English Heritage sites near Gaddesby Parish
JEWRY WALL
9 miles from Gaddesby 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.
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
12 miles from Gaddesby 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.
LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE
15 miles from Gaddesby Parish
Set beside the church of a picturesque ironstone village, Lyddington Bede House originated as the late medieval wing of a palace belonging to the Bishops of Lincoln.
KIRBY HALL
19 miles from Gaddesby Parish
Kirby Hall is one of England's greatest Elizabethan and 17th-century houses. Begun by Sir Humphrey Stafford, it was purchased by Sir Christopher Hatton, one of Queen Elizabeth's 'comely young men'.
RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE
20 miles from Gaddesby Parish
This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
21 miles from Gaddesby 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.
Churches in Gaddesby Parish
Ashby Folville: St Mary
Gaddesby: St Luke
Pubs in Gaddesby Parish
Carington Arms
Folville Street,, Ashby Folville, LE14 2TE
(01664) 841234
thecaringtonarms.co.uk
Cheney Arms
2, Rearsby Lane,, Gadsby, LE7 4XE
(01664) 840260
cheneyarms.co.uk