About Us & Contact Details
Address:
2 Kilwardby Street,
Ashby de la Zouch,
Leicestershire,
LE65 2FQ
Telephone & Fax: 01530 412536
Email: wineandwhisky@lazouch.co.uk
La Zouch is unique to the area with a Coffee House, Restaurant and Retail Shop housed in the same building.
Taken over by Geoff and Lynne Utting in 1982 La Zouch is a Traditional English Restaurant with an extensive Wine and Spirit Retail section. See ‘A Potted History… So Far!’ for more…
To order any of these items, please ring 01530 412536 to place your order. If you desired item is not shown on this website, please come and see our extensive product range in our shop.
On the first floor there is a meeting room seating up to 12 people around a central table or 20-
Two dining rooms on the ground floor one seats up to 30 people, the other, 12 people round a central table.
From Woodville (Burton)
Travelling along the B511 from Woodville to Ashby de la Zouch. Seeing the water tower on your left hand side at Woodville, approaching a roundabout, take the 1st exit along the B511. Travelling for approx 1 mile, approaching a roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Smisby Road to approach the town centre. Continue over a series of speed bumps for ¾ mile where you will approach a mini roundabout at the junction of Burton road. Take the 1st exit which leads onto the second mini roundabout. Take the 2nd exit (Derby road). Continue down the road with the Co-
From Coalville (Leicester)
Travelling along the A511 from Coalville to Ashby de la Zouch. Meeting the traffic lights at the A42 junction position yourself to be in the right hand lane. Continue over the A42 taking the 2nd exit (signposted Ashby). Continue 500 meters to the next roundabout, position yourself in the left hand lane to take the 1st exit. Upon leaving the roundabout position yourself into the middle lane to continue straight on when reaching the first set of traffic lights, with the Texaco Garage on your left hand side. Continue on for ¾ mile, taking you onto Market Street. Continue over 3 pedestrian crossing to a set of mini roundabouts, position yourself to be on the inside lane to carry straight over (1st exit). For the 2nd round about be on the right hand side of the lane to take the 2nd exit leading you straight onto Kilwardby Street. La Zouch is positioned just off the junction on the right hand side.
La Zouch is positioned just off the junction on the right hand side.
From Breedon (Lount)
Travelling along Nottingham Road from Breedon on the Hill through Lount to Ashby de la Zouch. Upon leaving Lount, the local disposal site, is on your left hand side and ¾ mile on you will approach the roundabout. Position yourself in the left hand land, to take the 2nd exit. Upon leaving the roundabout position yourself into the middle lane to continue straight on when reaching the first set of traffic lights, with the Texaco Garage on your left hand side. Continue on for ¾ mile, taking you onto Market Street. Continue over 3 pedestrian crossing to a set of mini roundabouts, position yourself to be on the inside lane to carry straight over (1st exit). For the 2nd round about be on the right hand side of the lane to take the 2nd exit leading you straight onto Kilwardby Street. La Zouch is positioned just off the junction on the right hand side.
La Zouch is positioned just off the junction on the right hand side.
From Tamworth.
Travelling along the A42, north bound -
Take the 1st exit from the slip road, Sign posted Ashby de la Zouch.
Continue along this road, past the WIllesley Park Golf Club on your left hand side, be careful of speed restrictions, about ¾ mile you will approach a mini roundabout next to a petrol station ( opposite The Royal Hotel ) take the 2nd exist -
Take the 1st exit onto Kilwardby Street.
Potted History So Far
Original Parish of Ashby included 8 hamlets one of which was Kilwardby mentioned in the Domesday Book
We have been able to trace some of the history of La Zouch through the Title Deeds of the premises.
Commencing in 1828 they mention 3 cottages in all, with adjoining land.
During the late 19th century the area, which also included 1a Market Street (the toyshop next door), which was built in, or around 1878 housed many businesses leased to many different people. It must have been a mini business park of the time covering many trades.
The present front dining area and bar were two separate shops but there were many more businesses being carried on in the buildings behind i.e. butchers including slaughtering, corn merchants, grocers, millers, two rooms were let to the LIBERAL CLUB. In 1903 one of the then tenants took out insurance on the premises which allowed him to sell household goods, linen, music and musical instruments, china, glass, watches, jewellery, clothing books and even wines and spirits so the property has been involved in the sale of ‘the fruits of the vine’ since 1903 although probably not to the extent as it is now.
The property was at one time known as TRINITY HOUSE, 29 Kilwardby Street. The numbering of the property was changed in 1972 to Number 2.
An Indenture of 1858 tells us of the sale by public auction of the property held at The Shoulder of Mutton Inn, next door but one, and the purchase price was £730.
In July 1902 house and shop only was let to William Woodward who agreed to put in a new window on the left side of the front entrance to correspond with one on the right. The present owners who had great difficulty in finding photographs of the original shop front replaced these windows with the ones you see today.
In 1907 property known as 1a Market Street was sold to Josiah Ison.
The driveway between the two premises allowed occupants to move animals and vehicles and a charge of 10/-
It would appear to have been a grocery shop for many years until 1967 when the business changed and was run as a café/restaurant by Michael Lingard who was originally a tenant but purchased the property with his wife in 1973. Whilst a tenant Mr. Lingard was given 18 months to improve and modernize the property by putting in a bathroom and electricity to second floor and attics.
In 1972 it was licensed to sell drink with food and they had musical evenings down the cellar, not the most comfortable of places.
The property was sold to a Mr. And Mrs. Haas in 1972 that then sold to the present owners Geoff and Lynne Utting.
The property was Grade II listed in 1977 being of special architectural or historic interest.
The present owners Geoff and Lynne Utting purchased the property in March 1982 and after extensive renovation re-
Summer of 2016 saw another refit by Geoff and Lynne giving us ‘La Zouch The Next Generation’. This saw the Showroom being moved downstairs onto the ground floor, a kitchen refit and new menus giving a totally different feel to La Zouch with more emphasis on the bar and retail wine and spirits, plus a cold counter for our deli section which is also used in the restaurant.
A redesign in the garden has given us more space for seating where you can enjoy a drink or snack from our new menus, which can be seen on our web site www.lazouch.co.uk A tranquil place away from traffic fumes and noisy street scene.
