English Heritage sites near Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe Parish
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE
4 miles from Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe 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.
WALL ROMAN SITE
14 miles from Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe 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.
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
14 miles from Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe 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
18 miles from Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe 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.
J. W. EVANS SILVER FACTORY
22 miles from Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe Parish
Established in 1881, J. W. Evans is one of the most complete surviving historic factories in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.
CROXDEN ABBEY
23 miles from Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe Parish
The impressive remains of an abbey of Cistercian 'white monks', including towering fragments of its 13th-century church, infirmary and 14th-century abbot's lodging.
Churches in Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe Parish
Donisthorpe: St John
Church Street
Donisthorpe
Swadlincote
07928 103850
http://www.stjohnschurchdonisthorpe.org.uk/
A warm welcome is offered from a congregation of mixed ages and backgrounds to St. John's Church.
Situated near the centre of Donisthorpe, in the heart of the National Forest, St John's Church has weekly services on a Sunday and monthly Holy Communion services on a Wednesday. It is regularly used for baptisms, weddings, funerals and other special services. Enquiries can be made to the Vicar, Rick Tett.
The Church publishes a newsletter, Grapevine, the latest edition of which is alongside.
There is a link to our website alongside.
Pubs in Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe Parish
Halfway House
65 Church Street, Donisthorpe, DE12 7PX
(01530) 588783
halfwayhousedonisthorpe.com
Holly Bush
Delightful village pub, popular with locals but the visitor is made welcome. Car Park garden and children s area. Restaurant to side of pub.
Mason's Arms
Large pub on the edge of the village.
This pub is closed.
Shoulder Of Mutton
A delightful frontal aspect as one approaches this pub is matched by a lovely traditional interior. A tradition of sporting involvement eg Dominoes and Pool,but also of raising money for the Air Ambulance, exists.