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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 Syston StationSyston

38 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.

1.2 km W · spans 9 counties

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.

5.6 km SW

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.

7.4 km W

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.

9.6 km W

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

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.

1.2 km W

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.

1.7 km W · Leicestershire & Nottinghamshire

Clarkes of Queniborough

Farm & farm shop near Queniborough

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

2.3 km E

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.

2.8 km N · Leicestershire & Rutland

Rothley Wines

Vineyard near Rothley

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

5.3 km W

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.

5.5 km NE

Photo of Abbey Park, a Grade II* registered house & garden in Leicestershire, central England.

Abbey Park

House & garden near Leicester

A grand Victorian park of 1882, laid out around a medieval abbey's ruins.

6.4 km SW

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.

7.1 km W

Photo of St Mary de Castro, Leicester, a church in Leicestershire, central England.

St Mary de Castro, Leicester

Church near Leicester

Grade I collegiate church in the bailey of Leicester Castle, begun in 1107 and rich in Norman detail.

7.9 km SW

Everything else within 10 km (25) — 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.