Bradgate Park

Bradgate Park covers about 850 acres of rocky parkland in Charnwood Forest, with around 550 red and fallow deer. The ruins of Bradgate House, the childhood home of Lady Jane Grey, sit in the middle and there is a hilltop folly called Old John. The visitor centre is free, and in October there are deer rut walks.

Good to know

• Keep dogs on leads near the deer
• Walk up to Old John for the view
• Two tearooms in the park

Best time

Autumn for the rut

Open

All year

Getting there

Pay-and-display car parks at Newtown Linford and Cropston

Vehicles

Fine in any car

Dogs

Dogs on a lead

Facilities

• Toilets

Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.