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Great food and fare, but an accumulation of relics, pieces and posters which will haunt !
©RAY COFFEY
©Colin Pyle
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©Andrew Tatlow
Dist:0.3km<br/>View north-west across the large barley field towards houses on the hill at Peggs Green.
©Trevor Rickard
Dist:0.3km<br/>One of the most friendly pubs we have ever been in, with good beer and very good value food.
©Richard Green
Dist:0.4km<br/>Looking south down Nottingham Road at Griffydam. Anchor Lane joining from the left.
©Trevor Rickard
Dist:0.4km<br/>Looking north-east across several small meadows. http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/environment/countryside/walking/ivanhoeway.htm
©Trevor Rickard
Dist:0.4km<br/>Looking northwards across a large field, with a crop ready for harvesting.
©Trevor Rickard
Dist:0.5km<br/>Looking south-east along Church Hill with Jeffcoats Lane joining from the left.
©Trevor Rickard
Dist:0.5km<br/>Site of Newcommen engine for pumping the mines of water. The very early hackstack boiler has recently been put back after a long period at Snibston. [[[2691733]]]
©Ashley Dace
Dist:0.5km<br/>Planted woodland on the site of the Victorian colliery built to mine deeper seams.
©Ashley Dace
Dist:0.5km<br/>Remains of a possible fan house with two egg boilers. The site is being excavated. http://www.swannington-heritage.co.uk/swannington_califat_spinney.html#haystack
©Ashley Dace
Dist:0.5km<br/>Looking east across barley fields to Thringstone in the distance. Good signage here for the Ivanhoe Way long distance path.
©Trevor Rickard
Dist:0.5km<br/>[[[2691733]]] Site of a Newcomen atmospheric engine used to drain the mines of water, later moved to another site. However the boiler, a haystack was left and uncovered in 1969.
©Ashley Dace
Dist:0.5km<br/>Remains of a possible fan house with two egg-ended boilers. The site is being excavated.
©Ashley Dace

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