Hamilton Lea is a Town in the county of Leicestershire.

Retail in Hamilton Lea

There are great places to visit near Hamilton Lea 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 Hamilton Lea if you like cities.

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

There are a number of canals near to Hamilton Lea including Grand Union Canal at Leicester.

Don't miss Grand Union Canal at Leicester's hiking areas if visiting the area around Hamilton Lea.

The area around Hamilton Lea boasts some of the best historic buildings including Leicester Cathedral, Church of St Nicholas - Leicester, Lavenham Guildhall, Bradgate House, and Old John Tower.

There are a several good parks in the Hamilton Lea area like Abbey Park, Wilton Park, and Bradgate Park.

Shopping Centres to visit near Hamilton Lea include Highcross Leicester.

Leicester Airport, and East Midlands Airport are great places to visit near Hamilton Lea if you like airports.

Hamilton Lea has some unmissable towns nearby like Loughborough, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Melton Mowbray, and Market Harborough.

There are a number of villages near Hamilton Lea including Lavenham, Cropston, Newtown Linford, Saddington, and Rothley.

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

Don't miss Bradgate Park, and East Carlton Countryside Park's country parks if visiting the area around Hamilton Lea.

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

Hamilton Lea History

There are some historic monuments around Hamilton Lea:

• Leicester Castle and the Magazine Gateway
• Mountsorrel motte and bailey castle
• Churchyard cross, All Saints' churchyard
• Mercian cross, St Mary and St John's churchyard
• Leicester abbey and 17th century mansion and ornamental gardens
• Moated site and deserted medieval village at Old Ingarsby
• Medieval manorial fishponds at The Banks
• Market cross on south side of Market Place
• The 'Roman' bridge, Belgrave
• Village cross at the western end of Main Street
• Greyfriars, Leicester
• Medieval village remains immediately south of the church
• Deserted medieval village of Hamilton
• Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Churchyard cross in St Michael's churchyard
• Baggrave Deserted Medieval Village
• Moated site with fishponds at Evington
• Stretton Magna deserted village, two fishponds and moated site.
• Churchyard cross in All Saints' churchyard
• Moated site at Ingarsby
• Moated grange at Stoughton
• Jewry Wall: remains of a Roman bath house, palaestra and Anglo-Saxon church
• The Raw Dykes Roman aqueduct
• Moat and hut circle at Glen Parva
• Stump Cross, approximately 700m south of Main Street, Frisby on the Wreake
• Bridge at Rearsby
• Frisby medieval village remains
• Roman villa N of Hamilton Grounds Farm