is from junction 11 of the M42 motorway and is less than from the five surrounding cities of Birmingham, Leicester, Nottingham, Coventry, and Derby. Other nearby roads include the A444 that runs to Coventry and the B4116 Ashby Road to Atherstone. East Midlands Airport is situated to the north and Birmingham Airport lies to the south. There is also a bus from Measham to Fenny Drayton which runs through Snarestone and provides connections to Shackerstone, Atherstone and Twycross. The bus though is not frequent with only 6 services both ways each day except Sunday. There was also a railway station on the Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway but it was closed in 1931 and to freight in 1970. The nearest railway stations are Atherstone, Hinckley and Leicester. There is also a section of the former line still open from Shackerstone to Shenton via Market Bosworth known as the Battlefield Line. There was at one time interest expressed to reopen a new station at Snarestone on the Battlefield Line to serve Measham and the newly restored Ashby Canal. This has since been abandoned due to costs and the land being privately owned. Only the goods shed and station masters house remain as private residence. Ashby Canal Snarestone is linked via the Ashby Canal to the national network of canals. The canal crosses through the village and terminates in fields just to the north. The canal meanders through a gentle rural landscape and is free of locks. The canal is popular with leisure boaters, anglers and wildlife enthusiasts. Hedgerows and reeds offer an ideal habitat for many species of plant and animal including herons, kingfishers, moorhens as well as numerous coarse fish including bream, roach, chub and pike. A stretch of the canal between Snarestone and Carlton has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), mainly because of the aquatic plant life and varieties of dragonfly attracted to the area. In 2005 the Government approved plans to restore a stretch of the canal to provide Snarestone with a green route into the heart of the National Forest. The proposals also include a canalside wharf for the new terminus at Measham. Events and Attractions The quiet lanes and canal paths that surround Snarestone are popular with walkers, ramblers and cyclists. A long distance trail (the Ivanhoe Way) also crosses through the village and runs for 35 miles through the Leicestershire countryside.