English Heritage sites near Great Glen Parish

Jewry Wall

JEWRY WALL

6 miles from Great Glen Parish

A length of Roman bath-house wall over 9 metres (30 feet) high, near a museum displaying the archaeology of Leicester and its region.

Kirby Muxloe Castle

KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE

9 miles from Great Glen Parish

The picturesque moated remains - including the fine gatehouse and a complete corner tower - of this brick-built fortified mansion have recently been extensively conserved by English Heritage.

Lyddington Bede House

LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE

14 miles from Great Glen Parish

Set beside the church of a picturesque ironstone village, Lyddington Bede House originated as the late medieval wing of a palace belonging to the Bishops of Lincoln.

Rushton Triangular Lodge

RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE

15 miles from Great Glen Parish

This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597.

Kirby Hall

KIRBY HALL

17 miles from Great Glen Parish

Kirby Hall is one of England's greatest Elizabethan and 17th-century houses. Begun by Sir Humphrey Stafford, it was purchased by Sir Christopher Hatton, one of Queen Elizabeth's 'comely young men'.

Eleanor Cross, Geddington

ELEANOR CROSS, GEDDINGTON

18 miles from Great Glen Parish

In 1290 Eleanor of Castile, the beloved wife of Edward I and mother of his 14 children, died at Harby in Nottinghamshire.

Churches in Great Glen Parish

Newton Harcourt: St Luke

Wistow Road Newton Harcourt Leicester
0116 2402215
http://wistowbenefice.com

Services are held at this Church from the last Sunday in September in each year until the last Sunday before Easter Sunday in the following year.

St Cuthbert's, Great Glen

Church Road Great Glen Leicester
(0116) 259 2238
https://greatglenbeneficechurches.co.uk/

Pubs in Great Glen Parish

Fox Pond

Glen Rise (London Road), Great Glen, LE2 4RG
(0116) 259 2229
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The pub is some way north of the village centre towards Oadby along what used to be the main A6 road, before the by-pass was constructed. The pub is a large single storey and comparatively modern looking building consisting basically of one...
Pug & Greyhound

14 London Road, Great Glen, LE8 9GF
(0116) 259 2265
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The oldest building in Great Glen, mostly from the 18th century but partially 16th century. This used to be a coaching inn on the road from London to the north that became the A6. It was the Old Greyhound until 2015. An extensive food menu...
Royal Oak

High Street, Great Glen, LE8 9FJ
(0116) 259 3996

A village local with a central bar, a long skittle alley, a dart board, a patio garden overlooking the River Sence and a splendid open fire in winter. The pub is focussed on the drinker, with sports programmes often on the TV. The guest be...
Yews

29 London Road, Great Glen, LE8 9FL
(0116) 259 3369
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Victorian hotel converted into a spacious pub/ restaurant with a large garden; one main room and several smaller rooms.