King Richard's Well
This is King Richard's Well, an attraction 2.4 km north of Stoke Golding. Within 15 km there are 21 more places to visit, starting with Battlefield Line Railway (600 m).
Attraction near Stoke Golding
Just outside Stoke Golding
King Richard's Well is 2.4 km north of Stoke Golding. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How the seasons run
June to September are the warmest in Stoke Golding, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C.
King Richard's Well
Attraction.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- 2.4 km north of Stoke Golding
Its place on the map
Use the numbers to match each place near King Richard's Well with the list.
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Nearby towns
Of the 8, Hinckley is the largest, at 50,729 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
Stoke Golding
Market Bosworth
Stapleton
Cadeby
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where King Richard's Well is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke Golding | 2.4 km south of it | 2,004 | 6 |
| Market Bosworth | 2.7 km north of it | 2,104 | 6 |
| Stapleton | 3 km east of it | 335 | 6 |
| Cadeby | 3.1 km northeast of it | 230 | 6 |
| Higham on the Hill | 3.6 km southwest of it | 352 | 8 |
| Kirkby Mallory | 4.5 km east of it | 391 | 5 |
| Barwell | 4.5 km southeast of it | 9,149 | 4 |
| Hinckley | 4.6 km southeast of it | 50,729 | 6 |
Next door to King Richard's Well
21 more lie within 15 km, 3 castles, 2 zoos and a heritage railway among them.
Heritage railwayBattlefield Line Railway600 m away2
Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle13 km away3
ZooTwycross Zoo10 km away4
CastleHartshill Castle9.5 km away5
MuseumShackerstone railway station7 km away6
CastleGroby Castle14 km away7
Historic houseArbury Hall13 km away8ZooZooTropical Birdland8.5 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting King Richard's Well
Where is King Richard's Well?
King Richard's Well is 2.4 km north of Stoke Golding, Leicestershire.
What is King Richard's Well?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit King Richard's Well?
June to September are the warmest months in Stoke Golding, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near King Richard's Well?
Within 15 km: Battlefield Line Railway (600 m), Kirby Muxloe Castle (13 km), Twycross Zoo (10 km) and Hartshill Castle (9.5 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)
- Battlefield Line Railway: PeterSkuce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Twycross Zoo: Julielangford, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hartshill Castle: Brett Lees-Smith from Nuneaton, Warwickshire,, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shackerstone railway station: Robpics69, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Groby Castle: Charles Wall, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arbury Hall: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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