English Heritage sites near Hoby with Rotherby Parish
JEWRY WALL
10 miles from Hoby with Rotherby 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 Hoby with Rotherby 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
18 miles from Hoby with Rotherby 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.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
19 miles from Hoby with Rotherby 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 HALL
22 miles from Hoby with Rotherby 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
24 miles from Hoby with Rotherby Parish
This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597.
Churches in Hoby with Rotherby Parish
Hoby: All Saints
Ragdale: All Saints
Rotherby: All Saints
Pubs in Hoby with Rotherby Parish
Blue Bell
36, Main Street,, Hoby, LE14 3DT
(01664) 434247
bluebell-hoby.co.uk