English Heritage sites near Appleby Magna Parish
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
5 miles from Appleby Magna Parish
Ashby Castle forms the backdrop to the famous jousting scenes in Sir Walter Scott's classic novel of 1819, Ivanhoe. Now a ruin, the castle began as a manor house in the 12th century.
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
13 miles from Appleby Magna Parish
The picturesque moated remains - including the fine gatehouse and a complete corner tower - of this brick-built fortified mansion have recently been extensively conserved by English Heritage.
WALL ROMAN SITE
14 miles from Appleby Magna Parish
Wall was an important staging post on Watling Street, the Roman military road to North Wales. It provided overnight accommodation for travelling Roman officials and imperial messengers.
JEWRY WALL
17 miles from Appleby Magna Parish
A length of Roman bath-house wall over 9 metres (30 feet) high, near a museum displaying the archaeology of Leicester and its region.
J. W. EVANS SILVER FACTORY
22 miles from Appleby Magna Parish
Established in 1881, J. W. Evans is one of the most complete surviving historic factories in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.
KENILWORTH CASTLE AND ELIZABETHAN GARDEN
24 miles from Appleby Magna Parish
Once home to Robert Dudley, the great love of Queen Elizabeth I. Today you can walk in the beautifully recreated Elizabethan garden and marvel at the mighty Norman keep.
Churches in Appleby Magna Parish
Appleby Magna: St Michael & All Angels
Pubs in Appleby Magna Parish
Appleby Inn
Atherstone Road,, Appleby Parva, DE12 7AP
(01530) 270463
applebyinn.co.uk
Black Horse
Crown Inn
Golden Duck Brewery Cellar Bar
Sir John Moore Foundation, 87 Top Street, Appleby Magna, DE12 7AH
07846 295179