Blaby is a Village in the county of Leicestershire.

Retail in Blaby

There are great places to visit near Blaby including some great cities, historic monuments, canals, hiking areas, historic buildings, parks, shopping centres, airports, towns, villages, lakes, country parks and ruins.

Places near Blaby feature a number of interesting cities including Leicester.

Don't miss The Arch of Remembrance's historic monuments if visiting the area around Blaby.

Blaby is near some unmissable canals like Grand Union Canal at Leicester,

Grand Union Canal at Leicester is one of Blaby's best, nearby hiking areas to visit in Blaby.

There are a several good historic buildings in the Blaby area like Leicester Cathedral, Church of St Nicholas - Leicester, Lavenham Guildhall, Bradgate House, and Old John Tower.

Don't miss Abbey Park, Wilton Park, and Bradgate Park's parks if visiting the area around Blaby.

Blaby is near some unmissable shopping centres like Highcross Leicester,

There are a several good airports in the Blaby area like Leicester Airport, and East Midlands Airport.

The area around Blaby features a number of interesting towns including Loughborough, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Melton Mowbray, and Market Harborough.

There are a several good villages in the Blaby area like Lavenham, Cropston, Newtown Linford, Saddington, and Rothley.

There are a several good lakes in the area around Blaby like Cropston Reservoir.

Bradgate Park, and East Carlton Countryside Park are great places to visit near Blaby if you like country parks.

Bradgate House, and Old John Tower are great places to visit near Blaby if you like ruins.

Blaby History

There are some historic monuments around Blaby:

• Moat, fishponds and shifted village earthworks at Ullesthorpe
• Pinslade moated grange, Mowsley
• Moated site with fishponds at Evington
• Moated site with fishpond at Dunton Bassett
• Petlinge medieval settlement remains 170m north of Whitehouse Farm
• Churchyard cross in All Saints' churchyard
• Manorial site immediately south east of St Peter's Church
• Moated site and fishponds south-east of St Mary's Church
• Kirby Muxloe Castle
• Motte and bailey castle and manorial complex at Groby
• Greyfriars, Leicester
• Packhorse bridge
• Leicester Castle and the Magazine Gateway
• Rabbit warren 180m north east of The Lawn
• Leicester abbey and 17th century mansion and ornamental gardens
• Ratby camp
• The 'Roman' bridge, Belgrave
• Site of St John's Church, Aldeby
• Moated site at New Hall, Thurlaston
• Petlinge medieval settlement and manorial garden remains 90m west and 160m south east of All Saints' Church
• Motte, moat and fishponds west of All Saints Church
• Moated site at New Parks, Leicester
• Moated site and garden enclosure at Glenfield
• Enderby Mill Bridge
• The Raw Dykes Roman aqueduct
• Moated site at Cotes de Val, Gilmorton
• Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Iron Age enclosure
• Knaptoft medieval settlement and manorial complex including church, three fishponds and windmill mound
• Jewry Wall: remains of a Roman bath house, palaestra and Anglo-Saxon church
• The 'Roman' bridge, Aylestone
• Moat and hut circle at Glen Parva
• Lubbesthorpe medieval settlement remains at Abbey Farm