The perfect blend of the great outdoors and great places to visit.

For the outdoorsy folk there is the historic and picturesque Bradgate Park, Beacon Hill Country Park, Bardon Hill, The Outwoods, Southlands Wood and Pillings Lock. Other nearby places to visit include the National Trusts Stoneywell Cottage designed by Ernest Gimson - a realisation of one man’s Arts and Crafts vision.

Visit the nearby 1620s house & Garden, the UK’s first trappiest Brewery at Mount Saint Bernard Abbey and historic Charnwood Villages. On the edge of the forest you’ll discover the famous University town of Loughborough with fascinating stories to uncover including The John Taylor Bell Foundry & Museum (the world’s largest bell foundry), the WW1 Carillion, the Great Central Railway – the UK’s only double track mainline, steam heritage railway complete with retired station and home of the Ladybird Books at Charnwood Museum.

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Made in Loughborough, heard all over the world
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800 years on and still pulling a crowd
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Arts and Crafts cottage that took root in forest setting
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A day return to the birthplace of popular tourism. Step back in time and ride the rails as you board a steam train straight out of classic literature. Relive the early days of tourism as you take the same journey as Thomas Cook’s first day trip passengers.
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Charm of forest villages is set in stone
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Half a billion years in the making. Experience the Battle of Bosworth and discover how King Richard III was defeated in a conflict which transformed the history of Britain, bringing the Middle Ages to an end and ushering in the Tudor dynasty which shaped the future of our country.
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