Cropston

Worth seeing in and around Cropston

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
   Bradgate Park

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

   2.8 km · 850 acre public park · Wikipedia
2. 02
   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.

   1 km · reservoir in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
3. 03
   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
4. 04
   St Mary's Church, Anstey

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

   2.1 km · church building in Anstey, Charnwood, Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Swithland Reservoir

   Swithland Reservoir is a reservoir in the English county of Leicestershire. It is north-east of the village of Swithland from which it takes its name, north-west of Rothley and approximately 133 metres south-west of Mountsorrel Quarry.

   3.6 km · lake in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Rothley Court

   Rothley Court is a country house at Rothley in Leicestershire, England. It was mentioned in the Domesday Book and later, as Rothley Temple, associated with the Knights Templar.

   2.4 km · building in Rothley, Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   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 km · highest hill in Bradgate Park, in Newtown Linford, Charnwood, Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Church of St Mary the Virgin and St John the Baptist, Rothley

   St Mary & St John is a Church of England parish church in the centre of Rothley, England. It has a congregation of mixed ages and backgrounds.

   3.7 km · church in Rothley, Charnwood, Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Halstead Road Centenary Pasture

   Halstead Road Centenary Pasture is a 3.2-hectare local nature reserve in Mountsorrel, Leicestershire. It is owned and managed by Charnwood Borough Council.

   4 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Swithland Hall

    Swithland Hall is a 19th-century Neoclassical country house in Swithland, Leicestershire, designed by James Pennethorne.

    2.1 km · English country house in Swithland, Charnwood, Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Cropston

Airports

East Midlands (EMA), 19 km · Birmingham (BHX), 47 km · Manchester (MAN), 104 km

Stations

Rothley railway station, 2.1 km

• Birmingham, West Midlands → Cropston

  54 km · quickest by road, 1h 22m · £7–9
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• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Cropston

  112 km · quickest by road, 2h 44m · £15–20
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• Luton, Luton → Cropston

  104 km · quickest by road, 2h 5m · £11–14
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