Loughborough
Loughborough is a market town in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England.
It is the administrative centre of Charnwood Borough Council and, in the United Kingdom 2021 census, the town's built-up area had a population of 64,884. The area has been represented since 2024 by Labour Party MP Jeevun Sandher.
Getting to Loughborough
East Midlands Airport (EMA IATA) is 7 mi (11 km) north-west of Loughborough. The town is well-connected to the airport by the Skylink bus service, a more direct link than via East Midlands Parkway railway station.
Worth seeing
A major remodelling of the town centre in the 1930s means that large parts of the centre were built in Art Deco style and many of these building survive. Of note is the foyer of Reel Cinema.
- 01The Sock
Market Place hosts the towns much criticised, but now much loved 'Sockman' statue.
- 02The Carillon
Carillon Tower (universally mispronounced ca-ri-li-on) in Queen's Park is the town's war memorial and the outstanding landmark.
- 03Great Central Railway
Great Central Road, sales@gcrailway.co.uk.
- 04John Taylor Bellfoundry Museum
- 05Charnwood
The small Charnwood museum occupies the old swimming baths in the Queen's Park.
- 06Loughborough Carillon
Loughborough Carillon is a carillon and war memorial in Queen's Park, and is a well-known landmark, visible from several miles away.
Getting around Loughborough the local way
- Get inThe airport mainly supports low-cost airlines such as Jet2.com, Ryanair and tour operators like Thomson Airways which serve a range of domestic and European short-haul destinations.
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