Appleby Magna
Appleby Magna is a village and parish in Leicestershire.
Understand
The parish includes the small hamlets of Appleby Parva and Little Wigston, and the villages of Norton-Juxta, Twycross, Snarestone and Swepstone; which even though in north west Leicester have a postal address of Derbyshire.
Get in
Just off the A444, exit 11 of M42.
See
- Twycross Zoo, Burton Road, Atherstone, ☎ +44 844 474 1777. the largest collections of monkeys and apes in the Western World
- The Moat House.
Eat
- Appleby Inn, 11 Atherstone Road,, Appleby Parva (6 miles south of the town), ☎ +44 1530 270463.
- The Black Horse, 2 Top Street, ☎ +44 1530 270588. 16th century black and white timbered building.
Drink
- The Crown Inn, 23 Church St, ☎ +44 1530 271478.
Sleep
- Ferne Cottage, 5 Black Horse Hill, ☎ +44 1530 271772. B&B
- Best Western Appleby Park Hotel, Junction 11 M42, ☎ +44 1530 279500.
- Upper Rectory Farm Cottages, Snarestone Road, ☎ +44 1827 880448.
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