English Heritage sites near Walton on the Wolds Parish
JEWRY WALL
10 miles from Walton on the Wolds 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
10 miles from Walton on the Wolds 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.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
15 miles from Walton on the Wolds Parish
Ashby Castle forms the backdrop to the famous jousting scenes in Sir Walter Scott's classic novel of 1819, Ivanhoe. Now a ruin, the castle began as a manor house in the 12th century.
LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE
22 miles from Walton on the Wolds 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.
WINGFIELD MANOR
26 miles from Walton on the Wolds Parish
The vast and immensely impressive ruins of a palatial medieval manor house, with a huge undercrofted Great Hall and a defensible High Tower 22 metres (72 feet) tall.
KIRBY HALL
26 miles from Walton on the Wolds 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'.
Churches in Walton on the Wolds Parish
Walton le Wolds: St Mary
New Lane
Walton-le-Wolds
Loughborough
(01509) 416520
http://www.barrowandwoldsgroup.com/
We are part of the Barrow and Wolds group of churches. We look forward to welcoming you soon.
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Pubs in Walton on the Wolds Parish
Anchor
2 Loughborough Road, Walton on the Wolds, LE12 8HT
(01509) 880018