3 stops, plotted to loop back where you started.
A Sunday outdoors in Loughborough works out well when the stops are this well-matched to each other, and with only about eighteen minutes of driving across the whole day you can stay relaxed and present rather than watching the clock. The route moves from open hilltop air to a working steam railway and then into a gardening fair, so there is a natural shift in pace that keeps the day feeling full without being rushed.
- 1From the off≈ 105 min visit
Beacon Hill Country Park
LoughboroughStart with Beacon Hill Country Park in Loughborough. Beacon Hill has been recognised as the site of a Bronze Age Hill Fort since a line of defensive earthworks was discovered near the summit of the Hill. Worth the fresh air today.
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- 28 min · 3.5 mi from the last stopAfter 1h 53m≈ 180 min visit
Great Central Railway
LoughboroughNext up — Great Central Railway in Loughborough. Great Central Railway is Britain's only double-track mainline heritage railway. Worth the fresh air today.
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- 32 min · 0.4 mi from the last stopAfter 4h 55m≈ 120 min visit
Love Loughborough - Gardeners' Fair
LoughboroughFinish at Love Loughborough - Gardeners' Fair in Loughborough . A celebration of gardening and plants held in the heart of Loughborough's market town centre. Worth the fresh air today. (open Suns only.)
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