Market Bosworth Estate Agents

There are numerous independent and state schools close to Market Bosworth, here’s a selection of those you can find.

Nursery Schools

• The Pippins Nursery School – The Pippins Nursery School is located within the Dixie Grammar Junior School and takes children from their third birthday to school age.
• Market Bosworth Day Nursery – Market Bosworth Day Nursery takes children from birth to the age of 5. There are holiday clubs and after school care (see Ofsted report here).

Primary & Secondary Schools

• The Market Bosworth School – A local secondary school taking children from the ages of 11 to 16 (latest Ofsted report).

As a small market town away from the rail network, getting around Market Bosworth usually starts with a car, though bus and cycle routes cover the rest.

• Car & Road: Market Bosworth sits on the B585, which links to the A444 and the A447, allowing access to the M1 near Leicester Forest East. Nuneaton is around nine miles away by road, Hinckley about seven, and Leicester thirteen, each roughly a twenty to twenty five minute drive depending on traffic.
• Bus: Services connect Market Bosworth directly with Leicester, with buses stopping at locations including Newbold Verdon along the way, while local routes also run to Hinckley and Coalville.
• Train: Market Bosworth’s own station now runs only as part of the heritage Battlefield Line, so anyone commuting by rail needs to drive to a mainline station. Nuneaton, Hinckley and Atherstone all have regular services and sit within a twenty minute drive, with Nuneaton and Hinckley both offering direct trains to Birmingham, Leicester and Coventry.

Market Bosworth is an exciting place for property, with many historic homes available, which are contrasted by a significant portion of high-end new build homes. Explore what’s typically available below:

Property styles in Market Bosworth: Housing in Market Bosworth runs from seventeenth and eighteenth century cottages around the market square, some with timber frames and thatch that mark them out as genuinely old, through to Georgian townhouses on Park Street and Victorian terraces further out.

Newer estates add detached and semi-detached family houses of various sizes, while the villages and open countryside surrounding the town bring in a wider range of period farmhouses and converted barns. A smaller number of true new-build homes have also appeared recently on developments such as Hornsey Rise and King Richard’s Wharf.

Life in Market Bosworth still centres on its market square, with everything from the weekly market to the local pubs and shops within a short walk of most homes in the town.

Shopping: The town’s shops cluster around Main Street and the Market Place, including a Co-op food store for everyday groceries, plus a scattering of independent shops selling antiques, gifts and local produce. A market has run in the square every Wednesday since the thirteenth century, and a farmers’ market adds fresh, local food once a month. For larger supermarkets and retail parks, most people drive the short distance to Hinckley or Nuneaton.

Eating & Drinking: Market Bosworth has kept several of its older pubs, among them Ye Olde Red Lion on Park Street, a sixteenth century building with letting rooms above the bar, and the Dixie Arms Hotel and Old Black Horse Inn nearby. A handful of independent cafes and restaurants around the square cover everything from a quick coffee to a sit down meal.

Local Attractions: There is plenty to see and do in and around Market Bosworth, alongside several historic sites to visit.

• Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre & Country Park – The heritage centre and country park run guided walks across the battlefield trail, alongside an exhibition covering weapons and armour.
• Bosworth Hall – Built in the 1680s, this Grade II* listed mansion was the country seat of the Dixie family for close to three hundred years. It’s now a hotel, though its grand staircase and oak panelling remain open to visitors and diners.
• The Battlefield Line – This heritage steam railway runs from Shackerstone through Market Bosworth to Shenton, close to the battlefield itself. The Battlefield Line operates on selected days throughout the year and gives a scenic way to see the surrounding countryside.
• The Market Place – Georgian buildings line the square where a market has run every Wednesday since 1285, several now Grade II listed.
• The Marina –Bosworth Marina which is on the Ashby Canal has moorings for 150 boats and a café on the site.

Fox Country Properties don’t just operate in Market Bosworth, we also cover house sales across the villages orbiting the town, from small farming parishes to some of South Leicestershire’s more sought-after rural addresses.

• Bagworth: Bagworth grew up around the coal industry that once shaped this part of Leicestershire. A statue of a miner still marks that history in the village, and Bagworth Heath Woods, laid out on the site of the former Desford Colliery, gives people living here walking paths straight from the village itself.
• Nailstone: Nailstone sits around three miles northeast of Market Bosworth and became a conservation village in 2015. Once part of the Gopsall Estate, it still has its own pub and a primary school shared with neighbouring Bagworth, alongside a history that includes a visit from Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1745.
• Congerstone: Congerstone sits beside the Ashby Canal and traces back to the Domesday Book, where it was recorded as Cuningestone. St Mary the Virgin, its parish church, dates from the thirteenth century and still stands at the centre of the village.
• Barlestone: A short drive from Market Bosworth, Barlestone centres on a well regarded Church of England primary school and a green area with large sports grounds. Its size and its closeness to the town make it a common first move for families wanting high-quality schooling without travelling far.
• Carlton: Carlton is a small parish on the Ashby Canal with a population of around three hundred. St Andrew’s Church and the Gate Hangs Well pub, named after an old turnpike gate that once stood nearby, sit at the heart of a genuinely rural setting.