Blaby

Worth seeing in and around Blaby

10 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
   Filbert Street

   Filbert Street was a football stadium in Leicester, England, which served as the home of Leicester City F.C. from 1891 until 2002. Although officially titled the City Business Stadium in the early 1990s, it remained known almost exclusively by its address, like many English football stadiums.

   6 km · football ground of Leicester City (1891 to 2002) · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Grace Road

   Grace Road, known for sponsorship reasons as the Uptonsteel County Ground, Grace Road, is a cricket ground in Leicester, England. It is the home ground and administrative base of Leicestershire County Cricket Club.

   4.3 km · cricket ground · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Aylestone Road

   Aylestone Road, now also known as the Leicester Electricity Sports Cricket Ground, is a cricket ground in Leicester, England, which was the headquarters of Leicestershire County Cricket Club from 1901 to 1939. Although the playing area is much reduced by housing and commercial developments, it is still used as a cricket ground, though not by the county team.

   5.8 km · cricket ground in Leicester, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Gas Museum

   The Gas Museum, also known as the National Gas Museum, is situated in the former gatehouse of a gasworks in Leicester, England, and deals with the history of domestic and industrial gas supply. It is claimed to be "the biggest collection of gas and gas related artefacts in the world".

   5.2 km · museum in Leicester, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Baitul Ikram Mosque

   The Baitul Ikram is a mosque located in Leicester, England. It is the first purpose-built Ahmadi mosque in East Midlands and was inaugurated on 20 February 2016.

   5.7 km · mosque in Leicester, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Braunstone Park

   Braunstone Park is a large public park located in Braunstone, Leicester, England.

   5.8 km · public park · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Croft Hill

   Croft Hill is a 128m high natural hill rising up the Soar flood-plain north of Croft quarry in Leicestershire, England. It stands out as an isolated landmark, and has been used as a meeting place for centuries.

   5.6 km · hill and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire, England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Raw Dykes

   Raw Dykes is a Roman earthwork and scheduled monument in Leicester. The monument consists of two parallel banks up to 20 metres apart, with an excavated channel running between them.

   5.4 km · archaeological site in City of Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Church of St Andrew

   St Andrew's Church is a church in Aylestone, Leicestershire. It is a Grade II* listed building.

   3.6 km · church in Aylestone, Leicester, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Church of St Thomas

    St Thomas’ Church, South Wigston is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in South Wigston, Leicestershire.

    2.3 km · church in South Wigston, Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Blaby

Airports

East Midlands (EMA), 31 km · Birmingham (BHX), 41 km · London Luton (LTN), 95 km

Stations

South Wigston railway station, 2.5 km · Narborough railway station, 2.4 km

• Birmingham, West Midlands → Blaby

  51 km · quickest by road, 1h 15m · £6–8
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• Luton, Luton → Blaby

  93 km · quickest by road, 1h 55m · £9–12
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• London → Blaby

  138 km · quickest by road, 2h 41m · £14–19
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