Barkby

Worth seeing in and around Barkby

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
   All Saints Church, Beeby

   All Saints Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Beeby, Leicestershire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

   3.2 km · church in Beeby, Charnwood, Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   St Peter & St Paul, Syston

   St Peter and St Paul's Church, Syston is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Syston, Leicestershire.

   2.3 km · Grade I listed parish church in Syston, Charnwood, Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Scraptoft Nature Reserve

   Scraptoft Nature Reserve is a 14.3 hectares Local Nature Reserve in Scraptoft, on the eastern outskirts of Leicester. It is owned and managed by Leicester City Council.

   3.9 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
4. 04
   St Mary's Church, Barkby

   St Mary's Church, Barkby is the Church of England Parish Church for Barkby, Leicestershire, England. The church dates from the late 13th century and was extensively renovated in the 19th century.

   200 m · Grade I listed church in Barkby, Charnwood, Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St Mary's Church, Queniborough

   St Mary's Church, Queniborough is the Church of England parish church of Queniborough, Leicestershire, England. The church mostly dates from the late 13th and early 14th centuries.

   2.8 km · Grade I listed church in Queniborough, Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Church of Saint James the Great

   The Church of St James the Great is a church in Birstall, Leicestershire. It is a Grade II listed building.

   4 km · church building in Birstall, Charnwood, Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Birstall Meadows

   Birstall Meadows is a 15.6 hectares Local Nature Reserve east of Birstall in Leicestershire. It is part of Watermead Country Park, and is owned and managed by Leicester City Council.

   2.9 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Wanlip Meadows

   Wanlip Meadows is a 16.2 hectares nature reserve south of Wanlip and north of Leicester. It is owned and managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.

   3.2 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
9. 09
   The World Tree

   Rushey Mead is an area, suburb, electoral ward, and administrative division of the city of Leicester, in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, England. It comprises the northern Leicester suburb of Rushey Mead in its entirety, as well as a part of the neighbouring area and suburb of Belgrave, and historical parts of neighbouring Northfields and Thurmaston.

   3.5 km · monument in Rushey Mead · Wikipedia

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Getting to Barkby

Airports

East Midlands (EMA), 24 km · Birmingham (BHX), 53 km · London Luton (LTN), 101 km

Stations

Syston railway station, 1.9 km

• Birmingham, West Midlands → Barkby

  62 km · quickest by road, 1h 36m · £8–10
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• Luton, Luton → Barkby

  61 km · quickest by road, 1h 35m · £8–10
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• London → Barkby

  33 km · quickest by road, 1h 28m · £4–5
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