Markfield Institute of Higher Education than 750 students have graduated from the Institute. The Markfield Institute is located within the rural village of Markfield in the British Midlands and is easily accessible by car and public transport. The village is situated within both National Forest and Charnwood Forest. It lies very close to the M1 motorway roughly 8 miles north west of Leicester, and 10 miles south east of Loughborough. The Institute is roughly 100 miles from London. Notable attractions near the Institute include the Thornton Reservoir and Bradgate Park. The Institute currently offers the following accredited BA and MA degrees: New PhD applications are
Markfield are the Altar Stones playing fields and the Blacksmiths Fields nature reserve. Markfield has two public houses, the Queens Head and the Bulls Head. The Coach and Horses, whilst within Markfield parish, is in the village of Fieldhead. Markfield has Chinese and Indian takeaways, a fish and chip shop, a newsagent, an independent shop selling organic produce, a Co-Operative Supermarket, a hardware shop, a financial advisory office, a GP surgery, a chemist, a Londis supermarket, a Post Office, a new library and a cafe. There are also several hair-dressing salons and an industrial estate. The former public house known as