Mountsorrel is a Town in the county of Leicestershire.

Retail in Mountsorrel

There are great places to visit near Mountsorrel 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 Mountsorrel like Leicester.

There are a number of historic monuments near to Mountsorrel including The Arch of Remembrance.

Canals to visit near Mountsorrel include Grand Union Canal at Leicester.

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

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

There are a number of parks near Mountsorrel including Abbey Park, Wilton Park, and Bradgate Park.

Highcross Leicester is one of Mountsorrel's best, nearby shopping centres to visit in Mountsorrel.

Mountsorrel's best nearby airports can be found at Leicester Airport, and East Midlands Airport.

The area around Mountsorrel boasts some of the best towns including Loughborough, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Melton Mowbray, and Market Harborough.

Villages to visit near Mountsorrel include Lavenham, Cropston, Newtown Linford, Saddington, and Rothley.

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

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

Don't miss Bradgate House, and Old John Tower's ruins if visiting the area around Mountsorrel.

Mountsorrel History

There are some historic monuments around Mountsorrel:

• 'King William's' Bridge
• Churchyard cross, All Saints' churchyard
• Moated Lodge with associated water channels and fishpond at Quorndon
• Leicester abbey and 17th century mansion and ornamental gardens
• Greyfriars, Leicester
• Roman villa N of Hamilton Grounds Farm
• Jewry Wall: remains of a Roman bath house, palaestra and Anglo-Saxon church
• Kirby Muxloe Castle
• Moated site and garden enclosure at Glenfield
• Deserted medieval village of Hamilton
• Motte and bailey castle and manorial complex at Groby
• Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Moated lodge 200m west of ruins of Bradgate House
• Market cross on south side of Market Place
• Preceptory, boundary, two mounds, fishpond and dam at Beaumont Leys
• All Saints' Church, Dishley
• Thorpe in the Glebe medieval settlement, including church site and open field system
• Mercian cross, St Mary and St John's churchyard
• Anglo-Saxon cremation cemetery 750m west of Rempstone Hall
• Site of Roman villa
• Bradgate: house, chapel, garden and watermill
• Packhorse bridge
• Mountsorrel motte and bailey castle
• Moated site at New Parks, Leicester
• Deserted medieval village
• 'King William's' Bridge
• The 'Roman' bridge, Belgrave
• Monastic grange and water control features immediately south of Thrussington Grange