Beacon Hill Country ParkBroombriggs Farm and Windmill HillCharnwood MuseumGreat Central RailwayJubilee WoodLoughborough Carillon and War MemorialManor Farm Animal Centre and Donkey SanctuaryOld Rectory MuseumUlverscroft Nature ReserveWhatton House Gardens
At 245m (802 feet), Beacon Hill is the second highest point in Leicestershire and the site of a Bronze Age hill fort. A toposcope indicates landmarks that can be seen from the summit.
There are more than 100 hectares of heath and woodland, includ ...
The Park was presented to Leicestershire County Council in 1970 and is a 55-hectare mixed arable and stock farm. It has a 2.4km (1.5 mile) farm trail and information boards explaining the working of the farm. The trail is interlinked with a network o ...
Charnwood Museum features a wide range of exhibits reflecting the history, geology, archaeology and industries of Charnwood and the surrounding area. Permanent displays include ‘Coming to Charnwood’, ‘The Natural World of Charnwood’, ‘Livin ...
Voted number 12 on the list of the 50 greatest railway journeys in the world the Great Central Railway is the UK's only double track, main line heritage railway. It’s the only place in the world where full size steam engines can be seen passing eac ...
The site comprises ten hectares of mixed woodland with rocky outcrops and was presented to Leicestershire County Council in 1977 to commemorate the Queen's Silver Jubilee.
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Loughborough Carillon and War Memorial was built as a War Memorial by public subscription in memory of the 480 men of the town who fell in the Great War. ...
Since opening to the public in 1994 we have developed child-focussed activities and facilities to encourage and build youngsters’ understanding of the natural world around them.
Although not a working farm, we offer children (and their families) ...
Visit this medieval manor house, that became the rectory to the nearby parish church for 700 years. The museum it now contains holds collections on the history of Loughborough through the ages.Temporary exhibitions and archaeological discoveries from ...
Reserve in the care of the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust. Part of the ancient forest of Charnwood, Ulverscroft is especially beautiful in spring during the bluebell season. ...
Dating from the 19th century, Whatton House Gardens comprises of 15 acres of formal and informal garden with many interesting and unusual features: spring bulbs, woodland garden, ornamental ponds, ancient trees, expansive lawns, magnificent herbaceou ...
