Redmile
Redmile is an English village and civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire, about ten miles (16 km) north of Melton Mowbray and seven miles (11 km) west of Grantham.
Redmile is an English village and civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire, about ten miles (16 km) north of Melton Mowbray and seven miles (11 km) west of Grantham. The population of the civil parish, which includes Barkestone-le-Vale and Plungar, was 921 at the 2011 census, up from 829 in 2001.
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Worth seeing in and around Redmile
5 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.
- 01Belvoir Castle
Belvoir Castle is a faux historic castle and stately home in Leicestershire, England, situated 6 mi west of the town of Grantham and 10 mi northeast of Melton Mowbray. A castle was first built on the site immediately after the Norman Conquest of 1066 and has since been rebuilt at least three times.
2.9 km · historic house museum and home of the Dukes of Rutland in Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02St Mary the Virgin's Church, Bottesford
St Mary the Virgin's Church is in the village of Bottesford, Leicestershire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Framland, the archdeaconry of Leicester and the diocese of Leicester.
3.8 km · Grade I listed church in Bottesford, Melton, Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Church of St Peter and St Paul
The Church of St Peter and St Paul is a church in Barkestone-le-Vale, Leicestershire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
2 km · church in Barkestone, Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Muston Meadows
Muston Meadows is an 8.8-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Muston in Leicestershire. It is also a National Nature Reserve and a Nature Conservation Review site.
2.9 km · Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Grantham Canal SSSI
Grantham Canal SSSI is a 9.5-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest which runs along a stretch of the Grantham Canal and its banks between Redmile and Harby in Leicestershire. This site has diverse aquatic and terrestrial habitats, which supports a varied insect community.
3.9 km · UK Site of Special Scientific Interest · Wikipedia
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Getting to Redmile
- Airports
- East Midlands (EMA), 36 km · Birmingham (BHX), 81 km · Manchester (MAN), 109 km
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Redmile86 km · quickest by road, 2h 7m · £10–13
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Redmile114 km · quickest by road, 3h 2m · £14–19
- Luton, Luton → Redmile117 km · quickest by road, 2h 31m · £15–20
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Redmile
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Redmile. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Go nextDirect trains to London mean that the capital is in easy reach for a day trip or to continue your travels.
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Next door to Redmile
Redmile is 23 km from Nottingham, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Bottesfordvillage and civil parish in Leicestershire, UK3.1 km
- Belvoirvillage and civil parish in Leicestershire, UK3.8 km
- Barkestone-le-Valevillage in Leicestershire, United Kingdom1.9 km
- Plungarvillage in Leicestershire, UK3.3 km
- Mustonvillage in Leicestershire, United Kingdom4 km