English Heritage sites near Sutton Bonington Parish
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
11 miles from Sutton Bonington 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 MUXLOE CASTLE
13 miles from Sutton Bonington 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
14 miles from Sutton Bonington 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.
WINGFIELD MANOR
20 miles from Sutton Bonington Parish
The vast and immensely impressive ruins of a palatial medieval manor house, with a huge undercrofted Great Hall and a defensible High Tower 22 metres (72 feet) tall.
HARDWICK OLD HALL
24 miles from Sutton Bonington Parish
The remodelled family home of Bess of Hardwick, one of the richest and most remarkable women of Elizabethan England, stands beside the New Hall she raised later in the 1590s.
RUFFORD ABBEY
26 miles from Sutton Bonington Parish
The best-preserved remains of a Cistercian abbey west cloister range in England, dating mainly from about 1170. Incorporated into part of a 17th century and later mansion, set in Rufford Country Park.
Churches in Sutton Bonington Parish
St Anne
Saint Anne's Lane
Sutton Bonington
Loughborough
01509 672110
Sutton Bonington is an unusual village in that it has two medieval churches, St Michael's and St Anne's, a legacy from the days when Sutton and Bonington were two separate villages. Today they are one parish with one congregation. St Anne's is used more in the winter and St Michael's is used more in the summer because of the heating costs!
St Michael
Main Street
Sutton Bonington
Loughborough
01509 672110
Sutton Bonington is an unusual village in that it has two medieval churches, St Michael's and St Anne's, a legacy from the days when Sutton and Bonington were two separate villages. Today they are one parish with one congregation. St Anne's is used more in the winter and St Michael's is used more in the summer because of the heating costs!
Pubs in Sutton Bonington Parish
Anchor Inn
Village local tucked up a hill away from the main street. Tiled floor in bar area and slate floors on the raised lounge/performance area. Chimney with real log burner separates the bar from the pool table.
Kings Head
Two-roomed village local occupying a prominent position in centre of the long main street. The brick building is painted cream with a green trim. A fine pub sign is prominent. The pub has recently introduced traditional English high tea.
Rose & Crown
White painted canalside pub, retaining traditional features such as beamed ceilings and open fire. Inside, to the left is a comfortable lounge bar, whilst to the right is a lounge area used for food service. Al fresco dining is possible in...
Star Inn
Melton Lane, West Leake, LE12 5RQ
(01509) 856480
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