| 8 miles from loughborough train station and 3. upgraded rooms also have ipod docks, while suites add separate living rooms. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. the annexe has all single rooms, with 3/4-sized beds. there's also a restaurant and bar, plus multiple meeting rooms. set in the grounds of loughborough university, this modern conference hotel and adjacent annexe is also 2. free perks include use of the gym, indoor pool, hot tub, steam room and sauna. the main hotel rooms have bright, contemporary furnishings and decor, and come with flat-screen tvs with an in-house movie channel, free wifi, desks, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. 6 miles off the m1 motorway
Manchester Airport 1 hr 39
Elvaston Castle (25 min)
Grade II listed Gothic Revival castle completed in 1836 in extensive parkland, closed to the public. Beacon Hill Country Park (9 min)
Nature area with trails & rustic play equipment for kids, plus unique sculptures carved by chainsaw. Jewry Wall Museum (27 min)
Ruins of a wall from a 2nd-century-CE Roman bath complex, with an adjacent archaeology museum. Ashby de la Zouch Castle (25 min)
15th-century castle, now English Heritage, with Civil War history, a tower and underground passages. National Space Centre (25 min)
Themed galleries displaying rockets, satellites and interactive exhibitions about space travel. Beacon Hill, Leicestershire (11 min) Abbey Park (28 min)
Sprawling, 32-acre grounds with a river and flower displays set on Augustinian monastery ruins. Leicester Cathedral (26 min)
Medieval building with ornate sculptures, a Georgian spire plus regular tours and choral services. Attenborough Nature Reserve (28 min)
226-hectare reserve with a visitor centre, ponds & bird hides, along with trails & picnic tables. Stonehurst Family Farm and Motor Museum (15 min) Leicester Museum and Art Gallery (29 min)
Victorian museum with Ancient Egyptian and natural history collections and 18th-20th century art. Donington Park Circuit (15 min)
F1 race track home to various motoring fixtures, including the British Motorcycle Grand Prix. National Trust - Calke Abbey (31 min)
Unrestored NT property vividly showing an estate in decline, with walled gardens and orangery. Great Central Railway (11 min)
The only place in the world where you can see 2 full sized steam trains pass each other. Bradgate Park (19 min)
Park set in 830 acres, with footpaths, a stream, a playground plus roaming peacocks and fallow deer. | 
