English Heritage sites near Anstey Parish
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
3 miles from Anstey 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.
JEWRY WALL
4 miles from Anstey 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.
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
13 miles from Anstey 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.
LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE
22 miles from Anstey 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.
RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE
24 miles from Anstey Parish
This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597.
KIRBY HALL
25 miles from Anstey 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'.
Churches in Anstey Parish
Anstey: St Mary
Church Lane
Anstey
Leicester
07754961997
https://www.stmarysandallsaints.co.uk
St Mary is a welcoming church community here in Anstey, built on a site hallowed by the people of this place for the worship of God for a thousand years. Here, through the centuries, village folk and others have come to celebrate occasions of joy and to seek strength in times of fear and sorrow.
Celebration and social events are an important part of our communal life and week by week worship moves seamlessly into fellowship and refreshments.
A warm welcome awaits you at St Mary
Pubs in Anstey Parish
Anstey Ale Brewery (Mash & Press)
46a Albion Street, Anstey, LE7 7DE
07960 776843
ansteyale.co.uk
Coach & Horses
An Edwardian or late-Victorian pub, originally a hotel, with an imposing exterior at the village centre. It had some good original interior features until an opening-out and complete internal rebuild in 1991. Large single bar-lounge with ra...
Crown
148 Bradgate Road, Anstey, LE7 7FB
(0116) 235 8667
crownanstey.co.uk
Old Anstey Working Mens Club
The Old Anstey Working Mens Club ceased trading in 2009 and is now the Sapori Italian Restaurant & Bar.
Old Hare & Hounds
34 Bradgate Road, Anstey, LE7 7AA
(0116) 236 2496
oldhareandhounds.com
Plough
Ex M&B-Bass. This was a lively two-roomed local. Sold by Punch in 2012; the pub has been converted to a house, and new houses have been built on the car park.
Sports Bar
Closed since July 2021.
As one might expect from its name, the sports bar has an emphasis on sport with no less than five large screen televisions showing a variety of live sports in full HD with surround sound. The public bar is to the re...
Stadon
An independent former social club which is Anstey's best kept secret, virtually hidden from view. The club is now a free house and open to all. The main bar is a large open room. The function room and games room are upstairs. Beers from the...