Garden · near Newtown Linford · Leicestershire

Bradgate Park

Bradgate Park is a 850 acre public park. Its setting is 800 m northeast of Newtown Linford. The register lists it as a Grade II listed park and garden.

Photo: Bradgate Park, Duncharris (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

800 m

northeast of Newtown Linford

How well known

Top 11%

#885 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Garden near Newtown Linford

Just outside Newtown Linford

Bradgate Park is 800 m northeast of Newtown Linford. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed park and garden

On the official list of protected heritage; Newtown Linford has 33 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The weather, month by month

Afternoons in Newtown Linford reach 18–22°C from June to September.

Jan7° / 1°63 mm

Feb8° / 1°51 mm

Mar10° / 3°48 mm

Apr13° / 4°52 mm

May17° / 7°54 mm

Jun19° / 10°68 mm

Jul22° / 12°70 mm

Aug21° / 12°67 mm

Sep18° / 9°61 mm

Oct14° / 7°72 mm

Nov10° / 4°68 mm

Dec7° / 2°69 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Newtown Linford, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Newtown Linford. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Newtown Linford’s full climate →

About

Bradgate Park

It has articles in 9 Wikipedias. Our list has 44 more places within 15 km; first among them is Leicester Cathedral, at 8.5 km.

Newtown Linford’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Garden
Listed: Grade II listed park and garden
Wikipedias: Covered in 9 languages
Town: 800 m northeast of Newtown Linford

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Bradgate Park and what surrounds it

Orange marks Bradgate Park, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Of the 8, Anstey is the largest, at 7,043 people. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · 800 m southwest of it

Newtown Linford

526 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 1.8 km southeast of it

Anstey

7,043 people · 13 places to visit

3 · 2.4 km west of it

Markfield

4,761 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 2.4 km east of it

Cropston

1,120 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Bradgate Park is	People	Places to visit
Newtown Linford	800 m southwest of it	526	6
Anstey	1.8 km southeast of it	7,043	13
Markfield	2.4 km west of it	4,761	5
Cropston	2.4 km east of it	1,120	7
Groby	2.4 km south of it	6,559	10
Swithland	2.8 km northeast of it	256	6
Woodhouse Eaves	2.9 km north of it	1,618	8
Thurcaston	3.7 km east of it	1,649	13

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

The 44 places within 15 km include 3 castles, 2 abbeys or priories and a cathedral.

CathedralLeicester Cathedral8.5 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle6.1 km away 3

CastleGroby Castle3.1 km away 4

MuseumNational Space Centre7.3 km away 5

CastleLeicester Castle8.6 km away 6

Abbey or prioryMount St Bernard Abbey8.8 km away 7

Historic house · National TrustNational Trust Stoneywell3 km away 8

Abbey or prioryLeicester Abbey7.4 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Good to know about Bradgate Park

Where is Bradgate Park?

Bradgate Park is 800 m northeast of Newtown Linford, Leicestershire.

What is Bradgate Park?

850 acre public park.

When is the best time to visit Bradgate Park?

June to September are the warmest months in Newtown Linford, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Bradgate Park a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed park and garden.

What else is there to see near Bradgate Park?

Within 15 km: Leicester Cathedral (8.5 km), Kirby Muxloe Castle (6.1 km), Groby Castle (3.1 km) and National Space Centre (7.3 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Bradgate Park: Duncharris, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Groby Castle: Charles Wall, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
National Space Centre: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leicester Castle: Kris1973, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mount St Bernard Abbey: Gtatler at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
National Trust Stoneywell: RobinLeicester, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leicester Abbey: Kev747 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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