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Photo of Twycross Zoo, a visitor attraction near Polesworth, Leicestershire, central England.

Twycross Zoo© Nigel Swales / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Atherstone StationAtherstone

35 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Hartshill Hayes Country Park, a country park near Astley, Warwickshire, central England.Highlight

Hartshill Hayes Country Park

Country park near Astley

A hilltop wood of 137 acres with long views across the Anker valley.

3.2 km S

Photo of Polesworth Abbey, an abbey in Warwickshire, central England.Highlight

Polesworth Abbey

Abbey near Polesworth

Remains of Polesworth Abbey

6 km NW

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.

8.1 km E

Photo of Twycross Zoo, a visitor attraction near Polesworth, Leicestershire, central England.Highlight

Twycross Zoo

Attraction near Polesworth

Family zoo in 100 acres near the Warwickshire border, the only UK zoo with all four great-ape species.

8.3 km N

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

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.

0.1 km W · Warwickshire, Staffordshire & West Midlands

Sparkenhoe Farm

Farm & farm shop near Upton

The only farm making traditional raw-milk Red Leicester, with a cheese shop and tearoom at Sparkenhoe Farm, Upton.

6.2 km E

Photo of Pooley Country Park, a country park near Polesworth, Warwickshire, central England.

Pooley Country Park

Country park near Polesworth

A country park in Warwickshire.

6.6 km NW

Photo along the Heart of England Way, a 104-mile long-distance path running from Cannock Chase to Bourton-on-the-Water, England.

Heart of England Way

Long-distance path

The Midlands' green spine, from Cannock Chase through the old Forest of Arden to Bourton-on-the-Water in the Cotswolds.

7 km SW · spans 4 counties

Photo of the Ashby Canal, a 22-mile canal running from Marston Junction to Snarestone, central England.

Ashby Canal

Canal

A lock-free rural canal through the Leicestershire coalfield that never quite reached Ashby, passing Bosworth battlefield.

8.8 km E · Leicestershire & Warwickshire

Kingsbury Water Park

Country park near Coleshill

A country park in Warwickshire.

9 km W

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

Bosworth Battlefield Country Park

Country park near Market Bosworth

A country park in Leicestershire.

9.5 km E

Everything else within 10 km (24) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.