Hough Tower Mill
You reach Hough Tower Mill, an attraction, by heading 200 m northwest of Swannington. Ashby de la Zouch Castle, 5 km away, leads the 38 other places within 15 km.
Attraction near Swannington
Just outside Swannington
Hough Tower Mill is 200 m northwest of Swannington. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Picking your season
Aim for June to September, when Swannington reaches 18–21°C.
Hough Tower Mill
Attraction.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- 200 m northwest of Swannington
The map
Orange is Hough Tower Mill; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns within reach of Hough Tower Mill
Home to 21,975 people, Coalville is the largest of these 8. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Swannington
Coleorton
Newbold
Whitwick
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Hough Tower Mill is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swannington | 200 m southeast of it | 789 | 5 |
| Coleorton | 300 m north of it | 331 | 6 |
| Newbold | 1.2 km north of it | 880 | 6 |
| Whitwick | 1.4 km east of it | 10,455 | 4 |
| Coalville | 1.9 km southeast of it | 21,975 | 5 |
| Ravenstone | 3.1 km south of it | 1,882 | 5 |
| Ashby-de-la-Zouch | 3.5 km west of it | 15,121 | 10 |
| Hugglescote | 3.9 km south of it | 4,630 | 4 |
Make a day of it near Hough Tower Mill
Among the 38 within 15 km are 2 castles, 2 abbeys or priories and a historic house.
Castle · English HeritageAshby de la Zouch Castle5 km away2
Abbey or prioryMount St Bernard Abbey4.8 km away3
CastleMelbourne Castle8.4 km away4
Abbey or priory · National TrustCalke Abbey7 km away5
Historic houseMelbourne Hall8.2 km away6
GardenBradgate Park13 km away7MuseumMuseumDonington-le-Heath Manor House4.5 km away8
ZooTwycross Zoo14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Hough Tower Mill: what to know
Where is Hough Tower Mill?
Hough Tower Mill is 200 m northwest of Swannington, Leicestershire.
What is Hough Tower Mill?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Hough Tower Mill?
June to September are the warmest months in Swannington, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Hough Tower Mill?
Within 15 km: Ashby de la Zouch Castle (5 km), Mount St Bernard Abbey (4.8 km), Melbourne Castle (8.4 km) and Calke Abbey (7 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 (7)
- Ashby de la Zouch Castle: Pahazzard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount St Bernard Abbey: Gtatler at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melbourne Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Calke Abbey: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melbourne Hall: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradgate Park: Duncharris, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Twycross Zoo: Julielangford, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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