Castle Donington is a Village in the county of Leicestershire.

Retail in Castle Donington

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

Leicester is a great place to visit close to Castle Donington if you like cities.

The area around Castle Donington's best historic monuments can be found at The Arch of Remembrance.

There are a number of canals near to Castle Donington including Grand Union Canal at Leicester.

Castle Donington is near some unmissable hiking areas like Grand Union Canal at Leicester,

The area around Castle Donington features a number of interesting historic buildings including Leicester Cathedral, Church of St Nicholas - Leicester, Lavenham Guildhall, Bradgate House, and Old John Tower.

There are a number of parks near Castle Donington including Abbey Park, Wilton Park, and Bradgate Park.

The area around Castle Donington's best shopping centres can be found at Highcross Leicester.

There are a number of airports near Castle Donington including Leicester Airport, and East Midlands Airport.

Towns to visit near Castle Donington include Loughborough, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Melton Mowbray, and Market Harborough.

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

Cropston Reservoir is one of Castle Donington's best, nearby lakes to visit in Castle Donington.

Castle Donington has some unmissable country parks nearby like Bradgate Park, and East Carlton Countryside Park.

There are a several good ruins in the Castle Donington area like Bradgate House, and Old John Tower.

Castle Donington History

There are some historic monuments around Castle Donington:

• Coal mining remains in Lount Wood
• Anglo-Scandinavian high cross shaft in the churchyard of St Werburgh's Church, Spondon
• Anglian high cross in the churchyard of St Helen's Church
• The Bulwarks (earthworks)
• Coal mining remains 600m south west of Smoile Farm
• Melbourne Castle fortified manor and earlier medieval manorial remains
• Henge complex NW of Hickens Bridge
• Hemington Chapel
• Lock up known as The Round House, at the junction of Church Street and St Matthew's Avenue
• Grace Dieu Priory with two ponds and a fishpond, Belton
• Roman fort 200yds (182m) E of All Saints' Church
• Village cross at junction of Church Street and Cross Street
• Medieval settlement remains immediately east of The Wymeshead
• Settlement site
• Roman site on Red Hill
• Moated site SE of Sawley Locks
• Coal mining remains at Birch Coppice and Rough Park, 950m and 1.5km south of Smoile Farm
• Moated site with fishpond at Long Whatton
• Iron Age settlement and cursus, with other air photographic marks, SE of Aston-on-Trent
• Lock up and pinfold
• Site revealed by aerial photography, SE of Dunster Barn
• Roman villa and enclosures N of Ratcliffe Lane
• Enclosure castle at Castle Donington
• Coal mining remains at The Conery, 500m south of Coleorton Hall
• All Saints' Church, Dishley
• Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 340m south east of Gardens Farm
• Moated site with fishpond and flood banks at Long Whatton
• Circular enclosure 300m north east of Forest Field
• Cistercian abbey and mansion, with fishpond and mound at Garendon