A delightful Charnwood Forest village, Swithland was designated a conservation area in 1993, and includes 31 listed buildings, including the Grade I Mountsorrel Cross, and several Grade II buildings, including the school, which was built in 1843, and a cottage from 1842.
The village pub, the Griffin Inn, originally the Griffin Hotel, was built about 1700 and has been put to several uses in its history, including a brewery, bakery, and village mortuary. Today it is a very popular venue for food and drink, weddings and events and even houses the village deli, sourcing 80% of their products from within 40 miles. The source of Swithland mineral water is in the village.
