25.2 km, direction NE)

The popular village of Belton lying north of Grantham is home to magnificent Belton House. It is also a typical "Estate" village which perfectly epitomises all the values of English country life...

Westgate, Long Eaton, Derbyshire.

Long Eaton (98 Pictures)

in the county of Derbyshire (16.1 miles, 26.0 km, direction W)

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...

St Matthew's, Normanton

Normanton (29 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction SE)

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...

Sailing Boats from the Sailing Club at Edith Weston, on the south coast of Rutland Water, Rutland

Edith Weston (13 Pictures)

in the county of Rutland (16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction SE)

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...

Hallaton village centre, Leicestershire.

Hallaton (18 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (17.3 miles, 27.8 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...

St John the Baptist, Bisbrooke

Bisbrooke (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Rutland (17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction SE)

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

Trowell, Nottinghamshire

Trowell (3 Pictures)

in the county of Nottinghamshire (18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction NW)

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...

Southwell Minster, Nottinghamshire

Southwell (51 Pictures)

in the county of Nottinghamshire (18.9 miles, 30.5 km, direction N)

Southwell, surrounded by lovely open countryside, offers an interesting choice of guest accommodation and has a good range of shops, inns and restaurants...

Recommended attractions near Holwell

Belvoir Castle

Belvoir Castle (26 Pictures)

(8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction NE)

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

A picture of Watermead Country Park

Watermead Country Park (174 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction SW)

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A picture of Woolsthorpe Manor

Woolsthorpe Manor (10 Pictures)

(11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction E)

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

Letting off Steam on the Great Central Railway

Great Central Railway (48 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction W)

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NOTTINGHAM CASTLE MUSEUM

Nottingham Castle Museum (16 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.6 km, direction NW)

This superb mansion containing Nottingham's museum and art gallery sits on a green and pleasant mound high above the city. It.....

Rutland Water

Rutland Water (128 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 22.9 km, direction SE)

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

Bradgate Park, Leicester, leicestershire

Bradgate Park (257 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction SW)

Comprising of 850 acres of land with roaming deer, Bradgate Park is Leicestershire's largest and most popular country.....

The Old Man of Beacon, Beacon Hill Country Park, Leicestershire

Beacon Hill Country Park (24 Pictures)

(14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction W)

The second highest point in Leicestershire at 245m (802 feet) and containing a Bronze Age hill fort, Beacon Hill Country Park.....

Leicester Cathedral, Leicester

Leicester Cathedral (16 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.9 km, direction SW)

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Old John, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire

Old John Tower (10 Pictures)

(15.0 miles, 24.2 km, direction SW)

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

Jewry Wall, A small piece of the Roman Wall still remains in Leicester City Centre.

The Jewry Wall Museum (15 Pictures)

(15.2 miles, 24.4 km, direction SW)

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

Young Buck

Wollaton Hall (58 Pictures)

(15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction NW)

From the outside, Wollaton Hall could easily be mistaken for a grand Victorian mansion - even though it was built when Sir.....

Belton House

Belton House (113 Pictures)

(15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction NE)

Belton is the perfect example of a home belonging to an English country gentleman, and yet it is a delightful Anglo-Dutch.....

Southwell Minster, nottinghamshire

Southwell Minster (40 Pictures)

(18.7 miles, 30.1 km, direction N)

Historically a monastery was probably founded here in the 10th century, with the church being begun around 1108. The building.....

Thornton Reservoir, Leicestershire.

Thornton Reservoir (13 Pictures)

(19.1 miles, 30.7 km, direction SW)

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The ruins of Newark Castle on the banks of the River Trent. Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire.

Newark Castle (47 Pictures)

(19.2 miles, 30.8 km, direction N)

The romantic ruins of this once glorious castle were left to fall into further disrepair following the ravages of the English.....

Le Mans Series racers at the Melbourne Hairpin, Donington Park Circuit, Derbyshire

Donington Park (11 Pictures)

(19.4 miles, 31.2 km, direction W)

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Garden view of the Erewash Museum on High Street, Ilkeston

The Erewash Museum (2 Pictures)

(20.0 miles, 32.2 km, direction NW)

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The Great Oak, Sherwood Forest

Sherwood Forest (39 Pictures)

(20.3 miles, 32.7 km, direction NW)

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Elvaston Castle

Elvaston Castle (41 Pictures)

(20.9 miles, 33.6 km, direction W)

The first view of this impressive early 19th-century house nestling above sweeping lawns is quite tantalizing, giving visitors a.....


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