DONINGTON GRAND PRIX COLLECTION

The Motor Museum is on site close to the Exhibition Centre.  We have negotiated a special discount admission price of £5 on production of a voucher available from the Show ticket office.Please request them at the time of purchasing your tickets.

The museum contains the World's largest collection of Grand Prix racing cars. Five halls contain over 130 exhibits depicting motor sport from the turn of the last century to the present. It features the largest collection of McLaren racing cars in the world plus Mansell's Williams, Senna's McLaren, BRM, Lotus, Vanwall and cars driven by Moss, Nuvolari, Clark, Prost and many more including  record breaking Bentleys.

SHOPPING

The shopping centres of Derby (Eagle Centre), Leicester (The Shires and Haymarket) Loughborough (Carillon Centre) and Nottingham (Broad Marsh and Victoria Centres) are all within easy reach. Circa 20 minutes by car.

JOHN TAYLOR BELL FOUNDRY MUSEUM, LOUGHBOROUGH

Freehold Street, Nottingham Road, Loughborough, 01509 233414

The Bellfounders is a working plus museum and gift shop.

CAULKE ABBEY, Ticknall, Derbyshire, DE73 1LE.

NATIONAL TRUST, 10 miles S. Derby on A514 at Ticknall between Swadlincote and Melbourne. 

Visit the stately home where time stood still from 1924, church, orangery, ice house, pheasant aviaries, gardens and 600 acres of parkland. Restaurant on site. Further info from 01332 863822

HEART OF THE NATIONAL FOREST VISITOR CENTRE

Parkland of the new National Forest including  Visitor Centre, Forest Experience, Garden Centre, Lakeside Restaurant, Once a Tree gift shop focussing on wooden objects of all descriptions, craft workshops, outdoor wooden products furniture and fencing shop, cycle hire and children's playground.  Further info on 01283 216633  

MOIRA FURNACE, Furnace Lane, Moira, nr Ashby-de-la-Zouch, 01283 224667

Impressive early 19th century blast furnace one of the best preserved in Europe. woodland walks, children's playground and Ashby Canal undergoing restoration.

SUDBURY HALL, Sudbury, Derbys, DE6 5HT.

NATIONAL TRUST, 14 miles W. Derby, 6  miles E of Uttoxeter on A50 Includes the National Trust Museum of Childhood, Queen Adelaide's bedroom, the Long Gallery (as used in BBC Pride & Prejudice, formal gardens, gift shop. Further info from 01283 585305.

TWYCROSS ZOO, Twycross,  N.Leics close to J11 M42 on A444

Particularly famous for primates including the Brooke Bond chimps and has all the other attractions of Zoos such as baby elephants. Restaurant, picnic areas, etc. Further info on 01827 880250/880440.

East Midlands Airport

Shops, bars, restaurants and spectators' balcony Further info on 01332 852852 

Elvaston Castle & Country Park

Museum and stately home further info from derby Tourist Board see below.

Snibston Discovery Park, Ashby Road, Coalville,

Science Discovery Park, museum and tourist information. Restaurant.  Tel 01530 813608

Kedleston Hall NATIONAL TRUST

Derbys, DE22 5JH.  01332 842191

5 miles NW of Derby, signposted from A38/A52 roundabout.  Robert Adam was the architect built 1759 for Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, 800 acre park, maze, Eastern Museum, stables, licensed restaurant, gift shop.

Bretby Nurseries, Bretby Lane, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE15 0QS. Tel - 01283 703355

1 mile along Bretby lane just off the A511 Burton to Ashby road, 2 miles outside Burton.    Wide variety of plants, pots, garden supplies, gift shop, tea room and restaurant.

Staunton Harold, Ashby-de-la-Zouch,  Leicestershire, LE65 1RU - 5 miles NE Ashby, west off B587.

Garden centre

Ferrers Craft Centre 01332 865 408

Contemporary furniture, ceramics, copper smithy and forge, picture framing and sign studio, aromatherapy studio, textiles, automatas, china restoration, stonecarving, silver and porcelain jewellery. 

Staunton Stables Tearoom  01332 864 617

Lunches and refreshments served.

Also Staunton Harold Church (NATIONAL TRUST)

Built in the 17th Century by Sir Robert Shirley as an act of defiance to Cromwell's Puritan regime.  Further info 01332 863822 (Calke Abbey)

Staunton Harold Reservoir, Caulke Road, Melbourne

One of the largest reservoirs in the new National Forest.  Visitor centre, water exhibition, refreshment kiosk, play area and footpath link to Caulke Abbey.

Mount St Bernards Abbey,  Oaks in Charnwood, Leicestershire.

Royal Crown Derby Visitor Centre

194 Osmaston Road, Derby, DE23 8JZ.  Tel 01332 712800

See the famous Crown Derby fine bone china, restaurant and factory shop.

TOURIST INFORMATION

Available from

Derby, Assembly Rooms, Market Place, DE1 3AH, 01332 255802

Nottingham (West Bridgford), County Hall, Loughborough Road, 0115 977 3558

Ashby-de-la-Zouch, rth Street, LE65 1HU, 01530 411767

Coalville, Snibston Discovery Park, Ashby Road, 01530 813608

Loughborough, John Storer House, Wards End, LE11 3HA.