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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 Elton & Orston StationOrston

22 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

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

Belvoir Castle

House & garden near Knipton

Fairytale Regency castle over the Vale of Belvoir.

8.1 km SE

Photo of the River Trent, a 95-mile river navigation running from Shardlow to Trent Falls, central England.Highlight

River Trent

River navigation

The powerhouse river of the Midlands, navigable from Shardlow through Nottingham and Newark to the tidal reaches at Gainsborough.

8.8 km NW · Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire & Derbyshire

Photo of The Reindeer Inn, a gastropub near Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, central England.Highlight

The Reindeer Inn

Gastropub near Hoveringham

Trent-side village pub serving good-value, pubby cooking near Southwell.

9.8 km NW

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Jericho

Gastropub near Plungar

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

6.2 km S

Photo of The Boot and Shoe Inn, a pub near Flintham, Nottinghamshire, central England.

The Boot and Shoe Inn

Pub near Flintham

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

6.6 km NW

Photo of Naturescape Wildflower Farm, a farm & farm shop near Langar, Nottinghamshire, central England.

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.

7 km SW

Photo along the Viking Way, a 147-mile long-distance path running from Barton-upon-Humber to Oakham, central England.

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.

7.1 km E · Lincolnshire, Rutland & Leicestershire

Colston Bassett Dairy

Farm & farm shop near Colston Bassett

One of the few remaining Stilton dairies, its creamery shop selling the Vale of Belvoir's famous blue cheese.

9.6 km SW

Photo of Colston Bassett, a village in Nottinghamshire, central England.

Colston Bassett

Village

Estate village of the Vale with a famous Stilton dairy, a market cross on the green and the ivied ruin of the old church on its hill.

9.6 km SW · Nottinghamshire

Photo of Cropwell Bishop Creamery, a farm & farm shop in Nottinghamshire, central England.

Cropwell Bishop Creamery

Farm & farm shop near Cropwell Bishop

Family Stilton creamery in the Vale of Belvoir with a shop of its blue and white cheeses.

9.8 km SW

Photo of Colston Bassett: Market Cross, an ancient site in Nottinghamshire, central England.

Colston Bassett: Market Cross

Ancient site near Colston Bassett

A National Trust place in Nottinghamshire.

9.9 km SW

Photo of The Martin's Arms, a pub near Colston Bassett, Nottinghamshire, central England.

The Martin's Arms

Pub near Colston Bassett

Country dining pub in the Stilton village of Colston Bassett, log fires and a garden beside the estate.

9.9 km SW

Everything else within 10 km (10) — 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.