Griffydam is a Village in the county of Leicestershire.

Griffydam postcode: LE67 8HW

Retail in Griffydam

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

Don't miss Leicester's cities if visiting the area around Griffydam.

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

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

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

Griffydam's best nearby historic buildings can be found at Leicester Cathedral, Church of St Nicholas - Leicester, Lavenham Guildhall, Bradgate House, and Old John Tower.

The area around Griffydam boasts some of the best parks including Abbey Park, Wilton Park, and Bradgate Park.

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

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

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

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

Don't miss Cropston Reservoir's lakes if visiting the area around Griffydam.

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

Bradgate House, and Old John Tower are some of Griffydam best ruins to visit near Griffydam.

Griffydam History

There are some historic monuments around Griffydam:

• Whitwick Castle
• Circular enclosure 300m north east of Forest Field
• Hemington Chapel
• Swarkestone Bridge
• Coal mining remains at The Conery, 500m south of Coleorton Hall
• Lock up known as The Round House, at the junction of Church Street and St Matthew's Avenue
• Coal mining remains 600m south west of Smoile Farm
• Snibston Colliery
• Enclosure castle at Castle Donington
• Settlement site
• Calke Park Tunnel
• Coal mining remains at Birch Coppice and Rough Park, 950m and 1.5km south of Smoile Farm
• Moated site east of Kellam's Farm
• The Bulwarks (earthworks)
• Moat with fishponds at Bagworth
• Moated site with fishpond and flood banks at Long Whatton
• Grace Dieu Priory with two ponds and a fishpond, Belton
• Ashby Castle and associated formal garden
• Swarkestone Lows round barrow cemetery and part of an aggregate field system 300m north west of The Lowes Farm
• Rabbit warren on Warren Hills
• Melbourne Castle fortified manor and earlier medieval manorial remains
• Medieval church and cross 45m south of St George's Church
• Coal mining remains in Lount Wood
• Iron Age settlement and cursus, with other air photographic marks, SE of Aston-on-Trent