Birmingham Airport 1 hr 5
Belvoir Castle (24 min.) early 19th-century bastion with gilded salons tapestries jousting tournaments and costumed guides. Collingwood Crescent (6 min) Burrough Hill - Iron Age Hillfort (19 min.) archaeological settlement now part of a public park with walking trails & panoramic views. Primary School (13 min) Dorothy Avenue (9 min) Woolsthorpe Manor House (25 min.) this 17th-century farmhouse was once the home of isaac newton & features artifacts from his life. Great Central Railway (23 min.) the only place in the world where you can see 2 full sized steam trains pass each other. Melton Country Park (7 min.) large country park with several playgrounds soccer fields & open lawns plus a cafe. Watermead Country Park (19 min.) quaint park known for its nature reserves bird-watching surfaced paths & fishing. Wilton Park (4 min.) golf Melton Carnegie Museum (5 min.) museum hunting and art Stonehurst Family Farm And Motor Museum (24 min.) museum Abbey Pumping Station Museum (26 min.) museum of local industrial heritage with massive victorian beam engines and a narrow-gauge railway. Flip Out Leicester (25 min.) National Space Centre (27 min.) themed galleries displaying rockets satellites and interactive exhibitions about space travel. Brightside Avenue (11 min) Barnsdale Gardens (26 min.) horticultural site designed to offer inspiration for gardeners plus a plant nursery and tearoom. Oakham Castle (22 min.) the great hall is rare example of 12th century architecture decorated by sculptures from same era. |