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The Lancaster Arms

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A country pub at Newtown Unthank, west of Leicester, on ground where Richard III is said to have camped with his army the night before Bosworth in 1485. The battlefield story is local tradition rather than settled fact, but it’s honest countryside for a stop. Narborough station is about 9km to the south-east.

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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.

4.4 km NW · Leicestershire & Rutland

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.

6.9 km NE

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.

8.1 km NE

Photo of Market Bosworth, a village in Leicestershire, central England.

Market Bosworth

Village

Handsome Georgian market town near the 1485 battlefield where Richard III fell, with a country park at its edge.

8.1 km W · Leicestershire

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.

8.4 km SW

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.

8.5 km SE · spans 9 counties