English Heritage sites near Tugby and Keythorpe Parish
LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE
7 miles from Tugby and Keythorpe 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.
KIRBY HALL
11 miles from Tugby and Keythorpe Parish
Kirby Hall is one of England's greatest Elizabethan and 17th-century houses. Begun by Sir Humphrey Stafford, it was purchased by Sir Christopher Hatton, one of Queen Elizabeth's 'comely young men'.
JEWRY WALL
12 miles from Tugby and Keythorpe 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.
RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE
12 miles from Tugby and Keythorpe Parish
This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597.
ELEANOR CROSS, GEDDINGTON
13 miles from Tugby and Keythorpe Parish
In 1290 Eleanor of Castile, the beloved wife of Edward I and mother of his 14 children, died at Harby in Nottinghamshire.
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
15 miles from Tugby and Keythorpe 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.
Churches in Tugby and Keythorpe Parish
Tugby Church
Chapel Lane
Tugby
Leicester
01162598497
https://ourbenefice.webador.co.uk/
One of 'The Parishes around Launde' in the Hallaton Benefice.
Standing at the heart of our small rural village for over a thousand years, St Thomas Becket church provides a focal point for the whole community. Come and join us for worship services or community events where we always offer a warm welcome to everyone.
It open to all every day of the year 8:30-4pm and other times by arrangement with Churchwardens.
Please visit the Tugby website or the benefice website for full information
Pubs in Tugby and Keythorpe Parish
Fox & Hounds
Built in the 1770’s this is now the only pub in the village since the older Black Horse (c1550) was converted to a private dwelling in the mid 1990’s. Consisting of one elongated L-shaped room with the bar situated in the short span and a d...