Ulverscroft

Worth seeing in and around Ulverscroft

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.

   3.4 km · 850 acre public park · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Bardon Hill

   Bardon Hill is the highest hill in Leicestershire, at 278 metres. The hill is also a 13.1-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and has been noted in literature.

   3.9 km · hill in Leicestershire, England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Beacon Hill

   Beacon Hill, near Loughborough, in Leicestershire, England, is a popular country park. It is one of several beacon hills in the United Kingdom.

   3 km · hill in Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   The Islamic Foundation

   The Islamic Foundation is Jamaat-e-Islami's research and publishing house in the United Kingdom. It was established in Leicester in 1973 by two high-ranking Pakistani activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, Khurshid Ahmad and Khurram Murad.

   3.1 km · Research and publishing house in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Bardon Park Chapel

   Bardon Park Chapel is a 300-year-old Christian meeting house at Bardon, Leicestershire, England. It stands back from the A511 road, between Coalville and Markfield, about 1.3 miles west of M1 junction 22.

   3.8 km · grade II listed church in Bardon, North West Leicestershire, England,UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Stoneywell

   Stoneywell is a National Trust property in Ulverscroft, a dispersed settlement near Coalville in Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire. Stoneywell is the largest of a small group of cottages designed in the Arts and Crafts style by Ernest Gimson.

   300 m · house in Ulverscroft, Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Bradgate House

   Bradgate House is a 19th-century ruin in Groby, Leicestershire, England. Built in 1856 for the seventh Earl of Stamford, George Harry Grey, it was intended as a replacement for the 16th century Bradgate House built circa 1520, built by his ancestor Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset and home of Lady Jane Grey.

   3.2 km · Ruined 19th-century house in Groby, Leicestershire · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Charley Woods

   Charley Woods is a 26.8 hectares nature reserve north of Copt Oak in Leicestershire. It is owned and managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.

   3.4 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Altar Stones Nature Reserve

   Altar Stones is a 3.7-hectare nature reserve in Markfield in Leicestershire. It is owned and managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.

   1.8 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Billa Barra Hill

    Billa Barra Hill is a 20.7 hectares Local Nature Reserve north of Stanton under Bardon in Leicestershire. It is owned and managed by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council.

    3.1 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia

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