English Heritage sites near Great Bowden Parish

Rushton Triangular Lodge

RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE

7 miles from Great Bowden Parish

This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597.

Lyddington Bede House

LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE

9 miles from Great Bowden Parish

Set beside the church of a picturesque ironstone village, Lyddington Bede House originated as the late medieval wing of a palace belonging to the Bishops of Lincoln.

Eleanor Cross, Geddington

ELEANOR CROSS, GEDDINGTON

10 miles from Great Bowden Parish

In 1290 Eleanor of Castile, the beloved wife of Edward I and mother of his 14 children, died at Harby in Nottinghamshire.

Kirby Hall

KIRBY HALL

11 miles from Great Bowden Parish

Kirby Hall is one of England's greatest Elizabethan and 17th-century houses. Begun by Sir Humphrey Stafford, it was purchased by Sir Christopher Hatton, one of Queen Elizabeth's 'comely young men'.

Jewry Wall

JEWRY WALL

13 miles from Great Bowden Parish

A length of Roman bath-house wall over 9 metres (30 feet) high, near a museum displaying the archaeology of Leicester and its region.

Kirby Muxloe Castle

KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE

16 miles from Great Bowden Parish

The picturesque moated remains - including the fine gatehouse and a complete corner tower - of this brick-built fortified mansion have recently been extensively conserved by English Heritage.


Churches in Great Bowden Parish

Great Bowden: St Peter & St Paul

Dingley Road Great Bowden Leicester
01858 469330
http://www.harborough-anglican.org.uk

Welcome! Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Great Bowden, is a lively church with a broad mix of worship styles that embraces traditional and contemporary music to which all are most welcome. We have an active ministry with children and young people, and want to see all of our members, young and old, flourish as disciples of Jesus and children of God.

St Peter & St Paul is part of the Harborough Anglican Team which comprises five Church of England churches in Market Harborough, Little Bowden, Great Bowden and Lubenham. We work closely as a Team recognising that we can do more together than we can apart and that no one church can be or do everything.

God has made us all different and distinct and we seek to honour that as a Team with a wide range of different styles of worship and of being a worshipping community. Not every style will be right for every person and so, with five churches and around a dozen different congregations, do contact us for suggestion as to where may be right for you.

Across the Team we run the Alpha course most terms. Alpha is a great way to explore the big questions of life, hope, purpose and faith. It's also a great way to get to know others in the church community. A short course, over food, provided without cost, all are welcome. It runs on different days and different times across a year with a taster event at the start of each term to try it out. For more details visit the Alpha website or contact Revd Peppie Hill ([email protected]).

St Peter & St Paul is part of a Team of churches who support the church-run youth centre in Harborough, The Cube. The Cube runs a variety of groups, drop in's, life skill courses and much more to which all are welcome. They also offer support around areas such as teenage mental health, counselling and bereavement support for children and young people. For more information contact the Families Development Worker for the Harborough Anglican Team, Dawn on [email protected].

If you are interested in a Christening or a thanksgiving for the gift of a child there are more details on our main website here: http://www.harborough-anglican.org.uk/christenings

For more details on getting married in one of the five churches, please click here.

The Harborough Anglican Team is also a Resourcing Church Team. This means that through both existing congregations and the development of new ones (probably around six new congregations over the next six years) we hope to be a bigger church to make a bigger difference in our community, showing and telling of God's amazing and revolutionary love for all. We would love you to be part of this exciting journey. There is more information on what it means to be a Resourcing Church here.



Pubs in Great Bowden Parish

Red Lion

5 Main Street, Great Bowden, LE16 7HB
(01858) 463571
redlion-greatbowden.co.uk/

In January 2017, the pub closed, and there were proposals to convert it into a house. Harborough District Council designated the pub as an Asset of Community Value (ACV) and in 2018 issued an enforcement notice requiring the unauthorised re...
Shoulder of Mutton

4 The Green, Great Bowden, LE16 7EU
(01858) 465142
theshoulderofmutton.pub

19th century, two bar pub, situated on the main green in the village. Very popular with the locals. Boasts darts, pool and Leicestershire table skittles teams. Live sport shown on the bar televisions. Conservatory restaurant at the rear, le...