Coleorton is a Village in the county of Leicestershire.

Retail in Coleorton

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

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

The Arch of Remembrance is a great place to visit close to Coleorton if you like historic monuments.

Grand Union Canal at Leicester is a great place to visit close to Coleorton if you like canals.

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

Leicester Cathedral, Church of St Nicholas - Leicester, Lavenham Guildhall, Bradgate House, and Old John Tower are great places to visit near Coleorton if you like historic buildings.

Abbey Park, Wilton Park, and Bradgate Park are some of Coleorton best parks to visit near Coleorton.

Don't miss Highcross Leicester's shopping centres if visiting the area around Coleorton.

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

There are a several good towns in the Coleorton area like Loughborough, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Melton Mowbray, and Market Harborough.

Lavenham, Cropston, Newtown Linford, Saddington, and Rothley are some of Coleorton best villages to visit near Coleorton.

Coleorton is near some unmissable lakes like Cropston Reservoir,

The area around Coleorton boasts some of the best country parks including Bradgate Park, and East Carlton Countryside Park.

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

Coleorton History

There are some historic monuments around Coleorton:

• Ashby Castle and associated formal garden
• Circular enclosure 300m north east of Forest Field
• Hemington Chapel
• Motte and associated earthworks at Shackerstone
• Viking barrow cemetery in Heath Wood
• Swarkestone Bridge
• Grace Dieu Priory with two ponds and a fishpond, Belton
• Lock up known as The Round House, at the junction of Church Street and St Matthew's Avenue
• Snibston Colliery
• Coal mining remains at The Conery, 500m south of Coleorton Hall
• Coal mining remains in Lount Wood
• Rabbit warren on Warren Hills
• Enclosure castle at Castle Donington
• The Bulwarks (earthworks)
• Moat with fishponds at Bagworth
• Melbourne Castle fortified manor and earlier medieval manorial remains
• Coal mining remains at Birch Coppice and Rough Park, 950m and 1.5km south of Smoile Farm
• Coal mining remains 600m south west of Smoile Farm
• Medieval church and cross 45m south of St George's Church
• Whitwick Castle
• Calke Park Tunnel