Photo of Belvoir Castle, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Knipton, Leicestershire, central England.

Belvoir Castle© Julian P Guffogg / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Bottesford StationBottesford

16 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

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Belvoir Castle

House & garden near Knipton

Fairytale Regency castle over the Vale of Belvoir.

5.6 km S

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Viking Way

Long-distance path

Through the old Danelaw from the Humber Bridge, over the Lincolnshire Wolds and along the limestone Edge to Rutland Water.

3.1 km E · Lincolnshire, Rutland & Leicestershire

Jericho

Gastropub near Plungar

Vale of Belvoir village pub recognised for its sustainable, locally-rooted cooking.

6.9 km SW

Knipton

Village

Vale of Belvoir village of honey-coloured ironstone houses below Belvoir Castle, with a Norman church and village pub.

8.1 km S · Leicestershire

Naturescape Wildflower Farm

Farm & farm shop near Langar

Britain's largest wildflower-seed farm at Langar, forty-odd acres of meadow open free with a visitor centre and shop.

9.3 km SW

The Boot and Shoe Inn

Pub near Flintham

Refurbished village pub with rooms in the Trent farming country at Flintham.

9.6 km NW

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

Debdale Meadow, MustonSSSIaccess unclear2.3 km E
Muston MeadowsNational Nature Reserve2.7 km SE
Grantham CanalSSSIaccess unclear4 km SW
Orston Plaster PitsSSSIaccess unclear4.6 km W
Allington MeadowsSSSIaccess unclear5.8 km E
Briery Wood Heronry, BelvoirSSSIaccess unclear6.3 km S
Cranmer's MoundEarthworks of a former castleaccess unclear6.6 km W
Barnstone Railway CuttingSSSIaccess unclear7.8 km SW
Terrace Hills PastureSSSIaccess unclear8.3 km S
King Lud's Entrenchment & The DriftSSSIaccess unclear9.9 km SE

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.