How far can you see from Leicestershire?

From Bardon Hill in Leicestershire you can see most of the midlands. In the picture above you are looking beyond the church at Breedon on the Hill towards Derby.The redbrick building is the Westfield shopping centre. I have looked hard at this image and I can't make out the cathedral. In the background the hills of the peak district can be seen covered in snow. The Bleaklow stones can been seen at a distance of 56 miles.

In the other direction you can quite easily see Coventry. The spire of the bombed cathedral is just about visible about 1/10th of the way onto the picture from the right hand side. Just visible behind the buildings on the right is the edge of the Cotswalds 47 miles away.

Back towards the north East you can see Nottingham really quite easily because of the Victoria Centre Flats. Behind the city you can see Robin Hood Hill 27 miles away.

Down in the gloom you can see Leicester. The Cardinal Telephone Exchange building can be seen on the left and St Georges tower on the right. The land behind is about 26 miles away.

To the far west you can see Birmingham quite easy. This is a distance of about 35 miles.

Of course on a good day you can see from the hills on the welsh border to Churches on the east coast. You do really get a feeling of how small the country is when you can see most of it from one place!