Ashby-de-la-Zouch Voyage Tips and guide

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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.

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.

Is only 11 miles from 52.831111-1.3277781 East Midlands Airport (EMA ^IATA) near Castle Donington.

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.

Bus services^{[dead link]} available from Loughborough, Swadlincote, Burton upon Trent and Nuneaton.

52°44′38″N 1°28′27″W

Map of Ashby-de-la-Zouch

• 52.745853-1.4687471 Ashby de la Zouch Castle, South Street, LE65 1BR, ☏ +44 1530 413343. adults £4.60, children £2.80, concessions £4.10.  
• 52.733-1.5362 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. (updated Jun 2021)

• 52.741904-1.5430891 Conkers, Rawdon Road, ☏ +44 1283 216633. 

• 52.746668-1.4725981 Zamani's, 11 Rushtons Yd, ☏ +44 1530 560719. 

• 52.747749-1.4696531 Queen's Head Hotel and Bar, 79 Market Street, ☏ +44 1530 412780. 17th-century coaching inn. 

• 52.724415-1.4461861 Hill Farm Packington Campsite, Spring Lane, ☏ +44 1530 411984, toll-free: +44 800 050 9430. Campsite and farm shop 
• 52.751204-1.4466832 Premier Inn Ashby De La Zouch Hotel, Flagstaff Island, LE65 1JP, ☏ +44 871 527 8026. 
• 52.744268-1.4740693 The Royal Hotel, Station Road, ☏ +44 1530 412833. 

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