Castle Donington
in Leicestershire of England, United Kingdom
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East Midlands Airport (1 mi) - Nottingham Airport (12 mi)
- RAF Cottesmore (30 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (32 mi)
- Coventry Airport (33 mi)
- RAF Waddington (41 mi)
- Sywell Aerodrome (44 mi)
- Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport (46 mi)
- Manchester Airport (52 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (72 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 75 mi)
- Saltaire (Unesco heritage, 83 mi)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (Unesco heritage, 96 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 99 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 102 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 110 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 112 mi)
- Edwalton Golf Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Branston Golf And Country Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Beedles Lake Golf Centre (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Kirby Muxloe Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Humberstone Heights Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- The Belfry (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Barlborough Links (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Kilworth Springs Golf Club (Golf course, 29 mi)
- Forest Of Arden-Aylesford Golf Club (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.843 and -1.342 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 50' 34" and W -1° 20' 30"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:52 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:40 am and 8:25 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Explore Castle Donington
Castle Donington in Leicestershire (England) with it's 6,416 inhabitants is a city in United Kingdom about 106 mi (or 170 km) north-west of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Castle Donington is now 05:52 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Castle Donington, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is East Midlands Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Derwent Valley Mills in a distance of 37 mi (or 59 km), East. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Derby, Nottingham, Glenfield, Netherseal and Leicester. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 48 °F
| Morning Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Night Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 66% |
| Air Pressure | 1005 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 78% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
10°C (50 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
7°C (45 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
13°C (55 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
East Midlands Airport Radisson Blu Hotel
The Priest House on the River
Hilton East Midlands Airport
Best Western Premier East Midlands Airport Yew Lodge Hotel
Jurys Inn East Midlands Airport
Days Inn Donnington Welcome Break Service Area
Donington Park Farmhouse Hotel
Kegworth Hotel & Conference Centre
Risley Hall Hotel and Spa
Novotel Nottingham Derby
Videos from this area
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citroen h van 7 minute lap at donington
the citroen h van meeting at castle Donington 19th may 2012 doing a 7 minute lap of the grand prix circuit.by Andy Evans Autogas.
East Midlands Airport - A534 - Leicestershire by Motorcycle
Motorcycle ride on A534 between Castle Donington and Breedon-on-the-hill. Road busy around Donington Park then clearing towards Breedon-on-the-hill.
East Midlands Airport Parking - Prestige Parking's distance from the terminal
Have you ever wondered how long it takes to walk from the office of Prestige Parking at East Midlands Airport to the main airport terminal building? Well let us show you how close you can really...
BRSCC Mazda MX5 SuperCup Donington Race 2 Car 91
http://www.mx5supercup.co.uk/ Final race of the season. Diff troubles and an awful race 1 left me 7th on the grid (lucky to be there!). Had a great opening couple of laps and moved up to...
Southy Knee Down Master. Suzuki GSXR 750 One handed, one footed.
GSXR 750 k3 Knee down. Public road roundabout, Castle Donnington motorcycle stunt trick. One handed entry into a lap, plus two laps one handed one footed all knee down.
Cameron Winfield CBR 400 NC29 Donington Park Track day Focused Events 28/04/2014
My First proper track day at Donnington park on a CBR400 NC29 Previous experience = ACU course at donington (8 Laps in total), 1 track day at Cadwell park. No previous sports bike experience...
Perez and Hartley battle, British F3, Donington
Terrific fight between Sergio Perez and Brandon Hartley at Donington Park for the final Rd of the 2008 British F3 International Series.
BRSCC Mazda MX5 Donington 18 oct 2014 Race 1A
Good start to the race but as the race went on the power went and finally the engine died.
750MC Formula Vee collision at Donington
Action in the Vee race from Donington as Craig Pollard gets airborne. 30th June 2013.
2012 Ferrari Classic - Donington Park - Race 10 - Raw footage
Raw footage from the whole of the second race at Donington. A great start keeps me ahead of the 328s of Chris Butler and Tim Walker for a few laps before Tim takes advantage of Chris and I...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Diseworth
Diseworth is a village in the English county of Leicestershire. It is south of East Midlands Airport and off Junction 23A of the M1 motorway. A village of some 670 residents, it is located 14 km to the north-west of Loughborough and 2.5 km to the south-east of Castle Donington.
Donington Castle
Donington Castle was in the village of Castle Donington in Leicestershire to the north of East Midlands Airport. This early 12th century castle was held by the de Lacy family. It was attacked around the time of the Magna Carta. In 1311 it passed to Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, the cousin of Edward II and eventually become Crown property. Any remains have now been incorporated into Donington House.
Donington Grand Prix Exhibition
The Donington Grand Prix Exhibition, formerly known as the Donington Grand Prix Collection, is a museum of motor racing cars, based at the Donington Park motor racing circuit in Leicestershire, England.
Hemington, Leicestershire
Hemington is a village in Leicestershire, England. In 1790, the nearby Harrington Bridge was built to create a crossing of the River Trent. The new bridge was a toll bridge and everyone except locals living in Hemington (or Sawley, Derbyshire were required to pay the toll. Gravel quarrying at Hemington during the 1990s led to the discovery of three sets of remains from successive medieval bridges across the Trent.
Cavendish Bridge
Cavendish Bridge is the name of a bridge over the River Trent, and a hamlet, on the border between Leicestershire and Derbyshire. It once carried the main London-Manchester turnpike, though a modern dual carriageway has now been built to the south bypassing the location.
Shardlow Hall, Derbyshire
Shardlow Hall is a 17th century former country house at Shardlow, Derbyshire now in use as commercial offices. It is a Grade II* listed building which is officially listed on the Buildings at Risk Register. The house was built in 1684 for Leonard Fosbrooke, originally to an H-plan design with two storeys with parapets and a six-bay entrance front. A series of six Leonard Fosbrookes succeeded to the estate, two of whom served as High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
Lockington cum Hemington
Lockington cum Hemington is a civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 556. The parish includes the villages of Hemington and Lockington. Although there isn't a rail station in the village, East Midlands Parkway opened early in 2008 at Ratcliffe-on-Sour providing links on the Midland Main Line.
Shardlow and Great Wilne
Shardlow and Great Wilne is a civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of the English county of Derbyshire. Shardlow and Great Wilne are the main settlements in the parish.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Castle Donington.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Castle Donington, Castle Donnington
