Local Attractions
Donington Park - Castle Donington - 7.24 miles
Opened in 1931, Donington Park is one of Britain's most popular racing circuits. It is the home of the British Motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP) and also plays host to rounds of the British Touring Car Championship, British Formula 3 Championship, British GT Championship, Le Mans Series, and British Superbike Championship. The circuit uses tracks and paths in the parkland at the front of Donington Hall. Initially, it was used only for motorcycle racing. It wasn't long, however, before Fred Craner, a local garage owner and secretary of the Derby and District Motor Club, had persuaded the Sheilds family, who owned Donington Hall, to also allow car racing. To make this possible, the circuit was resurfaced and extended by 1933.
Derby Railway Station - 0.09 miles
Derby Station (formerly known as Derby Midland Station to distinguish it from the now disused Derby Friargate) is a mainline railway station serving the city of Derby in England. Owned by Network Rail and managed by the Midland Mainline train operating company, the station is also used by Central Trains and Virgin Trains services. It is situated to the south-east of Derby City Centre, and is close to the west bank of the River Derwent. Derby's central location and former importance as a "railway town" have made it an important node of the rail network. Until recently, major carriage and locomotive workshops as well as the Research Division in the Railway Technical Centre were housed there.
Derby Centre - 0.51 miles
Derby is a former spa town that lies on the River Derwent. The city’s history dates back to Roman times but it was only given city status in 1977 by Queen Elizabeth II. The town has been involved in many industries, including beer, cloth, porcelain and Rolls Royce aircraft engines and has been referred to as “the home of industry”. The popular consensus of opinion is that ‘Derby’ is a corruption of the Danish – ‘Deor-a-By’, meaning ‘village of the deer’. It was the industrial revolution that transformed Derby into a centre for the silk industry and then brought a major railway terminus to the city. The city has much to offer the visitor in its own right, but is also an excellent base for touring the fantastic countryside in the region.
Derby County Football Club - 0.77 miles
The new stadium was opened by Her Majesty the Queen in 1997, is totally enclosed with all corners being filled. One corner is filled with executive boxes, giving the stadium a continental touch. The large Toyota West Stand which runs down one side of the pitch is two tiered, complete with a row of executive boxes. The rest of the ground is smaller in size than the West Stand, as the roof drops a tier to the other sides, making it look unbalanced. It is a pity that the West Stand could not be replicated throughout the rest of the stadium as this would have made it truly magnificent.
Horsley Lodge Golf Club - Horsley - 5.6 miles
Horsley Lodge Golf Course was re-designed in 1999 by Britains Walker Cup captain and former World Champion, Peter McEvoy. It was the first USGA specification 18 hole course in The Midlands and is quite spectacular. Expertly moulded into 168 acres of wonderful Derbyshire countryside, this remains a thinking course where a variety of shot making skills are necessary to arrive at the green, where subtle undulations provide the golfer with a further challenge. McEvoys design skills have made it a wonderful golfing experience.
Donington Exhibition Centre - 7.24 miles
Donington Park is one of the most centrally located venues to serve the whole of the UK and is situated where the three counties of Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire meet. It offers unrivalled accessibility for business clients as well as offering a general public catchment area in excess of 5 million people within an hours drive and we have a wide range of conference and exhibition facilities together with full corporate hospitality and business incentive activities. Our facilities vary from a meeting room for 10 to 2500 seated theatre style. All of the Parks facilities have full catering, bar and toilet facilities as well as free adjacent vehicle parking.