Loughborough is situated in the Borough of Charnwood, in the county of Leicestershire, in the region known as the East Midlands, it is an old town, mentioned in the Domesday book of 1086.
Industrial town famous for its bell foundry and 47-bell Carillon Tower. The Great Central Railway operates steam railway rides of over 8 miles through the attractive scenery of Charnwood Forest.
Must see and do
- Carillon Tower and War Memorial, Loughborough
- Beacon Hill Country Park, Loughborough
- The Old Rectory Museum, Loughborough
- Outwoods and Bluebell Woods, Loughborough
- Jubilee Wood, Loughborough
- Broombriggs Farm Train, Lougborough
- Stonehurst Family Farm and Museum, Loughborough