English Heritage sites near Desford Parish
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
2 miles from Desford 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.
JEWRY WALL
6 miles from Desford 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.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
11 miles from Desford 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.
KENILWORTH CASTLE AND ELIZABETHAN GARDEN
24 miles from Desford Parish
Once home to Robert Dudley, the great love of Queen Elizabeth I. Today you can walk in the beautifully recreated Elizabethan garden and marvel at the mighty Norman keep.
WALL ROMAN SITE
24 miles from Desford Parish
Wall was an important staging post on Watling Street, the Roman military road to North Wales. It provided overnight accommodation for travelling Roman officials and imperial messengers.
LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE
25 miles from Desford 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.
Churches in Desford Parish
St.Martin's Desford
Main Street
Desford
Leicester
07739 585150
http://www.stmartinsdesford.org.uk
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Pubs in Desford Parish
Blue Bell
39, High Street, Desford, LE9 9JF
(01455) 822901
thebluebelldesford.co.uk
Forest Hill Golf & Conference Centre
Markfield Lane, Botcheston, Botcheston, LE9 9FH
(01455) 824800
foresthillgolfclub.co.uk/pages.php/index...
Greyhound
Main Street, Botcheston, LE9 9FF
(01455) 824421
greyhoundbotcheston.co.uk/
Lancaster Arms
Station Road, Desford, LE9 9FP
(01455) 824265
thelancasterarms.co.uk
Pesto
Leicester Lane, Desford, LE9 9JJ
(01455) 822394
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