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.

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

The area around Hamilton Lea features a number of interesting historic buildings including Leicester Cathedral, Church of St Nicholas - Leicester, Lavenham Guildhall, Bradgate House, and Old John Tower.

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

Hamilton Lea is near some unmissable shopping centres like Highcross Leicester,

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

Hamilton Lea's best nearby towns can be found at Loughborough, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Melton Mowbray, and Market Harborough.

Lavenham, Cropston, Newtown Linford, Saddington, and Rothley are great places to visit near Hamilton Lea if you like villages.

Cropston Reservoir is a great place to visit close to Hamilton Lea if you like lakes.

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

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:

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