Peggs Green is a Village in the county of Leicestershire.

Peggs Green postcode: LE67 8HG

Retail in Peggs Green

There are great places to visit near Peggs Green 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 Peggs Green like Leicester.

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

Places near Peggs Green feature a number of interesting canals including Grand Union Canal at Leicester.

Places near Peggs Green feature a number of interesting hiking areas including Grand Union Canal at Leicester.

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

Don't miss Abbey Park, Wilton Park, and Bradgate Park's parks if visiting the area around Peggs Green.

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

There are a number of airports near Peggs Green including Leicester Airport, and East Midlands Airport.

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

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

Peggs Green is near some unmissable lakes like Cropston Reservoir,

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

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

Peggs Green History

There are some historic monuments around Peggs Green:

• The Bulwarks (earthworks)
• Motte and associated earthworks at Shackerstone
• Moated site east of Kellam's Farm
• Medieval church and cross 45m south of St George's Church
• Snibston Colliery
• Swarkestone Bridge
• Calke Park Tunnel
• 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
• Grace Dieu Priory with two ponds and a fishpond, Belton
• Moat with fishponds at Bagworth
• Coal mining remains 600m south west of Smoile Farm
• Coal mining remains at Birch Coppice and Rough Park, 950m and 1.5km south of Smoile Farm
• Circular enclosure 300m north east of Forest Field
• Coal mining remains in Lount Wood
• Hemington Chapel
• Ashby Castle and associated formal garden
• Rabbit warren on Warren Hills
• Enclosure castle at Castle Donington
• Whitwick Castle
• Melbourne Castle fortified manor and earlier medieval manorial remains
• Moated site with fishpond and flood banks at Long Whatton