126,127 Pub Trail, Leicester - Loughborough - Coalville
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Leicestershire has a superb choice of pubs offering a wonderful selection of fine local ales and food, together with great hospitality. There is no better way to visit than by Arriva bus, allowing you to take time to enjoy the pubs (and beers!) without having to worry who is going to drive home.
This guide lists some thirty pubs along our 126/127 bus route, ranging from historic country inns, village locals and town centre bars. You’ll find details of opening hours, beers available and where the nearest bus stop is located.
A google map of the route showing the pub locations is also available, please click here
With buses running up to every 10 minutes, and with evening and Sunday journeys too, it’s easy to hop on and off using our great value for money saver tickets.
126/127 bus timetable
The trail....
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Birstall is a growing area but still retains a village feel. The Grand Union Canal runs through the bottom end of the village and nearby is the extensive Watermead County Park and lakes.
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Rothley centres around two Greens – the Cross Green and the Town Green. There is an ancient Saxon cross in the church graveyard. The main shopping area is in Woodgate, where there is a selection of gift shops.
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Mountsorrel is located by the River Soar. A well known feature of the village is the Buttercross Market, dating from 1793.
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Quorn is noted for its green spaces. It is a popular and desirable area of the county and home to Quorn and Woodhouse Railway Station on the Great Central Railway and has a selection of traditional country pubs.
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Loughborough is a major town famous for its university and the world’s largest bell foundry. In 1841, Thomas Cook organized his first package tour to Loughborough from Leicester.
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Shepshed was a centre for the wool trade, where merchants congregated to buy wool from the local area. Now referred to as a town, Shepshed once claimed to be Britain’s largest village.
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Thringstone village lies on the fringes of Charnwood Forest. Close by are the ruins of Grace Dieu Priory, which was founded around 1240.
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Whitwick and Coalville were once mining towns, with the Snibston Colliery in Coalville now housing an interesting discovery centre and interactive museum.