English Heritage sites near Ratby Parish
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
2 miles from Ratby 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.
JEWRY WALL
5 miles from Ratby 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.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
11 miles from Ratby 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.
LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE
24 miles from Ratby Parish
Set beside the church of a picturesque ironstone village, Lyddington Bede House originated as the late medieval wing of a palace belonging to the Bishops of Lincoln.
RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE
25 miles from Ratby Parish
This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597.
WALL ROMAN SITE
25 miles from Ratby 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.
Churches in Ratby Parish
Ratby: St Philip & St James
Pubs in Ratby Parish
Bulls Head
23 Main Street, Ratby, LE6 0LN
(0116) 239 3256
everards.co.uk/pubs/bulls_head_29/
Charnwood Acres Country Club
Markfield Road, Ratby, Newtown Linford, LE6 0LU
(0116) 273 6035
Plough
Burroughs Road, Ratby, LE6 0XZ
(0116) 239 2630
ploughinnratby.co.uk
Railway
191 Station Road, Ratby, LE6 0JQ
(0116) 239 5808
everards.co.uk/our-pubs/railway-inn-ratb...