Photograph courtesy of Softleys
Out and About
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Even though Upper Rectory Farm Cottages makes a great base for activities, there are times you just want to get out and about too. There are so many places to visit and things to see and do for all ages nearby. You’ll be spoilt for choice. Here are just some.
Food and drink
Softleys – Market Bosworth.
The Black Horse Restaurant, Market Bosworth.
San Giovannis at Sheepy Magna.
The Globe Inn at Snarestone.
The Horse and Jockey at Congerstone.
The Green Man at Clifton Campville
Walking and cycling
A brisk hike around the farm or along the nearby Ashby Canal will blow the cobwebs away.
We’re situated on the edge of The National Forest which has ample walks and cycle trails to explore. Take a look at Hicks Lodge: The National Forest Cycle Centre for inspiration.
You can cycle to Shackerstone steam railway, Moira Furnace Museum and Country Park or even Market Bosworth where you could stop for lunch or browse the independent shops around the old square.
Note: guests should bring their own bicycles or hire them. The nearest bike hire shop is Grounds Cycle Centre at Hicks Lodge.
Photograph courtesy of SK53 on Geograph
Bullring, Birmingham by Brian Robert Marshall on Geograph
Shopping
Just half an hour away you can experience Selfridges at Birmingham’s Bullring and Harvey Nichols at the Mailbox. Or head north to Nottingham, now the UK’s leading provincial shopping city, beaten only by London’s West End and Glasgow according to Experian Retail Ranking. You really are spoilt for choice.
Places of interest
Calke, Abbey by Oliver Mills on Geograph
Photograph courtesy of Twycross Zoo
For families and children
Photograph courtesy of Rosliston Forestry Centre
Photograph courtesy of Field Sport UK
Activities & sports
Bushcraft and archery: Field Sport UK
Laser games and Zombie shooting: Rosliston Forestry Centre
4×4 driving at Into The Blue
Paint-balling at UK Paintball
Orienteering and Raft-building at Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre
Go-karting at Sutton Circuit
Quad biking at the Avalanche Centre
Skiing, Skating, Snow Boarding at The Snowdome, Tamworth.
Windsurfing, dinghy sailing and more at Bosworth Water Park
Golf at The Belfry and Willesley Golf Club
Swimming at Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Tamworth and Swadlincote Leisure Centres.
Tennis at Hood Park, Ashby and Tamworth
Jet Biking at Kingsbury Water Park
Racing at Uttoxeter, Leicester, Warwick and Stratford
Motor Racing at Mallory Park and Donington
Scuba Diving at Stoney Cove
