Shepshed

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Morley Quarry, Shepshed, looking south. Charnwood Borough Council acquired this site, ostensibly to equip for climbing. Although it isn't actually much good for climbing, it does show the outline of a wadi (desert stream) bed infilled with Triassic-Rhaetic marls at the top of the southern face. The eastern face, seen here, reveals northward sloping Charnwood volcanics of Precambrian age. The quarry would have been built to excavate one of the many syenite intrusions in Charnwood Forest.
Photo by Sue Hutton (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0)
Morley Quarry, Shepshed, looking south. Charnwood Borough Council acquired this site, ostensibly to equip for climbing. Although it isn't actually much good for climbing, it does show the outline of a wadi (desert stream) bed infilled with Triassic-Rhaetic marls at the top of the southern face. The eastern face, seen here, reveals northward sloping Charnwood volcanics of Precambrian age. The quarry would have been built to excavate one of the many syenite intrusions in Charnwood Forest.
Photo by Sue Hutton (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0)
Mound by quarry The mound is either the remains of a hill or a large mound of quarry waste. A large quarry is just over the top.
Photo by Andrew Tatlow (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0)
The Orchard Hotel & Restaurant

The Orchard Hotel & Restaurant

4 out of 5
Beeston Lane, University Park Nottingham England
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DoubleTree by Hilton Nottingham-Gateway

DoubleTree by Hilton Nottingham-Gateway

4 out of 5
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Leicester Marriott Hotel

Leicester Marriott Hotel

4 out of 5
Smith Way, Grove Park, Enderby Leicester England
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The Gresham Aparthotel

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36 Market St Leicester England
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Wychnor Park Country Club

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4 out of 5
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Roomzzz Nottingham City

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4 out of 5
Stanley Place Nottingham England
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