Griffydam is a Village in the county of Leicestershire.

Griffydam in Leicestershire is located 5.8 km E from Ashby de la Zouch.

Griffydam postcode: LE67 8HW

Retail in Griffydam

There are great places to visit near Griffydam including some great cities, historic monuments, canals, hiking areas, historic buildings, parks, shopping centres, airports, towns, villages, lakes, country parks and ruins.

Leicester is one of Griffydam's best, nearby cities to visit in Griffydam.

The Arch of Remembrance is a great place to visit close to Griffydam if you like historic monuments.

There are a several good canals in the area around Griffydam like Grand Union Canal at Leicester.

Hiking Areas to visit near Griffydam include Grand Union Canal at Leicester.

Griffydam's best nearby historic buildings can be found at Leicester Cathedral, Church of St Nicholas - Leicester, Lavenham Guildhall, Bradgate House, and Old John Tower.

Griffydam has some unmissable parks nearby like Abbey Park, Wilton Park, and Bradgate Park.

The area around Griffydam's best shopping centres can be found at Highcross Leicester.

Leicester Airport, and East Midlands Airport are great places to visit near Griffydam if you like airports.

There are a number of towns near Griffydam including Loughborough, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Melton Mowbray, and Market Harborough.

Griffydam's best nearby villages can be found at Lavenham, Cropston, Newtown Linford, Saddington, and Rothley.

There are a several good lakes in the area around Griffydam like Cropston Reservoir.

Bradgate Park, and East Carlton Countryside Park are some of Griffydam best country parks to visit near Griffydam.

There are a several good ruins in the Griffydam area like Bradgate House, and Old John Tower.

Griffydam History

There are some historic monuments around Griffydam:

• Enclosure castle at Castle Donington
• Rabbit warren on Warren Hills
• Swarkestone Lows round barrow cemetery and part of an aggregate field system 300m north west of The Lowes Farm
• Circular enclosure 300m north east of Forest Field
• Coal mining remains at Birch Coppice and Rough Park, 950m and 1.5km south of Smoile Farm
• Hemington Chapel
• Ashby Castle and associated formal garden
• Whitwick Castle
• The Bulwarks (earthworks)
• Coal mining remains 600m south west of Smoile Farm
• Moated site east of Kellam's Farm
• Snibston Colliery
• Lock up known as The Round House, at the junction of Church Street and St Matthew's Avenue
• Iron Age settlement and cursus, with other air photographic marks, SE of Aston-on-Trent
• Coal mining remains in Lount Wood
• Moat with fishponds at Bagworth
• Calke Park Tunnel
• Settlement site
• Swarkestone Bridge
• Medieval church and cross 45m south of St George's Church
• Grace Dieu Priory with two ponds and a fishpond, Belton
• Coal mining remains at The Conery, 500m south of Coleorton Hall
• Moated site with fishpond and flood banks at Long Whatton
• Melbourne Castle fortified manor and earlier medieval manorial remains