Welcome to Mountsorrel

Mountsorrel is a small village located in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is situated on the River Soar and is known for its picturesque scenery and historic landmarks. The village has a rich history dating back to the Roman times, and there are several archaeological sites in the area that have been excavated over the years.

One of the most notable landmarks in Mountsorrel is the Mountsorrel Castle, which was built in the 14th century. The castle was originally built as a defensive structure, but it was later converted into a country house. Today, the castle is a popular tourist attraction and is open to the public for tours and events. Another popular attraction in the village is the Mountsorrel Railway, which is a heritage railway that runs through the village and surrounding countryside.

Mountsorrel is also home to several local businesses and shops, including a number of independent retailers and restaurants. The village has a strong sense of community, and there are several events and festivals held throughout the year that bring residents and visitors together. Overall, Mountsorrel is a charming and historic village that offers a unique glimpse into the past and present of Leicestershire.

Local Schools

School	Details
Christ Church And Saint Peters C Of E Primary School Academy Sponsor Led Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mr Clare Clay	8 Rothley Road Mountsorrel Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 7JU 01162302800 School Website
Rothley Church Of England Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Kate Barrs	Burrow Drive Rothley Leicester Leicestershire LE7 7RZ 01162302106 School Website
Homefield College Special Post 16 Institution Ages:16-25 Head Teacher Principal Tracey Forman	217 Loughborough Road Mountsorrel LE12 7AR 1509815696 School Website
Cossington Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Matthew Yandell	Main Street Cossington Leicester Leicestershire LE7 4UU 01509812565 School Website
Sileby Redlands Community Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Michelle Tobin	King Street Sileby Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 7LZ 01509812376 School Website
Swithland St Leonards Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Christine Lethbridge	Main Street Swithland Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 8TQ 01509890596 School Website
Highgate Primary School Academy Sponsor Led Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Troy Jenkinson	Heathcote Drive Sileby Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 7ND 1509813968
Richard Hill Church Of England Primary School Academy Converter Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mrs Jan Knox	12 Anstey Lane Thurcaston Leicester Leicestershire LE7 7JA 1162340212 School Website
Quorn Hall School Other Independent Special School Ages:6-17 Head Teacher Ms Antonia Jackson	Meynell Road Quorn Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 8BQ 1509414338 School Website
Rawlins Academy Academy Converter Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mr Clare Darby	Loughborough Road Quorn Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 8DY 01509622800 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Sileby King Street, Sileby, Leicestershire, LE12 7RN 1.56 Miles

Barrow-Upon-Soar Grove Lane, Barrow-Upon-Soar, Leicestershire, LE12 8US 2.13 Miles

Syston Melton Road, Syston, Leicestershire, LE7 2HA 3.04 Miles

Loughborough Station Boulevard, Off Nottingham Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1EX 4.72 Miles

Leicester London Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 0QB 6.07 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Silverline Airport Transfers 0116 237 5313 61 Mountsorrel Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 7PT 0.39 Miles
Link Cars 0116 230 2558 947 Loughborough Rd, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 7NJ 0.76 Miles
Book-A-Cab 0116 237 6666 903 Loughborough Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 7NH 0.91 Miles
Blue Line Cars 01509 815200 24 Manor Drive, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 7RZ 1.50 Miles
Airport Taxi Leicester 01509 814053 11 Heathcote Drive, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 7ND 2.03 Miles
Quorn Executive Private Hire 01509 416366 13 Castledine Avenue, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 8DN 2.35 Miles
Buddon Executive Travel 01509 621621 65 Barrow Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 8DH 2.39 Miles
Express Private Hire 0116 269 6565 9 Brook Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 1GD 2.93 Miles
1St Choice Taxis 0116 269 6999 9 Brook Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 1GD 2.93 Miles
Just Airports 0116 269 8600 9 Brook Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 1GD 2.93 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Linkfield Road Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Cross Lane Collection Today available until:16:30 Weekday Last Collection:16:30 Saturday Last Collection:10:45
Rothley Road Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Halstead Road Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Sheppard Way Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
The Garland Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Southend Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
The Green Collection Today available until:16:30 Weekday Last Collection:16:30 Saturday Last Collection:10:30 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Templar Way Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Holmfield Lane Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Rothley Post Office Collection Today available until:16:45 Weekday Last Collection:16:45 Saturday Last Collection:11:30 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Willow Grove/Halstead Road Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Barons Way Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Rothley Plain Collection Today available until:16:30 Weekday Last Collection:16:30 Saturday Last Collection:11:15
Main Street Mountsorrell Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
Soar Valley Pcn Enhanced Access 01509 276621	39 Linkfield Road Mountsorrel Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 7DJ
Charnwood Surgery 0116 2375089	Charnwood Surgery 39 Linkfield Road Mountsorrel, Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 7DJ
Alpine House Surgery 0116 2169947	86 Rothley Road Mountsorrel Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 7JU
The Banks Surgery 01509 812343	9 The Banks Sileby Nr.Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 7RD
Dr Mk Lakhani's Practice 01509 816364	Highgate Surgery 5 Storer Close,Sileby Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 7UD

Local Stores

Mountsorrel
111 Rothley Road
Mountsorrel
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE12 7JT
01162 376247
Store Website
0.23 miles

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SPAR - Syston Service Station
Wanlip Road
Syston
Leicester
LE7 1PA
Store Website
2.8 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Chine House Veterinary Hospital Ltd
Sileby Hall Cossington Road Sileby Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 7RS 01509 812445/6 enquiries@chinehousevets.co.uk Website 1.35 miles
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Medivet Birstall 24 Hour
84 Sibson Road Birstall Leicester Leicestershire LE4 4NA 0116 267 3518 birstall@medivet.co.uk Website 2.85 miles
Amenities Out-of-hours service only
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Medivet Syston
1 St. Peters Street Syston Leicester Leicestershire LE7 1HL 01162 608030 syston@medivet.co.uk Website 3.01 miles

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King'S Veterinary Centre
1293 Melton Road Syston Leicestershire LE7 2EN 01162 609367 syston@kingsvets.co.uk Website 3.21 miles

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Medivet Thurmaston
643 Melton Road Thurmaston Leicester Leicestershire LE4 8EB 01162 609565 thurmaston@medivet.co.uk Website 3.39 miles
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Companion Care (Leicester Beaumont Leys) Ltd T/A Vets4pets
Inside Pets At Home Beaumont Leys Shopping Centre Beaumont Leys Leicester Leicestershire LE4 1DE 01162 351034 leicesterbeaumontleys@vets4pets.com Website 3.86 miles
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Local Dog Walks

Swithland Woods To Rabbits Bridge And Beyond
Unnamed Road Loughborough Lancashire LE12 8JL 2.82 miles North Of Leicester At The Cropstone End Of The Reservoir Near Bradgate Park.

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Bradgate Park
Childhood Home Of Lady Jane Grey. With Beautiful Parkland, River &Amp; Ruined House. All Surrounded By Several Acres Of Deer Park &Amp; Woods. Wonderful Place For A Dog To Walk Off Lead But It Is Used Widely By Horse Riders And There Are Several Herds Of Deer Roaming Free So If Your Dogs A Hunter Then Might Be Best To Keep Him On A Lead. In The Deer Park There Are View Points, Monuments And A Folly. 521 Bradgate Rd Newtown Linford Leicester LE6 0HE 3.41 miles Newtown Linford

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Watermead Country Park
A Network Of Lakes And Canals Set In Beautiful Park And Woodlands In The North Of Leicestershire. A563 Lancashire 3.60 miles We Are Located North-East Of Leicester, Immediately Adjacent To The A46, Between The Villages Of Syston And Wanlip. The Country Park’S Main Entrance Can Be Accessed From Wanlip Road, Syston, Near To The Hope And Anchor Pub (Le7 1Pd).

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Bradgate Park Trail
Lovely Walk, Great To Stretch Those Legs And Get Some Fresh Air. Got To See A Deer Or Two As Well Bradgate Park Trail Leicester Lancashire LE6 0HE 3.60 miles

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The Outwoods
1 Woodhouse Ln Nanpantan Loughborough Lancashire LE11 3YG 4.42 miles If You Leave Loughborough Via Nanpanton And Turn Left At The Priory Pub It Is Fairly Well Signposted.

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Bradgate Park
Bradgate Park Is A Public Park In Leicestershire, East Midlands, Covering 850 Acres. Lancashire LE6 0HB 4.44 miles Bradgate Park Lies 6 Miles North-West Of Leicester And 7 Miles South Of Loughborough.

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