| many have simulated altitude systems. sports facilities include an olympic-sized pool, and tennis and badminton courts, plus an athletics centre, and football, rugby and cricket pitches. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. other amenities consist of a restaurant and a cafe, as well as a guest laundry. some offer views of the running track. set within loughborough university's sports complex, this modern hotel catering to athletes is 3 miles from loughborough train station. there are also 2 gyms. breakfast is available (fee). casual rooms feature free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs and minifridges, plus tea and coffeemaking equipment. parking is complimentary
Manchester Airport 1 hr 43
Abbey Park (29 min)
Sprawling, 32-acre grounds with a river and flower displays set on Augustinian monastery ruins. National Trust - Calke Abbey (36 min)
Unrestored NT property vividly showing an estate in decline, with walled gardens and orangery. Stonehurst Family Farm and Motor Museum (14 min) Leicester Museum and Art Gallery (32 min)
Victorian museum with Ancient Egyptian and natural history collections and 18th-20th century art. Great Central Railway (11 min)
The only place in the world where you can see 2 full sized steam trains pass each other. Attenborough Nature Reserve (32 min)
226-hectare reserve with a visitor centre, ponds & bird hides, along with trails & picnic tables. Wollaton Hall, Gardens and Deer Park (37 min)
16th-century, English Renaissance style mansion housing natural history museum, set in parkland. Elvaston Castle (29 min)
Grade II listed Gothic Revival castle completed in 1836 in extensive parkland, closed to the public. Jewry Wall Museum (30 min)
Ruins of a wall from a 2nd-century-CE Roman bath complex, with an adjacent archaeology museum. Donington Park Circuit (19 min)
F1 race track home to various motoring fixtures, including the British Motorcycle Grand Prix. National Space Centre (24 min)
Themed galleries displaying rockets, satellites and interactive exhibitions about space travel. Beacon Hill, Leicestershire (15 min) Bradgate Park (23 min)
Park set in 830 acres, with footpaths, a stream, a playground plus roaming peacocks and fallow deer. Ashby de la Zouch Castle (29 min)
15th-century castle, now English Heritage, with Civil War history, a tower and underground passages. Leicester Cathedral (29 min)
Medieval building with ornate sculptures, a Georgian spire plus regular tours and choral services. | 
