Great Glen is a Village in the county of Leicestershire.

Great Glen postcode: LE8 9FE

Retail in Great Glen

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

There are a several good cities in the area around Great Glen like Leicester.

The Arch of Remembrance is one of Great Glen's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Great Glen.

Don't miss Grand Union Canal at Leicester's canals if visiting the area around Great Glen.

The area close to Great Glen boasts some of the best hiking areas including Grand Union Canal at Leicester.

Don't miss Leicester Cathedral, Church of St Nicholas - Leicester, Lavenham Guildhall, Bradgate House, and Old John Tower's historic buildings if visiting the area around Great Glen.

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

Great Glen is near some unmissable shopping centres like Highcross Leicester,

Great Glen has some unmissable airports nearby like Leicester Airport, and East Midlands Airport.

Loughborough, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Melton Mowbray, and Market Harborough are some of Great Glen best towns to visit near Great Glen.

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

There are a number of lakes near to Great Glen including Cropston Reservoir.

Great Glen has some unmissable country parks nearby like Bradgate Park, and East Carlton Countryside Park.

Ruins to visit near Great Glen include Bradgate House, and Old John Tower.

Great Glen History

There are some historic monuments around Great Glen:

• Medieval settlement remains 300m south east and 150m north of Wistow Hall
• Frisby medieval village remains
• Gumley medieval settlement remains and field systems, 620m south east of the Church of St Helen
• Knaptoft medieval settlement and manorial complex including church, three fishponds and windmill mound
• Old Hall moated site
• Market cross on west side of Market Place
• Churchyard cross, All Saints' churchyard
• Stretton Magna deserted village, two fishponds and moated site.
• Roman villa N of Hamilton Grounds Farm
• Petlinge medieval settlement and manorial garden remains 90m west and 160m south east of All Saints' Church
• Deserted medieval village of Hamilton
• Medieval manorial earthworks and gardens 140m south of Manor House
• Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Churchyard cross in St Michael's churchyard
• Manorial site immediately south east of St Peter's Church
• The 'Roman' bridge, Belgrave
• Gumley medieval settlement remains, rabbit warren and field systems, 600m south west of the Church of St Helen
• Kibworth Harcourt post mill
• Inclined plane immediately east of Foxton Locks
• Thorpe Lubenham moated site and remains of shifted medieval village
• Medieval manorial fishponds at The Banks
• Moated grange at Stoughton
• Petlinge medieval settlement remains 170m north of Whitehouse Farm
• Chapel immediately north west of Manor House
• Moated site and deserted medieval village at Old Ingarsby
• Motte in Hall Field
• Moated site with fishponds at Evington
• Pinslade moated grange, Mowsley
• Cold Newton shrunken medieval village and moated site
• Medieval village remains immediately south of the church
• Moated site at Ingarsby
• Gumley motte castle
• Baggrave Deserted Medieval Village
• Churchyard cross in All Saints' churchyard