Just a couple of minutes walk away from The Manor is our local pub, The Generous Briton. It enjoys a pleasant, friendly atmosphere and serves good food.  It is a 'local' pub and has its regulars but it is perfect if all you want is to relax, enjoys some honest fare and experience local colour. If you're looking for 'cordon bleu' you might wish to travel just that little bit further and The Hammer & Pincers at Wymeswold is second to none. There is the excellent Heat Indian Restaurant in East Leake (about 1.5 miles) and Goodliffe's bar & bistro in Loughborough plus our local Weatherspoons.

Our nearest local shopping is about a mile to the west in the village of East Leake. Here you will find a good selection of friendly shops including a Post Office, supermarket, butchers, greengrocers, florist, cards & gifts, an extremely well stocked ironmongers, newsagents and even an old fashioned barber shop. For a major shopping expedition without too much stress, Loughborough is a good choice with ample car parking and a good selection of major retail outlets. However, if you want the ultimate in 'retail therapy' you will enjoy the Nottingham experience and the best way to travel there is by bus.

Our closest filling station is at Bunny - about five minutes away along the A60 towards Nottingham. There is also a well stocked convenience store where you can buy most convenience items, food, wines and beer. This is the best value fuel in the area.  The next service station is an Esso outlet about three miles further on with convenience store attached. The nearest motor repairer MOT station is Sarsons garage, on the right just as you enter East Leake village.  There is also Johnsons Garage on the left of Main Street close to The Nags Head.  East Leake Hardware also sells minor car components such as lamps and fuses.

Almost on our doorstep is Manor Farm Animal Centre & Donkey Sanctuary at East Leake where there are lots of activities and safe areas to play. The Village of East Leake also has its own municipal children's play park adjacent to Meadow Park where there are excellent walks and wide open spaces where children can run and play freely in safety.  Close by you can find an excellent Leisure Centre where there is a heated indoor pool and lots of other healthy, fun activities for children of all ages. For horse riding try Bunny Hill Riding Centre just a few minutes away on the A60 towards Nottingham. 

The best information for public transport services can be found by calling 08712 00 22 33 or by visiting the Traveline Website where you can plan journeys by road or rail. For a novel ride or a treat for someone special, you might consider our local heliport, a few minutes walking distance where you can book pleasure flights with East Midlands Helicopters. There are also pleasure trips on the Mardi Gras along the River Soar and the Grand Union Canal from the Rose and Crown at Zouch and for the thrill of steam, visit the Great Central Railway at Loughborough and Leicester.

The local parish church of St. Giles is a few steps beyond our rear gate and falls under the Benefice of East Leake.  However, there are several other denominations in the area including Baptist, Pentecostal, Methodist and  Roman Catholic - contact details available at East Leake Online.  If you're looking for something different, try a visit to the Priory Church at Breedon On The Hill.  Not only is it an interesting church in peaceful surroundings but it perches on top of a substantial landmark from where you can see spectacular views across Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

There are two  health centres, two dental surgeries, an optician and a physiotherapy clinic about a mile away in East Leake. There is also a walk-in centre at Loughborough and hospitals at both Loughborough and Nottingham.  For latest information on any of these facilities, call NHS Direct or in case of emergency dial 999

If you like to be pampered there are lots of facilities locally - hairdressers, nail technicians, waxing, massage and our very own professional makeup artist. Catherine McQuillan is based in Costock and offers a mobile service for special occasions makeup (including male makeup) and can even provide a lesson on how to do it yourself for a very reasonable price. If you would like to use any of these local services, please book well in advance as they are all highly recommended, in big demand and cover a wide area.  For contact details visit East Leake Online

Although Costock Manor is situated in Nottinghamshire, it is ideally placed for exploring both Leicestershire and Derbyshire so your explorations might cover a variety of information services.  In our leisure room we provide a good selection of brochures and information to help you choose but you will find the latest information on local websites. For Nottinghamshire you could try TouristNet where there is lots of information in one place. The Go- Leicestershire website is an excellent resource for that county whilst Derbyshire is well represented by Visit Peak District website.

From Costock Manor the transport links and communications are excellent.  The M1 motorway is less than 20 minutes away and with East Midlands Airport about the same, you will be ideally placed to reach most part of the midlands quickly and easily with connections to flights for all major world destinations. The surrounding areas provide a good variety of amenities supported by friendly local communities so you can relax and enjoy your stay at your own pace in the knowledge that you won't have to run the gauntlet of city rush-hour traffic whilst travelling in or out and that real comfort awaits you.

Our  Weblinks Page  provides links to other useful websites where you will find lots of information about places to visit, theatre, family days out and so much more. If you find any broken links or other problems please let us know. If you have a non-competing website or an attraction that might interest our guests, you might wish to have it included here.  Drop us a line with some details for approval then we'll let you know if we use it.  Links must be relevant and appropriate to our guests to be included. We are always grateful for reciprocal links when possible.

Our  Disability Access Statement  is intended to provide accurate and complete information to enable potential visitors with disabilities to assess our accommodation for suitability. Although we are happy to do whatever we can to accommodate guests with disabilities, we are bound to declare that our cottages will not be suitable for people with severe disabilities.  This is due to the fact that our premises are essentially founded within listed, historic building and a conservation area, thus subject to strict planning regulations that make it impractical to make the necessary provisions .