Local Attractions

Ashby Boat Company

 
Station Road, Stoke Golding, Nuneaton, Leicestershire, CV13 6EY
Tel: 01455 212671
Day, short break and holiday hire. Steer yourself along the picturesque lock free Ashby Canal in a traditional narrowboat. Telephone for a brochure.

Bagworth Heath Country Park
 
Heath Road, Bagworth, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 1DL
Tel: 0116 305 6918
A 75 hectare reclaimed colliery site owned by Leicestershire County Council, between Bagworth and Thornton.

Battlefield Line
 
Shackerstone, Nuneaton, Leicestershire, CV13 6NW
Tel: 01827 880754
The Battlefield Line is a heritage railway that takes you on steam and diesel train between two delightful country villages.
 
Billa Barra Hill
 
Billa Barra Lane, Stanton under Bardon, Markfield, Leicestershire, LE67 9PD
Tel: 01455 238141
19 acre site of ecologically interesting planting.
 
Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre
 
Ambion Lane, Sutton Cheney, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, CV13 0AD
Tel: 01455 290429
Visit the site of Bosworth Battlefield 1485, the battle that ended the War of the Roses and began the dynasty of the Tudors.

Bosworth Water Trust
 
Wellesborough Road, Market Bosworth, Nuneaton, Leicestershire, CV13 6PD
Tel: 01455 291876
50 acre leisure park with 20 acres of lakes for dinghy, windsurfing, canoeing and fishing.

Burbage Common and Woods
 
Leicester Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 3DR
Tel: 01455 633 712
Burbage Woods are nationally important because of spectacular ground fauna, and the Common is one of the largest areas of grassland in the area.

Dobbies Garden Centre
 
Nuneaton Road, Mancetter, Atherstone, North Warwickshire, CV9 1RF
Tel: 01827 713 438
A visit to Dobbies will give every gardener inspiration to take back to their own gardens.
 
Hinckley and District Museum
 
Lower Bond Street, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 1QU
Tel: 01455 251 218
Hinckley Museum is located in a restored 17th century thatched cottage, with displays illustrating aspects of the history of the area.

Market Bosworth Country Park 
 
Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, CV13 0LD
Tel: 0116 305 6918
Market Bosworth is an 87 acre rural parkland, with an oak and maple arboretum and a children's adventure playground. It is an attractive area for walks and a popular spot for picnics.

Memory Lane Horse Drawn Tours
 
The Stables, Wykin Farm, Higham Lane Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 3EF
Tel: 01455 844 097
Twelve mile circular tours of scenic Leicestershire lanes passing through pretty villages in the Bosworth area.
 
Osbaston Kitchen Garden 
 
Osbaston Hall, Osbaston, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, CV13
Tel: 01455 440811
Osbaston Kitchen Gardens opens its doors occasionally through the year as part of the National Gardens Scheme.
 
Ratby Burroughs, Peartree and Martinshaw
 
Leicester, Leicester, UK
Tel: 01476 581111
Visitors can enjoy 140 hectares of woodland by using a variety of paths and a circular trail.
 
Royal Tigers Wood and Centenary Wood
 
Bagworth, Bagworth, Coalville, Coalville, UK
Tel: 01476 581111
Royal Tigers Wood is a 14 hectare native species woodland with a small arboretum representing 17 species of trees from the countries in which the Roya
 
Scalliwags Adventureland
 
49 Church Street, Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, LE9 7DA
Tel: 01455 840536
Indoor adventure play centre for kids of all ages, including adults! Softball play area. Parties a speciality, unlimited play. Open 6 days Tuesday - Sunday.

The Ashby Trip 
 
Sutton Cheney Wharf Wharf Lane, Sutton Cheney, Nuneaton, Leicestershire, CV13 0AL
Tel: 01455 213838
The Ashby Trip Limited operates a restaurant boat ROSE, a party boat BOSWORTH LADY and a trip boat ROSEBUD.
 
Thornton Reservoir
 
Thornton, Leicestershire, LE67 1AR
Tel: 01332 865081
75 acre reservoir set amongst farmland and woodland. It is a refuge of a diversity of wildlife, including mammals, birds, butterflies and dragonflies.

Tropical Birdland
 
Lindridge Lane, Desford, Leicester, LE9 9GN
Tel: 01455 824603
See free-flying rainforest birds in natural woodland environment at Tropical Birdland.

Twycross Zoo 
 
Burton Road, Atherstone, Leicestershire, CV9 3PX
Tel: 01827 880250
Twycross Zoo opened in 1963 on a site in Leicestershire. Initially a comparatively modest collection, it has become one of the major British zoos, attracting over 450,000 visitors a year. It is famous for its collection of primates.

Whitemoors Antiques & Craft Centre
 
Mill Lane, Shenton, Near Nuneaton, Leicestershire, CV13 6BZ
Tel: 01455 212250
Hundreds of objects to purchase located within 20+ heated antiques/crafts units. Comfortable licensed tearooms. Extensive cultured Victorian Gardens running down to the River Tweed, where the tearoom menu is served during summer months.