| the 6 plush rooms are individually styled with themes including surrealist, dickensian and louis. all come with free wifi, tvs, and tea and coffeemaking facilities, while upgraded rooms add dvd and cd players. there's also a cosy bar/lounge with log fireplaces, as well as a garden. some feature 4-poster beds. check-in time: 1:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. set in a former hunting lodge, this traditional inn with quirky rooms is a 2-minute walk from barrow-upon-soar train station, 3. 7 miles from leicester. 5 miles from the great central railway and 9. continental breakfast is included, while a modern pub grub menu is also available in the contemporary restaurant
Birmingham Airport 56 min
GCRN - Great Central Railway (Nottingham) (20 min)
Journeys on historic steam and diesel locomotives plus bus collection and 3 model railway exhibits. Twinlakes Park (25 min)
Family-friendly zoned theme park with rollercoasters, rides, a water park and falconry displays. Rushcliffe Country Park (20 min)
Gentle trails amid landscaped, meadow and lake conservation park with a large playground for kids. Old John (14 min) Leicester Museum and Art Gallery (24 min)
Victorian museum with Ancient Egyptian and natural history collections and 18th-20th century art. Abbey Pumping Station Museum (16 min)
Museum of local industrial heritage with massive Victorian beam engines and a narrow-gauge railway. Jewry Wall Museum (21 min)
Ruins of a wall from a 2nd-century-CE Roman bath complex, with an adjacent archaeology museum. Beacon Hill, Leicestershire (13 min) Charnwood Museum (12 min)
Compact museum telling the story of the local area through its archaeology and natural phenomena. Beacon Hill Country Park (11 min)
Nature area with trails & rustic play equipment for kids, plus unique sculptures carved by chainsaw. Abbey Park (20 min)
Sprawling, 32-acre grounds with a river and flower displays set on Augustinian monastery ruins. Stonehurst Family Farm and Motor Museum (6 min) Leicester Cathedral (21 min)
Medieval building with ornate sculptures, a Georgian spire plus regular tours and choral services. National Space Centre (16 min)
Themed galleries displaying rockets, satellites and interactive exhibitions about space travel. Swithland Wood and The Brand (14 min) | 
