Where you'll be
Charnwood Forest on the doorstep.
Bardon Hill is the highest point in Leicestershire, with views towards the Peak District on a clear day. Quiet and green where the house sits, but a few minutes from the M1 and twenty from an airport.
On the doorstep
Bardon Hill
The highest point in Leicestershire at 278 metres, and it's the hill the house is named for. Clear-day views across the county from the top.
8 min drive
Coalville
The nearest town for a supermarket shop, a chemist and everything else you forgot to pack.
15 min drive
Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Market town with a ruined castle, independent shops and somewhere decent for Sunday lunch.
16 min drive
Bradgate Park
850 acres of ancient parkland and deer herds in Charnwood Forest — the classic Leicestershire day out, and easy with a big group.
Distances
Getting around
Quiet where the house sits, but very little is far away.
Coalville
8 min 2 miles — nearest town, supermarket and chemist
Ashby-de-la-Zouch
15 min 7 miles — market town, ruined castle, Sunday lunch
Bradgate Park
16 min 8 miles — 850 acres of deer park in Charnwood Forest
East Midlands Airport
21 min 11 miles — useful if part of the group is flying in
Leicester
23 min 12 miles — city centre and the King Richard III centre
Conkers, Moira
24 min 11 miles — the National Forest visitor centre, indoor and out
Twycross Zoo
29 min 17 miles — a full day out with children
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