English Heritage sites near Snarestone Parish
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
4 miles from Snarestone 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.
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
12 miles from Snarestone 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
15 miles from Snarestone 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.
WALL ROMAN SITE
16 miles from Snarestone 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.
J. W. EVANS SILVER FACTORY
23 miles from Snarestone Parish
Established in 1881, J. W. Evans is one of the most complete surviving historic factories in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.
KENILWORTH CASTLE AND ELIZABETHAN GARDEN
24 miles from Snarestone 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.
Churches in Snarestone Parish
Snarestone: St Bartholomew
Pubs in Snarestone Parish
Globe
Main Street, Snarestone, DE12 7DB
(01530) 272020
theglobeinnsnarestone.co.uk
Old Crown Inn
Bosworth Road, Snarestone, DE12 7DQ
(01530) 270234
theoldcrownsnarestone.co.uk