Rothley

Worth seeing in and around Rothley

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
   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.

   2.9 km · lake in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
2. 02
   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.

   1.4 km · building in Rothley, Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Mountsorrel Railway

   The Mountsorrel Railway was a network of industrial railway lines that served the granite quarries which dominate the Leicestershire village of Mountsorrel. After being closed in the 1950s, a section was reopened in 2015 as a heritage line run by the Mountsorrel & Rothley Community Heritage Centre.

   2.7 km · Heritage railway in Leicestershire · Wikipedia
4. 04
   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.

   100 m · church in Rothley, Charnwood, Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Church of St Mary

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

   2.9 km · church in Sileby, Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   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.

   3.6 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   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.

   1.8 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Moira Junction

   Moira Junction is a 3.5-hectare Local Nature Reserve north of Moira in Leicestershire. It is owned and managed by Leicestershire County Council.

   3.5 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
9. 09
   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 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.

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

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Getting to Rothley

Airports

East Midlands (EMA), 19 km · Birmingham (BHX), 50 km · Manchester (MAN), 104 km

Stations

Syston railway station, 4 km · Sileby railway station, 3 km · Rothley railway station, 1.7 km

• Birmingham, West Midlands → Rothley

  57 km · quickest by road, 1h 26m · £7–10
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• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Rothley

  113 km · quickest by road, 2h 43m · £15–20
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• Luton, Luton → Rothley

  104 km · quickest by road, 2h 8m · £11–15
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