Vale of Belvoir
Long Clawson
A dairy village with a periodic cheese shop, a 1730 pub, an ironstone church and easy-going Vale countryside.
- Best for
- Stilton, village heritage and gentle walks
- Local landmark
- The restored windmill's white ogee cap
- Plan ahead
- Cheese shop opens on selected monthly dates
The Fox verdict
Stilton country with a village-scale day out
Long Clawson combines its working dairy identity with a historic pub, a rare church dedication and low-key outdoor stops.
Start at St Remigius, add the dairy's cheese shop, or follow a section of the Melton Round. The village hall recreation ground gives families an outdoor stop, and the Crown and Plough carries the village's pub tradition.
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Local signatures
3 placesSt Remigius Church
A medieval ironstone church with a rare dedication to St Remigius and a worn knight's effigy associated with the Bozon family. Both Sir Ralph and William Bozon have been named as the figure.
- Visit length
- Editorial estimate: allow around 45 minutes
- Locality
- Long Clawson
Long Clawson Dairy Cheese Shop
The dairy's dedicated onsite shop sells Blue Stilton and other cheeses, with visitor parking off Hickling Lane.
- Visit length
- Editorial estimate: allow around 30 minutes
- Locality
- Hickling Lane
- Access
- Shop visits are on selected monthly dates.
Long Clawson Village Hall Recreation Ground
The outdoor grounds include a play area, multi-use games area and a nature area with a wildlife pond.
- Visit length
- Editorial estimate: allow around 60 minutes
- Locality
- Long Clawson Village Hall
Food & drink
1 placeThe Crown and Plough
The village's surviving pub occupies a Grade II listed building dated 1730, later altered in the 19th and 20th centuries.
- Visit length
- Editorial estimate: allow around 75 minutes
- Locality
- Long Clawson
Walks & outdoors
1 placeThe Melton Round
The Melton Round passes through Long Clawson, with council route sections arriving from the Harby Hills and continuing towards Nether Broughton.
- Visit length
- Editorial estimate: allow around 2 hours for a local section
- Locality
- Harby Hills to Nether Broughton via Long Clawson
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Long Clawson at a glance
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Three ways to explore Long Clawson
Signature outings
A 1730 freehouse
The Crown and Plough is a village free house in a Grade II listed building dated 1730, with rooms and a varied food menu.
Stilton from the dairy
Clawson Farms began in 1912 with 11 founding farmer members. Its Hickling Lane shop showcases Blue Stilton and other cheeses.
The Melton Round
The council's route guide offers two local sections: three miles from the Harby Hills into Long Clawson, or 3.75 miles onward to Nether Broughton.
The village story
Long Clawson Village Guide
A working dairy village where Stilton, red ironstone, a restored windmill and the Vale's field paths shape the visit.
A windmill over dairy country
Long Clawson's windmill carries a white ogee cap in the Lincolnshire style, renewed during restoration in the early 1990s. Its brick tower rises above the Vale's pastureland, a landmark of the village's agricultural past.
The Crown and Plough stands in the centre of Long Clawson in a Grade II listed building dated 1730. This free house has a varied food menu, rooms for overnight stays and up to four real ales; Poachers and Grasshopper are among its changing beers.
Paths and connections
Long Clawson has no railway station. The bookable Charnwood and Melton FoxConnect service includes the village in Zone 1, connecting it with the Melton Mowbray area.
The Melton Round divides near Long Clawson into a three-mile section from the Harby Hills and a 3.75-mile section onward to Nether Broughton. The way follows field edges, stiles, waymarkers and a bridge, so carry the route guide.
Stilton and St Remigius
Clawson Farms began in 1912 with 11 founding farmer members; the cooperative now has 30 member farms within 30 miles of the dairy. Its Hickling Lane shop stocks Blue Stilton and other cheeses on selected monthly dates.
St Remigius Church has ironstone walls and a medieval knight's effigy. The Bozon family helped shape the medieval building, and both Sir Ralph and William Bozon have been named as the knight represented by the worn figure. The church was extensively restored in 1893.
Clachestone and the quiet village
Domesday records 83 households across four holdings at Long Clawson in 1086, placing it among the largest fifth of settlements in the survey. The holdings' recorded annual values add up to £8: £6, 10 shillings, 10 shillings and £1.
Long Clawson's long spine road bends past cottages and farmsteads, with open spaces between them. Beyond the village, field paths cross the Vale of Belvoir's pastureland.
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Sources
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- The Crown and Plough — historicengland.org.uk statutory register or public authority record not machine-readable; publisher restricts automated access
- St Remigius Church — achurchnearyou.com national body or asset manager
- Long Clawson Dairy Cheese Shop — clawsonfarms.co.uk operator, sector body or destination organisation
- Long Clawson Village Hall Recreation Ground — clawsonhoseharby-pc.gov.uk statutory register or public authority record not machine-readable; publisher restricts automated access
- The Melton Round — choosehowyoumove.co.uk other published source