Charnwood Forest Villages

Charnwood Forest is renowned for incredible landscapes comprising ancient woodland, historic parks and some of England’s oldest rocks.

Fossil discoveries in the area have changed our ideas on animal evolution, and its geology has also played an important role in its economy, with Charnwood stone quarried for millennia.

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The ancient landscape of Charnwood Forest has formed some unique and charming villages, with churches, pubs, hotels and Michelin Star restaurants all using the region’s slate and granite