🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 286m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 286m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🛝Playground
Best for
9 activities
🎠
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground, parking
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Country park — designed for family visits
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — country park
Free
🌲
Forest walks
Strong match
Country park
Free
🧺
Picnic day out
Good match
Country park — good for group day out
Free
🥾
Hiking
Good match
Named hiking route nearby: National Forest Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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3 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴
Cycling
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83 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route118 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route113 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route327 m▾
Named routeLength 327 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
About this country park
Donington Le Heath is a 5-hectare Country Park located in North West Leicestershire, East Midlands. Visitors can explore grassy areas and patches of woodland, offering a habitat for various bird species and a setting for picnicking.
