Stretton Glen
Combining the peaceful, natural appeal of village living with an exceptionally convenient location on the outskirts of Leicester, Stretton Glen brings a selection of attractive contemporary homes into the mature, lively local community of Great Glen. Broad skies and open farmland make this the ideal place to relax away from city pressures, yet these homes are less than a mile from the A6 and just 20 minutes from the attractions and amenities of Leicester.

Sport and leisure
Evington Leisure Centre, conveniently situated on the eastern edge of Leicester, offers a choice of 25 and 18-metre swimming pools, a 45-station fitness studio with modern cardiovascular and resistance equipment and a four-court sports hall with facilities for badminton, basketball, indoor football and cricket practice. The Centre also has a full programme of fitness classes, lessons and mother and toddler sessions. There is a second sports centre at Fleckney, around three miles south of Great Glen, catering for a range of activities from football, cricket, basketball and netball to table tennis, indoor bowls, street dance and martial arts. Local golf clubs include Glen Gorse, around two miles away, where a challenging 18-hole parkland course is complemented by full clubhouse amenities.

Entertainment
The library in Great Glen offers a selection of activities including reading groups and children’s storytimes as well as lending and other services, and the village has two traditional pubs, both serving food: The Yews dates back to 1750, while the Greyhound is a 400-year old coaching inn. The 20-minute trip into Leicester city centre opens up access to a huge selection of cultural activities and entertainment, including multi-screen cinemas, live music and arts events that reflect the high proportion of students in the area. Museums and galleries cover the spectrum from local history laid out in a restored thatched cottage right through to the award-winning National Space Centre.

Shopping
There is a good selection of local shops in Great Glen, including a post office that also stocks newspapers and magazines, stationery, confectionery and snacks, a pharmacist, a Co-op convenience store, and a hairdresser. For major shopping, there is a choice of larger supermarkets on the eastern fringes of Leicester.

Education
Great Glen is served by St Cuthbert’s Primary School, a C of E school with a focus on creative learning. The school, which is at the north of the village just a few minutes walk from Stretton Glen, supports a choir and orchestra, and has a strong record in French teaching and other specialisms. The choice of local secondaries includes Kibworth High, a community technology college, and the Robert Smythe School in Market Harborough, which takes pupils from age 14 to 19 and has been designated a High Performance Specialist School. There are also three universities (University of Leicester, De Montford University and Loughborough University) in the immediate area.

Health care
Great Glen Surgery, a branch of Kibworth Health Centre, is open weekday mornings and afternoons. In addition to five GPs, the Kibworth Centre has two practice nurses and two phlebotomists as well as community nurses and health visitors, all of whom cover the Great Glen Surgery. The Dental Practice in the village’s shopping area offers a range of cosmetic services such as teeth whitening in addition to routine check-ups and remedial work. 

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From the M1 southbound
Leave the M1 at junction 21, bearing left and following signs for the Leicester Ring Road. Stay in the left hand lane through the underpass, and continue to bear left to join Lubbesthorpe Way (A563). Stay on the A563 for four-and-a-half miles then, after passing Leicester Racecourse on the right, at the junction with the A6, take the second exit following signs for Market Harborough. Stay on the A6 for around two-and-a-quarter miles, then at the London Road roundabout take the first exit to join London Road. Around a mile on, after passing The Yews restaurant on the left, turn left into Main Street and carry on to the T-junction. Turn right then immediately left into Stretton Road. Approximately a mile on, Stretton Glen is on the right.

From the M1 northbound
Leave the M1 at junction 20 and take the third exit at the roundabout to join the A4304 following signs for Market Harborough. Carry straight on through Market Harborough, and stay on the A4304 (Rockingham Road) to the junction with the A6. At the roundabout, take the second exit to join the A6 travelling north. Follow signs for Leicester then, after around nine miles, at the Station Road roundabout, take the third exit to join Station Road. At the T-junction, turn right to pass The Yews restaurant on the left then take the first left into Main Street and carry on to the T-junction. Turn right then immediately left into Stretton Road. Approximately a mile on, Stretton Glen is on the right.

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