English Heritage sites near Draycott and Church Wilne Parish
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
11 miles from Draycott and Church Wilne 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.
WINGFIELD MANOR
14 miles from Draycott and Church Wilne Parish
The vast and immensely impressive ruins of a palatial medieval manor house, with a huge undercrofted Great Hall and a defensible High Tower 22 metres (72 feet) tall.
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
18 miles from Draycott and Church Wilne 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.
HARDWICK OLD HALL
19 miles from Draycott and Church Wilne Parish
The remodelled family home of Bess of Hardwick, one of the richest and most remarkable women of Elizabethan England, stands beside the New Hall she raised later in the 1590s.
JEWRY WALL
20 miles from Draycott and Church Wilne 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.
NINE LADIES STONE CIRCLE
23 miles from Draycott and Church Wilne Parish
A small early Bronze Age stone circle of (actually) ten stones. Believed to be nine ladies turned to stone as a penalty for dancing on Sunday.
Churches in Draycott and Church Wilne Parish
St Chad
Church Wilne near Draycott
Derby
(01332) 872242
https://wdbchurches.org.uk/
St. Chad's church is a beautiful 13th-15th century church set in a peaceful location next to St. Chad's Water. It's seemingly isolated situation arose because in times gone by almost the entire village a mile or two up the road to Draycott, which is less prone to flooding.
Weddings If you are wondering whether you can be married in St. Chad's, we suggest you visit the website for the vicar's other church, www.stmichaelsbreaston.org.uk and click "Weddings" at the top of any page.
Pubs in Draycott and Church Wilne Parish
Coach & Horses
Large two roomed pub.The Coach & Horses is a friendly, informal village outlet. Big screen for major sports events. Situated in part of the local Draycott heritage area. It offers a choice of a quiet well kept pint with periodic entertainme...
Draycott Conservative Club
Draycott Conservative Club, Draycott
Draycott Tap House
Opened March 2017 this micropub is the Tap for the Draycott Brewing Company. A former café this is a single roomed establishment which is light and airy. The beers are gravity dispensed from a chilled room at the rear of the bar. Currently...
Olympic
Unchanged two room Marston's pub. Central bar to both lounge and bar which provide both a quieter drinking area and one which has occasional bands, entertainment and television. This village pub has pool and darts teams, Side garden is off...
Rose & Crown
Rose & Crown, Draycott
Travellers Rest
Travellers Rest, Draycott
Victoria
Victoria Road, Draycott, DE72 3NA
(01332) 872265
victoriadraycott.co.uk/