Castle Donington

Worth seeing in and around Castle Donington

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Monsters of Rock

   Monsters of Rock was a hard rock and heavy metal music festival. It was originally held annually in Castle Donington, England, from 1980 to 1996, taking place every year except 1989 and 1993.

   0 m · concert tour · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Donington Hall

   Donington Hall is a country house set in parkland near Castle Donington village, North West Leicestershire. The Hall and Estate was purchased in April 2021 by MotorSport Vision, which also operates the neighbouring Donington Park racing circuit.

   2.8 km · 19th century country house in Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Cavendish Bridge

   Cavendish Bridge is a bridge over the River Trent, connecting the counties of Leicestershire and Derbyshire; it is also the name of a hamlet on the Leicestershire side of the river within the Castle Donington parish. This bridge once carried the main London-Manchester turnpike, though the modern A6/A50 dual carriageway has now been built to the south bypassing the crossing.

   2.3 km · bridge in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Church of All Saints

   All Saints’ Church, Aston upon Trent is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Aston-on-Trent, Derbyshire.

   3.6 km · Anglican church in Aston-on-Trent, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St James Church, Shardlow

   St James’ Church, Shardlow is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Shardlow, Derbyshire.

   2.8 km · grade II listed building in Shardlow and Great Wilne, South Derbyshire, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Donington Grand Prix Collection

   The Donington Grand Prix Collection, sometime known as the Donington Grand Prix Exhibition, was a museum of motor racing cars, based at the Donington Park motor racing circuit in Leicestershire, England. The collection, which started in the 1960s, began to deplete in the 2000s.

   2.7 km · racing car museum · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Donington Castle

   Donington Castle was in the village of Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England to the north of East Midlands Airport. This early 12th-century castle was held by the de Lacy family.

   200 m · castle in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Aston Hall, Aston-on-Trent

   Aston Hall is an 18th-century country house, now converted to residential apartments, at Aston-on-Trent, Derbyshire. It is a Grade II* listed building.

   3.5 km · building in Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Donington Park SSSI

   Donington Park is a 32.9-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Castle Donington in Leicestershire. It is separate from the nearby Donington Park motorsport circuit.

   3.3 km · UK Site of Special Scientific Interest · Wikipedia
10. 10
    King's Mill

    King's Mill is the traditional crossing point of the River Trent between Castle Donington in Leicestershire and Weston-on-Trent in Derbyshire, England. This was the farthest point that traffic from the Humber could progress.

    3.1 km · watermill in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Castle Donington Museum

   4 Apiary Gate,.

From Wikivoyage: Castle Donington, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

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   Donington Park Circuit

   Motorsport race circuit, and museum with large collection of racing cars.

From Wikivoyage: Castle Donington, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

A number of restaurant possibilities on Borough Street in the centre of the village including Indian, Chinese, Italian, kebab, and traditional fish & chip shop. The airport has a number of fast food restaurants, most air-side with only one before security.

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   The Nags Head Inn

   Hill Top,.

From Wikivoyage: Castle Donington, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Castle Donington

Airports

East Midlands (EMA), 2 km · Birmingham (BHX), 51 km · Manchester (MAN), 84 km

Stations

East Midlands Airport, 1.7 km · East Midlands Gateway, 2.7 km

• Birmingham, West Midlands → Castle Donington

  55 km · quickest by road, 1h 12m · £6–8
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• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Castle Donington

  93 km · quickest by road, 2h 40m · £13–17
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• Liverpool → Castle Donington

  126 km · quickest by road, 2h 28m · £14–19
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Castle Donington. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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