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Ashby Castle forms the backdrop to the famous jousting scenes in Sir Walter Scott’s classic novel of 1819, Ivanhoe. Now a ruin, the castle began as a manor house in the 12th century.
How to find us
Ashby de la Zouch Castle
South Street
Ashby de la Zouch
Leicestershire
LE65 1BR
Get directions to this attraction
Web:
www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/ashby-de-la-zouch-castle
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