Drinks and snacks are available at Beacon Hill Café, Grounds at Snibston Colliery and 1485 Tithe Barn. Opening hours vary:
Season Tickets
If you are a regular visitor to Leicestershire County Council Country Parks you could save money with a car park Season Ticket, which is valid for all our parks. For more information please visit www.leicestershire.gov.uk/country-park-car-parking-season-ticket
Countryside Code
Help us to keep our country parks safe and enjoyable for all visitors by respecting the Countryside Code and bylaws.
– Keep dogs under close control
– Leave gates and property as you find them
– Do not pick wild flowers or remove any other flora
– Do not swim in any of our lakes or ponds, nor let your dog(s) swim
– Do not light fires
For more information see the full Countryside Code here
Bosworth Battlefield Country Park
The country park includes a network of surfaced trails which radiate from the famous Bosworth Battlefield Visitor Centre around a wonderful farmed landscape, connecting with the Ashby Canal and the Battlefield Railway at Shenton station. The site of the Battle of Bosworth is of national significance and international interest. It is infamous as the place where King Richard III lost his life and crown to Henry Tudor, and the beginning of the powerful Tudor dynasty.
Bosworth Battlefield Country Park
Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre
Opening Times
All our parks are open every day. Beacon, Watermead North and Market Bosworth Country Parks car parks allow entry from 7am each morning until the following times:
December – January – 4pm
February – 5pm
March – 6pm
April – 7pm
May – August – 8pm
September – 7pm
October – 6pm
November – 5pm
We do not permit overnight parking or camping.
Visitor Information
All-day parking at our country parks costs just £2.50 Pay and Display machines are installed at the car park adjacent to the heritage centre. Please ensure you have correct change on arrival. You can also now pay using the paybyphone app. Instructions for using this are displayed on the car parking machines on site.
Things to do
- Tithe Barn restaurant, heritage centre and museum
- Various walks and cycle trails along the canal, and further a field to Market Bosworth Country Park