In the village
Barlestone is home to many curry houses, local pubs, chip shop, Chinese, scenic footpaths, village co-op and post office.
Market Bosworth (4 miles away)
- Bosworth Country Park
- Bosworth Battlefield
- Bosworth Water Park
- Bosworth Marina
- The Battlefield Line Railway
Hinckley (8 miles away)
- Hinkley Leisure Centre
- Cineworld Hinckley
- Market days: Monday, Friday and Saturday
Ashby de la Zouch (10 miles away)
- Market Town
- Ashby Castle
- Rebound Trampoline Park
- Hood Park Leisure Centre (with Outdoor Pool)
- Hicks Lodge (off-road biking and walks)
- Conkers (Activities and walks)
- Moira Furnace Museum and Country Park
Leicester City (11 miles away)
- Leicester Tigers Rugby Stadium
- Leicester City Football Club
- Leicester Cathedral
- King Richard III Visitor Centre
- The National Space Centre
- Abbey Pumping Station
- Abbey Park
- Curve Theatre
- Phoenix Arts Centre
- Fosse Shopping Park – a retail park just off the M1.
- The Tower Climbing Centre
Loughborough (14 miles away)
- Odeon Loughborough (£4 tickets)
- Loughborough Town Hall (Theatre)
- The Great Central Railway
- The Climbing Station
- Beacon Hill
- Jubilee Woods
- The Outwoods
- Manor Farm Park
Other days out
- Twycross Zoo
- Tropical Birdland, Desford
- Alpaca Park Farm, Snarestone
- Bradgate Park and Swithland Wood
- Calke Abbey
- Fourways Play Centre, Atherstone
- Thornton Reservoir
- Sence Valley Forest Park, Ibstock
- Donington Park
- Mallory Park