English Heritage sites near Whetstone Parish
JEWRY WALL
5 miles from Whetstone 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
6 miles from Whetstone 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.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
18 miles from Whetstone 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.
RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE
19 miles from Whetstone Parish
This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597.
LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE
19 miles from Whetstone 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.
ELEANOR CROSS, GEDDINGTON
22 miles from Whetstone Parish
In 1290 Eleanor of Castile, the beloved wife of Edward I and mother of his 14 children, died at Harby in Nottinghamshire.
Churches in Whetstone Parish
St Peter, Whetstone
Pubs in Whetstone Parish
Bulls Head
44 Victoria Road, Whetstone, LE8 6JX
(0116) 286 4268
everards.co.uk/pubs/bulls_head_30
Old Vicarage
123 Enderby Road, Whetstone, LE8 6JH
(0116) 278 4247
oldvicaragepub.co.uk