Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Ashby-de-la-Zouch is a market town in Leicestershire, England. Ashby de la Zouch Castle was an important fort in the 15th to 17th centuries.
Understand
[edit]Ashby-de-la-Zouch is a small town that's best known for the company headquarters of KP Snacks. During the English Civil War it was a stronghold for the Royalists until it fell from a siege in March 1646.
Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]Is only 11 miles from 1 East Midlands Airport (EMA IATA) near Castle Donington.
By car
[edit]Off the A42 a few junctions south of the M1 making it easy to reach from Derby and Nottingham, and on the A511 between Burton upon Trent and Leicester.
By bus
[edit]Bus services[dead link] available from Loughborough, Swadlincote, Burton upon Trent and Nuneaton.
Get around
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Map of Ashby-de-la-Zouch
See
[edit]- 1 Ashby de la Zouch Castle, South Street, LE65 1BR, ☏ +44 1530 413343. adults £4.60, children £2.80, concessions £4.10.
- 2 Moira Furnace, Furnace Lane, Moira DE12 6AT, ☏ +44 1283 224667. Apr-Sep: Sa Su 10AM-4PM. Great blast furnace for the Moira Ironworks, in what's now a canalside country park. Dogs permitted. They also have boat trips on the canal. Adult £2.50, child £1.50.
Do
[edit]- 1 Conkers, Rawdon Road, ☏ +44 1283 216633.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- 1 Zamani's, 11 Rushtons Yd, ☏ +44 1530 560719.
Drink
[edit]- 1 Queen's Head Hotel and Bar, 79 Market Street, ☏ +44 1530 412780. 17th-century coaching inn.
Sleep
[edit]- 1 Hill Farm Packington Campsite, Spring Lane, ☏ +44 1530 411984, toll-free: +44 800 050 9430. Campsite and farm shop
- 2 Premier Inn Ashby De La Zouch Hotel, Flagstaff Island, LE65 1JP, ☏ +44 871 527 8026.
- 3 The Royal Hotel, Station Road, ☏ +44 1530 412833.
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]| Routes through Ashby-de-la-Zouch |
| Birmingham ← Appleby Magna ← | SW  NE |
→ merges with  → Nottingham |