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Cropston Reservoir, Leicester

#58 among attractions in Leicester

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Cropston Reservoir, Leicester

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Elevation: 256 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 52°41'34"N, 1°11'41"W
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Leicester United Kingdom

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Cropston Reservoir – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Old John, Bradgate House, Bradgate Park, Swithland Wood and The Brand, Bradgate Park.

  • old john1.2 miW
    Tower

    Old John

    32 min walk • Old John is the highest hill in Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England, on the southern edge of Charnwood Forest. It gives its name to the folly that stands at its top. The hill stands at 212 metres high, and is a prominent landmark across Leicester and Leicestershire.

  • bradgate house0.9 miW
    Park

    Bradgate House, Bradgate Park

    23 min walk • Bradgate House is a 16th-century ruin in Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England. Edward Grey's son Sir John Grey of Groby married Elizabeth Woodville, who, after John's death married King Edward IV.

  • swithland wood and the brand1 miN
    Park

    Swithland Wood and The Brand

    26 min walk • Swithland Wood and The Brand is a 87.9 hectares biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Woodhouse Eaves in Leicestershire. Swithland Wood is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade II.

  • bradgate park1.1 miW
    Park

    Bradgate Park

    29 min walk • Bradgate Park is a public park in Charnwood Forest, in Leicestershire, England, northwest of Leicester. It covers 850 acres. The park lies between the villages of Newtown Linford, Anstey, Cropston, Woodhouse Eaves and Swithland.

  • mountsorrel cross leicester1.3 miNE
    Memorial

    Mountsorrel Cross, Leicester

    33 min walk • The Mountsorrel Cross is a market cross that dates from the Middle Ages. It originally stood on Main Street in the village of Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, but was moved in the late 18th century to a position 250 metres south-east of St Leonard's Church, Swithland, where it still stands. It is a Grade I listed feature.

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