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Ashby Castle

Photo of Ashby Castle, a ruined castle near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, central England.

Ashby Castle

© Richard Croft / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Richard Croft / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ashby Castle

Open to visitorsan English Heritage site — check opening times and admission before you go

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Ashby Castle is a castle in Leicestershire. The Albion Guide maps six castles in the county; this is one of them. Burton-on-Trent Station is 13.6 km away to the north-west. The nearest other castle is Whitwick Castle, 7.5 km to the east.

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Photo of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, a village in Leicestershire, central England.Highlight

Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Village

Historic market town in the National Forest, its Tudor castle ruins immortalised in Scott's Ivanhoe.

0.6 km W · Leicestershire

Photo of Bluebell Arboretum and Nursery, a garden near Smisby, Derbyshire, central England.

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A young but richly planted woodland garden and specialist tree nursery in south Derbyshire, glorious for autumn colour.

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Photo of Moira Furnace, a landmark near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, central England.Highlight

Moira Furnace

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A rare surviving early-19th-century blast furnace beside the Ashby Canal, now a museum in the National Forest.

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Photo of Conkers, a visitor attraction near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, central England.Highlight

Conkers

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Photo of Calke Abbey, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Melbourne, Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

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Photo of Breedon on the Hill, a village in Leicestershire, central England.Highlight

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