Old John

#571 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Facts and practical information

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. ()

Coordinates: 52°41'47"N, 1°13'25"W

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+44 116 236 2713

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Day trips

Old John – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Charnwood Forest, Bradgate House, Bradgate Park, Swithland Wood and The Brand, Cropston Reservoir.

1.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Charnwood Forest
29 min walk • Charnwood Forest is an upland tract in north-western Leicestershire, England, bounded by Leicester, Loughborough and Coalville. The area is undulating, rocky and picturesque, with barren areas.
0.5 miSE
Park
Bradgate House, Bradgate Park
14 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.
1.1 miNE
Park
Swithland Wood and The Brand
28 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.
1.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Cropston Reservoir, Leicester
32 min walk • Cropston Reservoir lies in Charnwood Forest in Leicestershire, England. The dam and associated water works are in Cropston, while the bulk of the reservoir is in the neighbouring Newtown Linford parish.
~1780 ftS
Park
Bradgate Park
9 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.

Old John

Facts and practical information

Old John plan & book

Old John – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Charnwood Forest

Bradgate House, Bradgate Park

Swithland Wood and The Brand

Cropston Reservoir, Leicester

Bradgate Park