Why visit Asfordby
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 11 places to eat and 2 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Melton Carnegie Museum.
Weather in Asfordby
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About Asfordby
Asfordby is a village and civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England. The village is located to the west of Melton Mowbray on the A6006 road and north-east of Leicester.
From the Wikipedia article Asfordby (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks4
Melton Carnegie Museum
Museum · 3.2 mi
Museum in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Restaurants and cafes11
Chung's Cottage
Fast food · Chinese
11 Bradgate Lane, Melton Mowbray
We-Mo 17:00-22:00
Asfordby Chippy
Fast food · Fish And Chips
4 Bradgate Lane, Melton Mowbray
Mo-Sa 12:00-14:00,16:30-22:00
Holwell Sports And Social Club
Bar and pub · 1.4 mi
41 Welby Road, Melton Mowbray
Where to stay2
Shoby Lodge Farmhouse Bed And Breakfast
Motel and hotel · 1.3 mi
Loughborough Road, Melton Mowbray
Churches and places of worship9
All Saints' Church, Asfordby
Church
Church in Asfordby, Leicestershire, England, UK
St Mary's Church, Melton Mowbray
Church · 3.0 mi
Grade I listed church in Melton, Leicestershire, England,UK
Church of St James the Greater
Church · 2.8 mi
Church in Ab Kettleby, Leicestershire, England, UK
Church of St Michael
Church · 2.7 mi
Church in Brooksby, Leicestershire, England, UK
Notable people from Asfordby
Thomas UnderwoodCanadian building developer and mayor of Calgary (1863–1948)Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Born in Asfordby, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Shopping1
Schools, colleges and libraries4
Healthcare1
Map of Asfordby
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Getting there and nearby towns
Nottingham City Airport (NQT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 12 miles away.
- Melton Mowbray 3 mi east, about 5 min by car
- Queniborough 5 mi southwest, about 9 min by car
- Long Clawson 5 mi north, about 8 min by car
- Syston 7 mi southwest, about 11 min by car
- Wymeswold 7 mi northwest, about 11 min by car
- Burton on the Wolds 7 mi west, about 12 min by car
- Mountsorrel 9 mi west, about 14 min by car
- Birstall 9 mi southwest, about 15 min by car
- Loughborough 10 mi west, about 16 min by car
- Leicester 11 mi southwest, about 18 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Mapillary (see each image): photos
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- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- St. Mary's Church, Melton Mowbray, Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Asfordby church, Kev747 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St. Peter's Church, Saxelbye 02, Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Blue Bell Inn Frisby, Russ Hamer, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, adam2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
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