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Photo of Bradgate Park and Swithland Woods, a country park near Newtown Linford, Leicestershire, central England.

Bradgate Park and Swithland WoodsPhoto David Roberts / Pexels

Places to explore near Sileby StationSileby

44 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 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.

1 km SW · spans 9 counties

Photo of Bradgate Park and Swithland Woods, a country park near Newtown Linford, Leicestershire, central England.Iconic

Bradgate Park and Swithland Woods

Country park near Newtown Linford

Ancient deer park, ruins and folly tower.

6.6 km W

Photo of Great Central Railway, a visitor attraction near Quorn, Leicestershire, central England.Highlight

Great Central Railway

Attraction near Quorn

Britain's only double-track heritage main line, running steam and diesel trains between Loughborough and Leicester North.

7.7 km NW

Photo of Old John, a folly near Newtown Linford, Leicestershire, central England.Highlight

Old John

Folly near Newtown Linford

The stubby 18th-century tower crowning the high point of Bradgate Park, a landmark for miles around.

8.7 km SW

Photo of National Space Centre, a visitor attraction in Leicestershire, central England.Highlight

National Space Centre

Attraction near Leicester

Leicester's landmark space museum under a soaring inflated rocket tower, with the UK's largest planetarium.

8.8 km S

Photo of The Outwoods, a landmark near Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire, central England.Highlight

The Outwoods

Landmark near Woodhouse Eaves

Ancient hillside wood above Loughborough, famous for its spring bluebells and views across Charnwood.

8.8 km W

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

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 km SW · Leicestershire & Rutland

Photo of the River Soar, a 24-mile river navigation running from Trent Lock to Leicester, central England.

River Soar

River navigation

Leicestershire's river navigation, winding from the Trent through Loughborough to Leicester's West Bridge.

1 km SW · Leicestershire & Nottinghamshire

Photo of Watermead Country Park, a country park near Thurcaston, Leicestershire, central England.

Watermead Country Park

Country park near Thurcaston

A country park in Leicestershire.

3.8 km S

Rothley Wines

Vineyard near Rothley

Leicestershire's commercial winery on the Charnwood fringe, with guided vineyard walks and tutored tastings by arrangement.

4.5 km SW

Photo of The Star Inn 1744, a pub near Thrussington, Leicestershire, central England.

The Star Inn 1744

Pub near Thrussington

Georgian village inn overlooking the green at Thrussington in the Wreake valley.

4.6 km E

Clarkes of Queniborough

Farm & farm shop near Queniborough

Award-winning family butcher and pie-maker in the village of Queniborough, north-east of Leicester.

5.3 km SE

Photo of The Griffin Inn (Swithland), a pub in Leicestershire, central England.

The Griffin Inn (Swithland)

Pub near Swithland

Charnwood-forest village pub at Swithland, run by England cricketer Stuart Broad, with woods and reservoir walks nearby.

5.5 km SW

Photo along the National Forest Way, a 75-mile long-distance path running from National Memorial Arboretum to Beacon Hill Country Park, central England.

National Forest Way

Long-distance path

The National Memorial Arboretum to Beacon Hill through the young woods of the National Forest, planted across the old coalfield.

6.6 km W · Leicestershire, Derbyshire & Staffordshire

Photo of Woodhouse Eaves, a village in Leicestershire, central England.

Woodhouse Eaves

Village

Stone-built Charnwood Forest village ringed by walking trails, with Beacon Hill and Broombriggs Farm on its doorstep.

7.3 km W · Leicestershire

Everything else within 10 km (29) — 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.