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Photo of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, a village in Leicestershire, central England.

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Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Local highlight

Ruined castle with a great split tower.

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Sir Walter Scott set scenes of Ivanhoe at Ashby, and Regency readers flocked to the ruined castle once the novel made it famous. William, Lord Hastings began building it in the 1470s, raising the tall Hastings Tower that still stands, now cared for by English Heritage. The market town around it lies within the National Forest.

More places to visit near Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Photo of Bluebell Arboretum and Nursery, a garden near Smisby, Derbyshire, central England.

Bluebell Arboretum and Nursery

Garden near Smisby

A young but richly planted woodland garden and specialist tree nursery in south Derbyshire, glorious for autumn colour.

2.4 km NW

Photo of Moira Furnace, a landmark near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, central England.Highlight

Moira Furnace

Landmark near Ashby-de-la-Zouch

A rare surviving early-19th-century blast furnace beside the Ashby Canal, now a museum in the National Forest.

4.3 km W

Photo of Conkers, a visitor attraction near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, central England.Highlight

Conkers

Attraction near Ashby-de-la-Zouch

National Forest discovery centre at Moira, with indoor and outdoor play, trails and a treetop walkway.

4.5 km W

Photo of Staunton Harold Hall, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire, central England.

Staunton Harold Hall

House & garden near Breedon on the Hill

Free grounds and waymarked walks beside a rare church built in 1653 under Cromwell's Commonwealth.

4.9 km NE

Photo of Calke Abbey, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Melbourne, Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Calke Abbey

House & garden near Melbourne

The National Trust's un-restored country house, kept in the peeling, cluttered state it was found in, with an old deer park around it

6.4 km N

Photo of Breedon on the Hill, a village in Leicestershire, central England.Highlight

Breedon on the Hill

Village

Village under a limestone crag crowned by a Saxon church, with a domed lock-up on the green below.

8.1 km NE · Leicestershire