Discover 6 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Swadlincote (United Kingdom). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Moira Furnace, Bluebell Arboretum, and St George and St Mary's Church. Also, be sure to include St Stephen's Church in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Swadlincote (England).
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Moira Furnace
Museum in Moira, England. Moira Furnace is a nineteenth-century iron-making blast furnace located in Moira, Leicestershire, on the banks of the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal. Built by the Earl of Moira in 1804, the building has been preserved by North West Leicestershire District Council as a museum featuring lime kilns and craft workshops.
It is a most important industrial monument, since it is remarkably well-preserved, and dates from a formative period of the Industrial Revolution.[1]
Address: Moira Furnace, Furnace Lane, Moira, DE12 6AT Swadlincote
Bluebell Arboretum
Arboretum in Smisby, England. Bluebell Arboretum is an arboretum and associated plant nursery near the village of Smisby in South Derbyshire, England. It is a Royal Horticultural Society recommended garden, comprising a large selection of rare trees, shrubs and climbers growing in a woodland garden. Planting was started by the owners, Suzette and Robert Vernon in 1992 on what was then a six acre meadow, just under 500 feet above sea level. The arboretum was officially opened by Roy Lancaster, OBE VMH in 1997, and has since been expanded and is now open to the public throughgout the year, excluding Sundays during the winter months.
In the garden emphasis is placed on its educational potential; its collection is extensive and well-labelled and there are many posters describing points of botanical/ecological interest, designed to stimulate further interest in trees, especially amongst younger visitors. The collection includes numerous species and cultivars from Northern Asia, North America and other temperate regions around the world; it includes cultivars of Cornus kousa (Chinese dogwood), Liquidambar styraciflua (American sweetgum), Liriodendron (tulip tree) and various Betula (birch) species, as well as other woody plants from many different genera.
The arboretum includes a 2007 planting of 75 Sequoiadendron giganteum, the well-known giant redwood from the mountains of Southern California, and this area of the arboretum is intended to become a redwood grove in the future. Britain's first "Singing Sequoia" was commissioned in BlueBell Arboretum in spring, 2013; this automated musical and educational feature is amongst a group planting of Coastal Redwoods, which fully-grown in California are the tallest trees in the world. The aim of this planting is to create a small-scale representation of a Californian redwood forest, complete with sword ferns, 'Polystichum munitum', growing beneath the redwoods and skunk cabbages, 'Lysichiton americanus', in a nearby damp area.
In May 2004, the arboretum was given the 'Greenwatch Award' by Derbyshire County Council for Environmental Sustainability, and was featured for its autumn colour in October 2007 in the BBC's Gardeners' World. The arboretum also regularly holds open days for the National Gardens Scheme charity.[2]
Address: Annwell Lane, LE65 2TA Swadlincote
St George and St Mary's Church
Anglican church in Church Gresley, England. St George and St Mary's Church, Church Gresley is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Church Gresley, Derbyshire.[3]
Address: Church St, DE11 9NR Swadlincote
St Stephen's Church
St Stephen's Church, Woodville is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Woodville, Derbyshire.[4]
Address: Moira Road, Swadlincote
Sharpe's Pottery Museum
Specialty museum, Museum
Address: 23 West St, DE11 9DG Swadlincote
Newhall Village Hall
City hall
Address: Bretby Road, Swadlincote