1620s House and Garden at Donington le Heath - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

Hotels near 1620s House and Garden at Donington le Heath

Hermitage Park Hotel

★★★

26 Reviews

8.3

2.19 km away from here

$99.92 per nightSelect

Travelodge Leicester Markfield

★★★

49 Reviews

7.3

5.65 km away from here

$73.54 per nightSelect

Champneys Springs Hotel

40 Reviews

8

6.74 km away from here

$187.63 per nightSelect

Top Activities Near 1620s House and Garden at Donington le Heath

Attractions Near 1620s House and Garden at Donington le Heath

Sence Valley Forest Park

2.22 km away from here

A beautiful 60ha country park created by Leicestershire County Council on a former opencast colliery site near Heather. It includes the River Sence and three major lakes, which attract a wide variety of wildfowl. Large areas of the site are planted with Corsican pine, larch and poplars, which will provide an income when they are thinned in about 20 years. It is excellent for birdwatchers. Surfaced trails provide access for walkers, cyclists, riders and disabled visitors. A varied events programm

Know More

Bardon Hill

2.87 km away from here

Bardon Hill is a former volcano. It is the highest point in Leicestershire and the National Forest, 912 feet above sea level. Due to its prominence, it is visible for many kilometres around. It adjoins Bardon Hill Quarry, a geological SSSI. At its summit are a trigonometrical point and a radio mast. The second highest hill in Leicestershire is the nearby Beacon Hill.

Know More

Billa Barra Hill

4.8 km away from here

This 20 hectare local nature reserve, located in the north of the borough of Hinckley and Bosworth, consists of a variety of habitats including acid grassland, which is ecologically significant at a local level. Additionally, there are a number of rocky outcrops of Markfieldite, making the hill a regionally important geological site.

Know More

Mount St. Bernard Abbey

5.26 km away from here

It was the first Catholic Abbey to be founded in this country after the Reformation. This is a Cistercian Monastery of white monks founded in 1835 as a continuation of Garendon Abbey. Includes gardens, high calvary, gift shop, and Abbey Church. The abbey was the first permanent monastery to be founded in England since the Reformation and is the sole Trappist house in England. The monks brew the only Trappist beer in Britain.

Know More

Grace Dieu Priory

6.05 km away from here

Grace Dieu was founded in 1235 as an Augustinian nunnery, and was dissolved by Henry VIII in 1538. The site is surrounded by earthworks that suggest fish ponds and is known for its resident ghost.The priory was fairly large, having in 1337 sixteen nuns. It also had an attached hospital which cared for twelve poor people. The ruins stand in a valley bottom bounded by a small brook on the edge of Charnwood Forest and are situated on the A512 road from Loughborough to Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestersh

Know More

Thornton Reservoir

7.13 km away from here

Thornton Reservoir lies in a quiet, picturesque valley and was opened to the public in 1997. A surfaced track allows you to walk all the way around the reservoir and to the woodland on the north shore. The trout fishery is open to the public and the water is home to a variety of wildfowl. The reservoir is fed by two small streams which enter from the north via two weirs. Rothley Brook takes water away from the south.

Know More

Discover More Attractions in Leicestershire, Home of 1620s House and Garden at Donington le Heath

Leicestershire

Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands, being within the East Midlands. Leicestershire takes its name from the city of Leicester located at its centre and administered separately from the rest of the county. The ceremonial county – the non-metropolitan county plus the city of Leicester – has a total population of just over 1 million, more than half of which lives in the Leicester Urban Area.

Know More

Location of 1620s House and Garden at Donington le Heath

Comments