Launde Priory

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Launde Priory is a former Augustinian priory in Leicestershire, England. Its successor Launde Abbey is used as a conference and retreat centre by the Church of England dioceses of Leicester and Peterborough. ()

Coordinates: 52°37'47"N, 0°49'33"W

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Launde Priory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Oakham Castle, All Saints' Church, Burrough Hill, Lyddington Bede House.

5 miNE
Forts and castles, Museum, History museum
Oakham Castle, Oakham
128 min walk • Oakham Castle is a historic building in Oakham, Rutland. The Castle is known for its collection of massive horseshoes and is also recognised as one of the best examples of domestic Norman architecture in England. Admission to the castle is free.
5 miNE
Church, Gothic architecture
All Saints' Church, Oakham
127 min walk • All Saints' Church, Oakham is a parish church in the Church of England in Oakham, Rutland.
5.2 miNW
Park
Burrough Hill, Melton Mowbray
133 min walk • Burrough Hill is an Iron Age hillfort in Burrough on the Hill, 7 miles south of Melton Mowbray in the English county of Leicestershire. Situated on a promontory about 210 metres above sea level, the site commands views over the surrounding countryside for miles around.
6.7 miSE
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Lyddington Bede House, Uppingham
171 min walk • Lyddington Bede House is a historic house in Rutland, England, owned and opened to the public by English Heritage. The existing Grade I listed building is a part of a former palace of the Bishops of Lincoln, situated next to St Andrew's Church in the village of Lyddington.
2.7 miNE
Church
All Saints' Church, Oakham
70 min walk • All Saints' Church is a Church of England parish church in Braunston-in-Rutland, Rutland. It is a Grade II* listed building.
5 miNE
Specialty museum, Museum
Rutland County Museum, Oakham
127 min walk • Rutland County Museum is located in Oakham, Rutland, in the old Riding School of the Rutland Fencible Cavalry which was built in 1794–95.
4.8 miNE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Hereward Way, Oakham
123 min walk • The Hereward Way is a long-distance footpath in England that links the Viking Way at Oakham with the Peddars Way at Knettishall Heath, near Thetford.
~740 ftNE
Monastery, Church
Launde Abbey
4 min walk • Launde Abbey is located in Leicestershire, England, 14 miles east of the city of Leicester and six miles south west of Oakham, Rutland. The building is used as a conference and retreat centre by the Church of England dioceses of Leicester and Peterborough.
5.2 miSE
Church
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Uppingham
134 min walk • The Church of St Peter and St Paul, Uppingham is the Church of England parish church of Uppingham, Rutland. It is part of the Diocese of Peterborough.
0.9 miNW
Forts and castles
Sauvey Castle
23 min walk • Sauvey Castle is a medieval castle, near Withcote, Leicestershire, England. It was probably built by King John in 1211 as a secluded hunting lodge in Leighfield Forest.
1 miN
Church
Withcote Chapel
26 min walk • Withcote Chapel is a redundant Anglican church in the parish of Withcote, Leicestershire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.