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Broombriggs Farm and Windmill Hill

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Location

Opposite Beacon Hill Country Park, Off Beacon Road, Woodhouse Eaves, North West Leicestershire, LE12 8SRVistors at the restored windmill base on Windmill Hill

Description

The Park was presented to Leicestershire County Council in 1970 and is a 55-hectare mixed arable and stock farm. It has a 2.4km (1.5 mile) farm trail and information boards explaining the working of the farm. The trail is interlinked with a network of waymarked footpaths and horse tracks.
Between Broombriggs Farm and the village of Woodhouse Eaves is Windmill Hill, which got its name from being the site of a 19th-century windmill. The site is opposite Beacon Hill Country Park.

Purple Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) at Broombriggs Farm

Admission

Free; £1.50 parking charge

Opening Times

Month Time
January Daily 7am-4pm
February Daily 7am-5pm
March Daily 7am-6pm
April Daily 7am-7pm
May-August Daily 7am-8pm
September Daily 7am-7pm
October Daily 7am-6pm
November-December Daily 7am-4pm
Entrance to Broombriggs FarmRiders on the bridleway at Broombriggs Farm

Activities

Picnic Area Walks Farm Trail

Access

There are footpaths across farmland, with some steep slopes.

Facilities

Parking

Contact Details

Tel: 01509 890 048
Email: countryparks@leics.gov.uk
Emergency/Out-of-Hours Tel: 07850 276224

further information

Contact: The Ranger
Telephone: 01509 890048
E-mail: countryparks@leics.gov.uk
Last Updated:
6 September 2007
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