Anstey

Worth seeing in and around Anstey

9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Bradgate Park

   Bradgate Park is a public park in Charnwood Forest, in Leicestershire, England, northwest of Leicester. It covers 850 acres.

   3 km · 850 acre public park · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Groby Castle

   Groby Castle is situated in the large village of Groby to the north-west of the city of Leicester, England.

   2.8 km · castle in Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   St Mary's Church, Anstey

   St Mary's Church is the Church of England parish church in Anstey, Leicestershire, in the Diocese of Leicester.

   200 m · church building in Anstey, Charnwood, Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Cropston Reservoir

   Cropston Reservoir lies in Charnwood Forest in Leicestershire, England. The dam and associated water works are in Cropston, while the bulk of the reservoir is in the neighbouring Newtown Linford parish.

   2.2 km · reservoir in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Bradgate House

   Bradgate House is a 16th-century ruin in Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England.

   2.1 km · Ruined 16th-century house in Bradgate Park, Newtown Linford, Leicestershire, England. The chapel is still intact. · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Groby Old Hall

   Groby Old Hall is partly a 15th-century brick-built manor house and grade II* listed building located very near the site of Groby Castle in the village of Groby in Leicestershire.

   2.8 km · house in Groby, Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   The Orchards Nature Reserve

   The Orchards is a 6.6 hectares Local Nature Reserve in Leicester. It is owned by Leicester City Council and managed by Groundwork and volunteers.

   3 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
8. 08
   St Patrick's Catholic Church, Leicester

   St Patrick's Church is a Roman Catholic church in the Beaumont Leys area of Leicester. The current church building dates from 1959, built to accommodate Leicester's growing Catholic population, although the parish was first created in 1854.

   3.6 km · Roman Catholic church in Leicester, England · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Old John

   Old John is the highest hill in Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England, on the southern edge of Charnwood Forest. It gives its name to the folly that stands at its top.

   3.5 km · highest hill in Bradgate Park, in Newtown Linford, Charnwood, Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Anstey

Airports

East Midlands (EMA), 20 km · Birmingham (BHX), 45 km · Manchester (MAN), 105 km

Stations

Rothley railway station, 4 km

• Birmingham, West Midlands → Anstey

  53 km · quickest by road, 1h 17m · £7–9
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• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Anstey

  114 km · quickest by road, 2h 42m · £15–20
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• Luton, Luton → Anstey

  103 km · quickest by road, 2h · £10–14
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