Finola Delamere's Studio Pottery                                  Croxton Kerrial                   www.finspottery.co.uk
I make reasonably priced wheel thrown pottery and hand built sculptural ceramics for the home and garden.  My gallery is onsite, which you can visit and browse, or buy my work and where we also have honey and Honey conserves for sale.  As well as a pottery and beekeeping, we also have a smallholding where we aim to be self-sufficient.  Visit the website for pictures of my pottery, workshops and parties. Directions: Croxton Kerrial lies between Grantham & Melton Mowbray on the A607. Take the turn to Saltby - we are 100m on the left.
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Ashby de la Zouch Castle	Ashby de la Zouch	Manor House
The property began as a manor house in the 12th century and reached castle status in the 15th century. Come and find out about the castle’s colourful history with our lively audio tour. Hear how Edward IV’s Chamberlain Lord Hastings added the chapel and the impressive keep-like Hastings Tower – a castle within a castle. Visitors can still climb the tower today despite it suffering massive damage during the Civil War. There are great views from the top! Then make sure you discover the underground passage from the kitchen to the tower, probably created during this war, which can still be explored today.

Belvoir Castle	Belvoir	Castle and Gardens
Home of Duke and Duchess of Rutland, commanding spectacular views over Vale of Belvoir. Fine collection of paintings and furniture. Magnificent gardens, adventure playground, restaurant, gift shop.

Brocks Hill Country Park	Oadby	Country Park
Environment centre demonstrating wind and solar power. Cafe, exhibition hall, meeting room for hire. 67 acre park with playarea. Car parking on site.

Jewry Wall	Leicester	Roman Remains
A length of Roman bath-house wall over 9 metres (30 feet) high, near a museum displaying the archaeology of Leicester and its region.

Kirby Muxloe Castle	Nr Leicester	Castle
This picturesque fortified mansion was built for Lord Hastings, who was dramatically seized and executed by Richard III in 1483. Hastings’ descendants still believe they have a direct line to the throne of England. Explore the atmospheric moated remains – including the fine gatehouse and a complete corner tower – of this brick-built mansion which have been extensively conserved by English Heritage. Make it part of an enjoyable family day out in Leicestershire with a picnic in the grounds or take a walk around the moat.

Lyddington Bede House	Uppingham	Other Building
Set beside the church of the picturesque ironstone village of Lyddington, Lyddington Bede House originated as the medieval wing of a palace belonging to the Bishops of Lincoln. By 1600 it had passed to Sir Thomas Cecil, son of Queen Elizabeth’s chief minister, who converted it into an almshouse for 12 poor ‘bedesmen’ over 30 years old and two women (over 45), all free of lunacy, leprosy or the French pox. Visitors can wander through the bedesmen’s rooms, with their tiny windows and fireplaces, and view the former bishops’ Great Chamber on the first floor, with its beautifully carved ceiling cornice.

National Space Centre	Leicester	Visitor Centre
The UK's largest attraction dedicated to space. The minute you catch sight of the futuristic Rocket Tower, you'll be treated to hours of breathtaking discovery.

Nevill Holt Opera	Medbourne	Opera
Nevill Holt near Medbourne in Leicestershire provides a remarkable setting for country house opera. From 6th July until 15th July. Advance booking essential.

Oakham Castle	Oakham	Castle
The splendid Great Hall of Oakham Castle is one of the finest examples of late 12th century domestic architecture in England. The Great Hall is best known for its collection of commemorative Horseshoes.

Rutland Railway Museum	Cottesmore	Quarrying Museum
The Museum is based on the ironstone quarrying heritage of Rutland and the East Midlands and sets out to portray a typical quarry system as it would have operated from around 1950 to the late 1970's when the industry closed. The Museum's open air site hosts a large collection of steam and diesel locomotives, wagons and vans together with drag lines and excavators. There is also an indoor Museum telling the story of ironstone quarrying in the area and of the giant dragline "Sundew", at its time the largest dragline in the World. Cafe available for drinks and snacks plus small gift shop.

Rutland Water Nature Reserve	Egleton	Nature Reserve
This site provides one of the most important wildfowl sanctuaries in Great Britain There is a visitor centre, nature trails and birdwatching hides.

Staunton Harold Church	Staunton Harold, Ashby-de-la-Zouch	Church
This is one of the few churches built between the outbreak of the English Civil War and the Restoration period.

Ulverscroft Nature Reserve	Nr Loughborough	Nature Reserve
Part of the ancient forest of Charnwood, Ulverscroft is especially beautiful during the spring bluebell season. Heathland and woodland habitats.

 

Abbey Pumping Station	Leicester
Ashby Museum	Ashby de la Zouch
Ashby Trip, The	Sutton Cheney Wharf
Barnsdale Gardens	Oakham
Battlefield Line, The	Shackerstone
Beacon Hill Country Park	Loughborough
Belgrave Hall Museum	Leicester
Bosworth Battlefield	Sutton Cheney, Nuneaton
Bosworth Crafts	Market Bosworth
Bosworth Water Trust	Market Bosworth
Bradgate Country Park	Newton Linford
Broombriggs Farm Trains	Woodhouse Eaves
Burbage Common & Woods	Hinckley
Burrough Hill Country Park	Melton Mowbray
Butterfly Farm and Aquatic Centre	Empingham
Charnwood Museum	Loughborough
City Gallery, The	Leicester
Coalville Tourist Information Centre	Coalville
Conkers	Moira, Nr Ashby de la Zouch
County Karting	Melton Mowbray
Donington-Le-Heath Manor House	Coalville
Donnington Grand Prix Collection	Castle Donnington
Drought Garden and Arboretum	Rutland Water
Egleton Nature Reserve	Egleton
EMA Aeropark	Castle Donnington
Emporium	Coalville
Eyebrook Trout Fishery	Nr Great Easton
Ferrers Centre	Staunton Harold, Nr Ashby de la Zouch
Fosse Meadows Nature Park	Nr Sharnford
Foxton Boat Services Limited	Market Harborough
Foxton Canal Museum	Foxton, Market Harborough
Foxton Locks Country Park	Market Harborough
Frank Haynes Gallery, The	Nr Market Harborough
Go With The Flow Cruises	Leicester
Gorse Hill City Farm	Leicester
Grange Garden Centre and Restaurant	Asford by Hill
Great Central Railway	Loughborough
Guildhall	Leicester
Guru Nanak Sikh Museum	Leicester
Hallaton Museum	Hallaton
Harborough Museum	Market Harborough
Hazel Kaye's Garden & Nursery	Rearsby
Hinckley Tourist Information Centre	Hinckley
Home Farm	Loughborough
Hough Mill	Swannington
John Taylor Bellfounders	Loughborough
Jubilee Wood	Woodhouse Eaves
Leicester Cathedral	Leicester
Leicester Tourist Information Centre	Leicester
Lutterworth Museum	Lutterworth
Lyndon Hill Visitor Centre	Egleton
Lyndon Nature Reserve	Lyndon
Magazine Gateway	Leicester
Mallory Park	Kirkby Mallory
Market Bosworth Country Park	Market Bosworth
Melton Carnegie Museum	Melton Mowbray
Melton Mowbray Tourist Information Centre	Melton Mowbray
Mews Gallery Abbeyfield Studio, The	Narborough
National Gas Museum	Leicester
New Walk Museum and Art Gallery	Leicester
Newarke Houses Museum	Leicester
Normanton Church Museum	Normanton
Normanton Fishing Lodge	Edith Weston
Oakham Tourist Information Centre	Oakham
Record Office For Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland	Wigston Magna
Rockblok	Whitwell
Rutland County Museum	Oakham
Rutland Falconry and Owl Centre	Exton
Rutland Sailing Club and School	Edith Weston
Rutland Water	Oakham
Rutland Water Cruises	Whitewell
Rutland Water Cycling	Oakham
Rutland Water Golf Course	South Side, Rutland Water
Rutland Water Tourist Information Centre	Empingham
Rutland Watersports	Whitwell
Snibston Discovery Park	Coalville
Stanford Hall	Lutterworth
Stonehurst Farm	Mountsorrel, Loughborough
Stretton 2000	Great Stretton
Swan Line Cruisers Ltd.	Leicester
Tumbledown Farm	Melton Mowbray
Twinlakes Park	Melton Mowbray
Twycross Zoo	Twcross, Atherstone
Watermead Country Park	Syston
Whatton Gardens	Loughborough
Whitemoors Antiques & Crafts Centre	Market Bosworth
Wigston Framework Knitters Museum	Wigston
Wistow Picnic Area	Wistow
Wymeswold Country Furniture	Wymeswold
Wymondham Windmill	Melton Mowbray
Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe and the Sausage Shop	Melton Mowbray