English Heritage sites near Ellistown and Battleflat Parish
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
6 miles from Ellistown and Battleflat 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.
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
7 miles from Ellistown and Battleflat 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
10 miles from Ellistown and Battleflat 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.
WALL ROMAN SITE
21 miles from Ellistown and Battleflat Parish
Wall was an important staging post on Watling Street, the Roman military road to North Wales. It provided overnight accommodation for travelling Roman officials and imperial messengers.
KENILWORTH CASTLE AND ELIZABETHAN GARDEN
26 miles from Ellistown and Battleflat Parish
Once home to Robert Dudley, the great love of Queen Elizabeth I. Today you can walk in the beautifully recreated Elizabethan garden and marvel at the mighty Norman keep.
WINGFIELD MANOR
27 miles from Ellistown and Battleflat 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.
Churches in Ellistown and Battleflat Parish
Ellistown: St Christopher
St Christopher's Road
Ellistown
Coalville
07395 903807
http://www.threechurches.co.uk
St Christopher’s, Ellistown has a small frinedly congregation, a relaxed atmosphere and a warm welcome for everyone who comes to worship. There is an informal service of Holy Communion on three Sundays ( 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sunday) each month at 11.15am and Messy church on the first Sunday of the month in the afternoon at 3.00pm.
St Christopher’s is one of three churches in the parish (see links to the other two on the right of this page.) It was originally built in 1895 to serve the newly established mining community of Ellistown.
Today the church is rediscovering it’s role in the village through a variety of community activties and outreach events. We are also planning to restore as this distinctive red brick building which is in the process of being given a new lease of life. The rector is Rev’d Olwen Woolcock. Olwen can be contacted using the information found on the ‘contact us’ tab.
Mid week events:
A monthly afternoon social with games, quizzes, refreshments and singing. Local people as well as church members are making new friends in this group. Last Wednesday of the month at 2.00pm. Coffee Morning on Third Thursday at 10.00am after the mid week communion service. Afterschool club for ages 8-11 at 3.15pm each Thursday in term time. Afterschool Club for 11+ at 4.15pm each Thursday in term time. A monthly community cinema afternoon on the third Saturday of each month at 3.00pm. The film is free.There is a small charge for refreshments. The film is suitable for families with children. Messy Church. Church for families on the first Sunday of the month at 3.00pm.Other groups and activities as arranged.
Pubs in Ellistown and Battleflat Parish
Charnwood Arms
Beveridge Lane, Bardon Hill, LE67 1TB
(01530) 813644
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Ellistown Working Mens Club
This club is the one and only remaining location in the village, certified to sell alcohol for consumption on the premises. The main entrance is accessed down the drive to the right of the club or from the large rear carpark. The main bar i...
New Ellistown Hotel
Brick Victorian corner pub at the village crossroads. Formerly owned by Bass and latterly by Marstons. The pub had closed by February 2015, and then was converted to a convenience store.