English Heritage sites near Wolvey Parish
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
12 miles from Wolvey 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.
KENILWORTH CASTLE AND ELIZABETHAN GARDEN
13 miles from Wolvey 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.
JEWRY WALL
14 miles from Wolvey 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
18 miles from Wolvey 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.
J. W. EVANS SILVER FACTORY
23 miles from Wolvey Parish
Established in 1881, J. W. Evans is one of the most complete surviving historic factories in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.
WALL ROMAN SITE
23 miles from Wolvey 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 Wolvey Parish
Wolvey - St. John Baptist
Pubs in Wolvey Parish
Axe & Compass Inn
Fiveways, Hinckley, Wolvey, LE10 3HG
(01455) 220240
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Blue Pig
Hall Road, Hinckley, Wolvey, LE10 3LG
(01455) 882827
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Bulls Head
Church Hill, Hinckley, Wolvey, LE10 3LJ
(01455) 221100
bullsheadwolvey.co.uk