Heathrow Airport 1 hr 32
Wollaton Hall (34 min.) majestic 16th-century estate in lush surrounds with period-furnished chambers & a museum. Lemyngton Street (Stand La) (5 min) National Space Centre (21 min.) themed galleries displaying rockets satellites and interactive exhibitions about space travel. Wollaton Hall (34 min.) 16th-century english renaissance style mansion housing natural history museum set in parkland. Donington Park Circuit (21 min.) f1 race track home to various motoring fixtures including the british motorcycle grand prix. New Walk Museum And Art Gallery (27 min.) victorian museum with ancient egyptian and natural history collections and 18th-20th century art. National Trust - Calke Abbey (38 min.) unrestored nt property vividly showing an estate in decline with walled gardens and orangery. Stonehurst Family Farm And Motor Museum (9 min.) museum High Street (Stand Hb) (1 min) Baxter Gate (Stand Bc) (2 min) Rushcliffe Country Park (20 min.) gentle trails amid landscaped meadow and lake conservation park with a large playground for kids. Abbey Park (23 min.) sprawling 32-acre grounds with a river and flower displays set on augustinian monastery ruins. Bradgate Park (21 min.) park set in 830 acres with footpaths a stream a playground plus roaming peacocks and fallow deer. Ashby De La Zouch Castle (27 min.) 15th-century castle now english heritage with civil war history a tower and underground passages. The Rushes (Stand Rb) (5 min) Wollaton Park (33 min.) 500 acres of grassland wetlands & woodlands surrounding wollaston hall known for deer sightings. Attenborough Nature Reserve (34 min.) 226-hectare reserve with a visitor centre ponds & bird hides along with trails & picnic tables. Leicester Cathedral (24 min.) medieval building with ornate sculptures a georgian spire plus regular tours and choral services. |