A garden centre with an alpine themed restaurant and farm shop is also present.

Asfordby Hill Iron Foundry remains open and is owned by St. Gobain.

The foundry received a large number of weapons which were handed into Leicestershire Police following an arms amnesty in 1996.

There are many fine walks around 'The Hill' and a lot of wildlife can be observed, including Buzzards, Red Kite, foxes and varieties of wild deer.

The former site of Asfordby Hill steel works now boasts rare orchids.