 The Hollybush,Main Street Oakthorpe,DE12 7RB
The Hollybush is a traditional pub and restaurant with open fires, large games room with darts and pool facilities and a large beer garden with play area, The building was originally used as a hospital during the Napoleonic war.The present building (the chapel and large school room) dates back to 1869, when the site was used as the village school.The Methodists used the building for education and catered for around 140 children until 1907 when Leicestershire County Council leased the school rooms as a 'public elementary school' instead.