English Heritage sites near Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold Parish
LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE
17 miles from Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold 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.
JEWRY WALL
18 miles from Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold 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.
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
20 miles from Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold 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.
KIRBY HALL
21 miles from Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold 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'.
APETHORPE PALACE
23 miles from Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold Parish
Stately Apethorpe Palace, owned by Elizabeth I, then favourite Royal residence for James I and Charles I, has one of the country's most complete Jacobean interiors.
RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE
25 miles from Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold Parish
This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597.
Churches in Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold Parish
Waltham-on-the-Wolds: St Mary Magdalene
High Street
Waltham on the Wolds
Melton Mowbray
01664 494 424
https://www.ironstonechurches.org/waltham.html
A 13th Century church for 21st Century People!
We are a small, (yet growing) and friendly church, catering for young and old and in-between.
We welcome children during services, although our monthly Messy Church is very popular with families. This is held on the second Sunday of each month. We use a big screen for singing both traditional hymns and some modern songs.
We also hold Cafe Church on the third Sunday of each month. We start with breakfast (bacon sandwiches, cinnamon bagels, fruit etc) then have informal discussions on a Biblical theme - nothing heavy!
Communion services are held on the fourth Sunday of each month at Waltham, although there is a communion service held each week in one of our group of churches (there are 7 altogether).
We'd love to see you on Sunday and, if you have time, chat to you over coffee and cake afterwards.
For detailed information about the history of the church, please see www.saveourspire.org.uk - a website which was kindly set up by a villager when our church spire was cracked in an earthquake in 2008!
The church building underwent renovations during 2016 - with a new, level stone-slabbed floor, servery and disabled access toilet being put in. It has made our 13th Century church more fit for purpose in the 21st century without losing the beauty of the workmanship of many centuries past.
Pubs in Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold Parish
Marquis of Granby
Legacy 2014 description: Real fire, garden and car park to rear. Bar with separate pool table area. Lounge for dining in. Skittle alley / function room available. Smoking area to rear with heaters. Pub located on the Melton - Grantham bus r...
Royal Horseshoes
4, Melton Road,, Waltham on the Wolds, LE14 4AJ
(01664) 464346
royalhorseshoes.com