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Sapcote Castle

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Sapcote Castle is one of six castles the Albion Guide charts in Leicestershire. The closest station is Hinckley, 6 km to the west. The nearest other castle is Kirby Muxloe Castle, 11.7 km to the north.

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More places to visit near Sapcote Castle

Photo along the Leicestershire Round, a 100-mile long-distance path in central England.

Leicestershire Round

Long-distance path

A hundred miles around Leicester, devised for the Footpath Association's hundredth year — Charnwood, Burrough Hill and Bosworth on the circuit.

1.7 km S · Leicestershire & Rutland

Photo of the Grand Union Canal, a 137-mile canal running from Brentford to Birmingham, England.Highlight

Grand Union Canal

Canal

London to Birmingham by water — the trunk route of the canal age, with arms reaching Leicester, Aylesbury, Northampton and Paddington.

8.8 km NE · spans 9 counties

Photo of Battlefield of Bosworth Country Park, a country park near Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, central England.Highlight

Battlefield of Bosworth Country Park

Country park near Market Bosworth

Where Richard III fell and the Tudors rose.

9.9 km NW

Photo of the Oxford Canal, a 78-mile canal running from Oxford to Coventry, England.

Oxford Canal

Canal

A contour-hugging early canal wandering from Coventry's doorstep through empty Midlands countryside to the Thames at Oxford.

12.5 km SW · spans 4 counties

Photo of the Coventry Canal, a 38-mile canal running from Coventry Basin to Fradley Junction, central England.

Coventry Canal

Canal

A coal-carrying artery of the eighteenth century, from Coventry Basin to the Trent & Mersey at Fradley Junction.

12.5 km W · Warwickshire, Staffordshire & West Midlands

Photo of Market Bosworth, a village in Leicestershire, central England.

Market Bosworth

Village

Handsome Georgian market town near the 1485 battlefield where Richard III fell, with a country park at its edge.

12.6 km NW · Leicestershire