The Hunting Lodge, Loughborough

This spectacular 3-story granite building has been lovingly restored with an added touch of the contemporary. Enjoy a large garden, open fires and à la carte restaurant.

After a day of travel or exploring the surroundings, relax in the inviting leather sofas and chat with friends. Here, you can also browse the wireless internet for free.

The Hunting Lodge boasts 6 individually styled bedrooms ranging from the ethnic origins of the Biko room to the regal opulence of the Louis room.

The Hunting Lodge's restaurant offers an extensive à la carte menu boasting delicious home-cooked meals.

National Space Centre (14 km) - a unique experience offering 5 themed galleries, cutting-edge audiovisual technology and glimpses into genuine space research. Learn about the planets, astronaut life, weather forecasting, space stations and satellites.

Wollaton Hall and Park (20 km) - built in the late 16th century, and extended in the 19th, Wollaton Hall and Park holds Nottingham's Natural History Museum and Industrial Museum.

Snibston Discovery Park (13 km) - at Leicestershire's all weather science and industry museum, you can try to solve over 50 hands-on experiments, or explore our rich heritage in the transport, extractive, engineering and textile and fashion galleries. Ex-miners give tours of Snibston.

New Walk Museum and Art Gallery (17 km) - this major regional venue houses local and national collections. There's an internationally famous collection of German Expressionism and other displays including the Rutland Dinosaur and Egyptian Gallery.

Great Central Railway (1 km) - this private steam railway runs over 8 miles from Loughborough Central to Leicester North, with all trains calling at Quorn and Woodhouse and Rothley. The train depot and museum are at Loughborough Central.

All rooms feature a bath and overhead shower with products from Moulton Brown.