MikeyT Posted 14 February 2011 Posted 14 February 2011 Hi everyone, as an amateur photographer i love heading out to places with wildlife and spectacular views. Now, other than places like the obvious such as Bradgate Park, is there anywhere you good people can suggest that might be worth visiting? We seem to be somewhat limited here in Leicester for places like this. I know Derbyshire has the Peak District and all that, but very little around our area, that i'm aware of anyway. Thanks in advance. Cheers. MikeyT.
davieG Posted 14 February 2011 Posted 14 February 2011 Historical sites - http://www.goleicestershire.com/see-and-do/thedms.aspx?dms=11&browsetype=V&groupid=2&catid=123&itemtype=1,6,453,13,33,34,442,501,190,92,93,95,99,104,362,132,142,176,180&nd=All&mstat=0&lstat=1 Countryside - http://www.goleicestershire.com/see-and-do/outdoors-leicester-leicestershire.aspx
breadandcheese Posted 14 February 2011 Posted 14 February 2011 Twycross Zoo. Has the largest primate collection in the world.
Trav Le Bleu Posted 14 February 2011 Posted 14 February 2011 Rutland Water Swithland Woods Much of the land around Wistow is nice Vale of Belvoir
MikeyT Posted 14 February 2011 Author Posted 14 February 2011 Thanks for the feedback eveyone. Some great reccomendations in there. Historical sites - http://www.goleicestershire.com/see-and-do/thedms.aspx?dms=11&browsetype=V&groupid=2&catid=123&itemtype=1,6,453,13,33,34,442,501,190,92,93,95,99,104,362,132,142,176,180&nd=All&mstat=0&lstat=1 Countryside - http://www.goleicestershire.com/see-and-do/outdoors-leicester-leicestershire.aspx Cheers for the links DavieG. Shall go and have a gander. Much appreciated.
Head Honcho Posted 14 February 2011 Posted 14 February 2011 If it's wildlife you want then get your arse down Brauny Gate on a Friday or Saturday night.
Zingari Posted 14 February 2011 Posted 14 February 2011 So, what do you expected to see in the East Midlands ? Sydney Opera House, ? The hanging gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically across the Serengeti ?
Parafox Posted 16 February 2011 Posted 16 February 2011 coalville has some spectacular wildlife Unfair Did you know Coalville is the world Lycra testing centre?
Parafox Posted 16 February 2011 Posted 16 February 2011 Twycross Zoo. Has the largest primate collection in the world. shouldn't this be tagged to Zingari's remark about Coalville?
Parafox Posted 16 February 2011 Posted 16 February 2011 Burrough Hill, Vale of Belvoir. an escarpment slope with great views over open countryside.
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 16 February 2011 Posted 16 February 2011 coalville has some spectacular wildlife yeah the inhabitants
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 16 February 2011 Posted 16 February 2011 Burrough Hill, Vale of Belvoir. an escarpment slope with great views over open countryside. How about places such as Groby Pool and Thornton Reservoir?
Alexikokopops Posted 16 February 2011 Posted 16 February 2011 Lincoln, at the top of Steep Hill. The castle and Cathedral are just the start
MikeyT Posted 16 February 2011 Author Posted 16 February 2011 How about places such as Groby Pool and Thornton Reservoir? Yep been to both of those, cheers mate. Took about 200 shots at Groby Pools towards the end of last year as the sun was setting one night. One of the shots here: Lincoln, at the top of Steep Hill. The castle and Cathedral are just the start Cheers, yeah have visited the Cathedral a couple of times but never the Castle so may have to give that a look. Cheers.
Alexikokopops Posted 16 February 2011 Posted 16 February 2011 Yep been to both of those, cheers mate. Took about 200 shots at Groby Pools towards the end of last year as the sun was setting one night. One of the shots here: Cheers, yeah have visited the Cathedral a couple of times but never the Castle so may have to give that a look. Cheers. There's also a lot of old streets aroun there with nice buildings. Steep Hill itself is pretty good as well, lovely street. Steep, mind.
MikeyT Posted 16 February 2011 Author Posted 16 February 2011 There's also a lot of old streets aroun there with nice buildings. Steep Hill itself is pretty good as well, lovely street. Steep, mind. Took this one in Lincoln, no idea what the name of the street is though.
Alexikokopops Posted 16 February 2011 Posted 16 February 2011 Took this one in Lincoln, no idea what the name of the street is though. That's Steep Hill The white bar is up the mega steep bit. There's a good sweet shop that sells kola kubes around there. Useless fact after useless fact
AoWW Posted 16 February 2011 Posted 16 February 2011 That's Steep Hill The white bar is up the mega steep bit. There's a good sweet shop that sells kola kubes around there. Useless fact after useless fact You never did get me Dambuster cheese from the cheese shop.
samjohnson Posted 17 February 2011 Posted 17 February 2011 Beacon Hill is quite nice... Haven't been there in years though...
MikeyT Posted 17 February 2011 Author Posted 17 February 2011 Beacon Hill is quite nice... Haven't been there in years though... Went up there on Boxing Day morning when the snow was there. It's quite nice there in the right weather.
Trav Le Bleu Posted 17 February 2011 Posted 17 February 2011 I wonder why they call Steep Hill Steep Hill?
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