Billesdon Coplow is situated ten miles east of Leicester and a similar distance from the market towns of Uppingham, Oakham and Market Harborough. It is a local landmark, the surviving house built about 700 feet above sea level, high on the south west side of a wooded hill. The Grade II listed house, originally known as The Coplow.

Stapleford Hall has a 17th-century deer park landscaped in the 18th century and later modified by Lancelot Brown, which at its most extensive was 325 hectares. The gardens immediate to the hall contain several walled gardens, lawns and ornamental borders. Stapleford Hall is now used as a hotel and country retreat.

At Whatton House formal, ornamental and oriental gardens of 5 hectares, dating from the 19th century, are set in parkland of 65 hectares. The parkland was further developed in the 20th century. The gardens are now used as a venue for wedding receptions and other functions.

Cold Overton Hall is a country house in the village of Cold Overton. Built c.1664 for John St John, it is a Grade I listed building. The hall is built in 3 storeys plus attics with a 5 bay frontage. It is constructed of ironstone with limestone dressings and a hipped Swithland slate roof. The west front has a two-storey flat roofed porch projecting from a pedimented 3 bay centre.

Leicester Frith House, built in 1870 for Thomas Swift Taylor and later used as a home for shell shocked soldiers of the First World War and subsequently part of Glenfrith Hospital for the mentally ill. The building still stands in the grounds of the present Glenfield Hospital.  

East Langton Grange, on the west side of the village, was largely rebuilt by the owner, Lt.-Col. J. D. Hignett, in a neo-Georgian style in 1934–5. Parts remain from the previous house which belonged to J. W. Logan (d. 1925), M.P. for the Market Harborough division of Leicestershire, who built the present garden wall and large castellated water-tower fronting upon the street.

For most of its history Buckminster has been a small, agricultural village. Its character changed from the 1790s, when Sir William Manners decided to move to the village and built Buckminster Hall, a large Palladian-style property.  This was demolished in 1951, following a fire and was replaced in 1965 by a Neo-Georgian house known as Buckminster Park.

Barleythorpe Hall was a home of Lord Lonsdale until 1926. It was later an elderly person’s home until 2006. It was sold to Hazelton Homes who in 2018, transformed the building into luxury apartments.

Beaumanor Hall is a Victorian country house located in Woodhouse, Leicestershire. Set in 34 acres of idyllic countryside, Beaumanor has been run by Leicestershire County Council since the 1970’s and offers a whole range of facilities

The park is a mix of established woodland, spinneys and meadows. There are two lakes adjacent to the southern boundary, fed by a stream. There are informal footpaths throughout the park. Braunstone Hall in the centre of the park is a Grade II Georgian listed building. Braunstone Hall, now known as Winstanley House, has been converted to a boutique hotel, luxury venue and contemporary British restaurant. The stable block is alongside and is used as a Parks Office. As well as being one of Leicester’s largest and most attractive parks, Braunstone Park is of considerable value to wildlife.