English Heritage sites near Groby Parish
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
2 miles from Groby 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.
JEWRY WALL
5 miles from Groby 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.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
11 miles from Groby 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.
LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE
23 miles from Groby 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.
RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE
25 miles from Groby Parish
This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597.
WALL ROMAN SITE
26 miles from Groby Parish
Wall was an important staging post on Watling Street, the Roman military road to North Wales. It provided overnight accommodation for travelling Roman officials and imperial messengers.
Churches in Groby Parish
Groby: St Philip & St James
Pubs in Groby Parish
Groby Ex-Serviceman's Club
16-18 Leicester Road, Groby, LE6 0DJ
(0116) 287 1809
thegrobyexservicemensclub.business.site/
Stamford Arms
2 Leicester Road, Groby, LE6 0DJ
(0116) 287 5616
stamfordarms.co.uk/