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Bradgate Park and Cropston Reservoir

Open accessin a country park open to the public

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Bradgate Park and Cropston Reservoir is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire, covering 4 km². The county has 69 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. None of the SSSIs in the county is larger.

The closest station is Barrow upon Soar, about 6.5 km to the north-east. Nearby SSSIs include Swithland Wood and The Brand and Groby Pool and Woods.

More places to visit near Bradgate Park and Cropston Reservoir

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.

0.3 km W · Leicestershire & Rutland

Photo of Sheet Hedges Country Park, a country park near Anstey, Leicestershire, central England.

Sheet Hedges Country Park

Country park near Anstey

A country park in Leicestershire.

1.8 km S

Photo of Broombriggs Farm Country Park, a country park near Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire, central England.

Broombriggs Farm Country Park

Country park near Woodhouse Eaves

A country park in Leicestershire.

3.3 km N

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.

5.9 km N

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.

6.2 km NE · 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.

6.6 km SE