Groby, Leicester

Name: Groby
Address: Leicester, United Kingdom

#52 among attractions in Leicester

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Groby listen is a large English village in the county of Leicestershire, to the north west of the city of Leicester. The population at the time of the 2011 census was 6,796. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 52°39'30"N, 1°13'58"W

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Leicester United Kingdom

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Groby – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Beaumont Shopping Centre, Kirby Muxloe Castle, Old John, Charnwood Forest.

2.8 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Beaumont Shopping Centre, Leicester
72 min walk • Beaumont Shopping Centre is in Beaumont Leys, on the edge of Leicester. The 301,099 sq ft shopping centre is owned by British Land and managed by GVA.
1.5 miS
Forts and castles
Kirby Muxloe Castle, Leicester
39 min walk • Kirby Muxloe Castle, also known historically as Kirby Castle, is a ruined, fortified manor house in Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire, England. William, Lord Hastings, began work on the castle in 1480, founding it on the site of a pre-existing manor house.
2.7 miN
Tower
Old John
68 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.
3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Charnwood Forest
76 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.
2.4 miN
Park
Bradgate House, Bradgate Park
61 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.
2.1 miNE
Church
St Mary's Church, Leicester
53 min walk • St Mary's Church is the Church of England parish church in Anstey, Leicestershire, in the Diocese of Leicester.
2 miSE
Park
Kirby Frith Nature Reserve, Leicester
52 min walk • Kirby Frith is a 2.1-hectare Local Nature Reserve on the western outskirts of Leicester. It is owned and managed by Leicester City Council. This site is described by Natural England as the richest wildflower grassland in the county, with species such as devil's-bit scabious, betony and yellow rattle.
3 miW
Park
Thornton Reservoir
76 min walk • Thornton Reservoir is a small reservoir situated in the National Forest near the village of Thornton in Leicestershire. It has a surface area of 75 acres and a perimeter of 2.45 miles.
2.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Cropston Reservoir, Leicester
73 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.
2.4 miN
Park
Bradgate Park
61 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.
2.7 miSE
Park
Western Park, Leicester
68 min walk • Western Park is a park and surrounding suburb located in West End of Leicester. It is also a ward of the City of Leicester whose population at the 2011 census was 10,609.