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.

Griffydam is near some unmissable cities like Leicester,

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

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

There are a number of hiking areas near to Griffydam including Grand Union Canal at Leicester.

Historic Buildings to visit near Griffydam include Leicester Cathedral, Church of St Nicholas - Leicester, Lavenham Guildhall, Bradgate House, and Old John Tower.

Griffydam's best nearby parks can be found at Abbey Park, Wilton Park, and Bradgate Park.

Highcross Leicester is a great place to visit close to Griffydam if you like shopping centres.

Airports to visit near Griffydam include Leicester Airport, and East Midlands Airport.

There are a number of towns near Griffydam including Loughborough, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Melton Mowbray, and Market Harborough.

The area around Griffydam features a number of interesting villages including Lavenham, Cropston, Newtown Linford, Saddington, and Rothley.

Places near Griffydam feature a number of interesting lakes including Cropston Reservoir.

Bradgate Park, and East Carlton Countryside Park are some of Griffydam best country parks to visit near Griffydam.

Griffydam has some unmissable ruins nearby like Bradgate House, and Old John Tower.

Griffydam History

There are some historic monuments around Griffydam:

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