Places to see in ( Castle Donington - UK )
Places to see in ( Castle Donington - UK )
Castle Donington is a small market town and civil parish in Leicestershire, England. It is situated on the edge of the National Forest close to East Midlands Airport. Castle Donington stands on the former Nottingham to Birmingham trunk road. The town is a mix of the old and new, with modern shops mixed with dignified Georgian and Regency houses. Several timber framed houses dating from the 17th century and earlier survive along the main road. The town has no rail station, but East Midlands Parkway opened early in 2008 at Ratcliffe-on-Soar providing links on the Midland Main Line.
In 1868 the Midland Railway opened the Castle Donington Line, which included Castle Donington and Shardlow railway station, on the northern edge of the town. The station was closed to regular passenger traffic in 1930, and closed completely and demolished in 1968. The access driveway still exists but for pedestrians only, and is the start of a footpath to Hemington, running past the site of the old goods yard, now a scrap yard. The railway remains open for substantial flows of freight traffic as an alternative to the route via Derby.
Bondgate, Borough Street and Clapgun Street formed the nucleus of the historic village, with the Castle formerly standing at the eastern end of Borough Street on Castle Hill. It was abandoned and its stone used to build Donington Hall within Donington Park. Castle Donington has two primary schools, St Edwards and Orchard Primary School, each serving roughly one half of the town. Castle Donington College, which celebrated its 50th anniversary on 10 September 2007, takes students from ages 10–14 who then move on to either Hind Leys Community College in Shepshed or Ashby Grammar School in Ashby-de-la-Zouch as there is no Upper School in Castle Donington.
East Midlands Airport is served by several airlines including flyBE, bmi regional, Ryanair, Jet2.Com, Thomson Airways and Thomas Cook Airlines. The express parcels company DHL has a base at the airport. Donington Park motor racing circuit is located to the south east of the village. The site of the former power station has been redeveloped in to a major retail distribution hub and warehousing area. The principal tenant is Marks and Spencer.
The annual May Bank Holiday Medieval Market takes place in Borough Street and includes local stalls selling various kinds of produce and goods accompanied by dancing and music. On the second Saturday of every month a farmers market is held at Castle Donington Bowls Club. Donington Sunday Market takes place virtually every Sunday at Donington Park. This is a very large market attracting hundreds of shoppers.
Donington Park was the original venue for the Monsters of Rock festivals through the 1980s and 1990s, and is now the home of the annual Download Festival. It also hosted a Formula One Grand Prix – The European Grand Prix – in April 1993, which was won by Ayrton Senna. It was also set to be the home of the British Grand Prix from 2010 for at least 10 years, but the agreement was cancelled due to financial problems. The circuit also hosts the Donington Grand Prix Collection, the world's largest collection of Formula One and Grand Prix vehicles. Brian Henton, an F1 driver, was born in Castle Donington.
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Hop-On Hop-Off Bus - VIDEO TOUR (San Francisco, California)
We decided to do the Hop-On Hop-Off Bus as part of our San Francisco CityPASS! It was really cool being driven around for once! We saw pretty much everything San Francisco has to offer! They also run night tours and further tours across the Golden Gate Bridge.
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Hop On Hop Off tours are the most popular way to see San Francisco. There are 40+ stops at major San Francisco landmarks where you can Hop On and Hop Off at your leisure. Tours are via an open-topped double-decker bus for the very best sightseeing views.
This Official City Tour is a 2,5 hour Hop On Hop Off tour with the best views of San Francisco's neighborhoods and attractions.
The Official City Tour begins at Fisherman’s Wharf taking you towards downtown of San Francisco. See the Barbary Coast, Embarcadero, Ferry Building before you arrive to Union Square for some retail therapy. The tour will continue through historic Van Ness avenue to the Palace of Fine Arts and the majestic Golden Gate Bridge.
Hop-off at South Vista Point to take a picture of the most photographed bridge in the world. From here you could walk the 1.7 mile span of this famous suspension bridge or take a stroll through the historic military base and visit Fort Point or Crissy Fields. Here you can also switch to Sausalito Hop-On Hop-Off Tour. The tour will continue through the San Francisco Presidio where you will see more of the historic military homes as well as the exclusive Presidio Cemetery.
Next stop is the Golden Gate Park, home to many museums and attractions including the Conservatory of Flowers, deYoung Museum, California Academy of Sciences, and the Japanese Tea Gardens, as well as miles of hiking trails, bike paths, lakes, waterfalls, windmills and much more.
From here we will take you back in time to the Haight District and the Summer of Love. Visit the well preserved 1960's theme with a new age touch at Haight and Ashbury. View the murals and art dedicated tothe San Francisco hippie culture and the beginning of psychedelic rock music from such artists as The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Jimmy Hendrix, and Jefferson Airplane to name a few.
You will then see you by some of the Painted Ladies Victorian homes and head nearby the famous Postcard Row, with a row of homes features on postcards nonetheless as well as Movies and television shows suchas Full House and Mrs. Doubtfire.
Your tour will continue towards Civic Center with great views of San Francisco's City Hall, Opera House and Symphony Hall. From here the tour will take you through Chinatown with photo opportunities of Portsmouth Square, known as the Heart of Chinatown but made famous by the raising of the American flag by Captain Montgomery of the USS Portsmouth.
You will make your way towards the bay and to Fisherman's Wharf and Pier 39 chock full of shopping, attractions, entertainment, people and food! Some great attractions to check out include The Aquarium of the Bay, the 7D Experience and the San Francisco Bay Cruise. And don't forget to check out the famous Sea Lions located towards the back of Pier 39. Spend the remainder of your day here or continue with us through Fisherman’s' Wharf.
Your tour ends here at Fisherman's Wharf, also your starting location. Fisherman's Wharf also brings a lot to the table for excitement and entertainment as well as leisure and dining.
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Buying Thrift Store Goods at a Charity Shop (Age UK, Shepshed, Leicestershire, UK)
In the UK we have Charity Shops, essentially it's the same thing as a Thrift Store but typically 99% of the proceeds to go charity (After everyone has been paid out of course!), I haven't seen any for-profit ones. They are usually pretty small but more frequent. The large chains like Oxfam and British Heart Foundation (BHF) overcharge a lot (£5 for a book... middle finger to them!) so you will find gems at smaller and less-known stores... like this one! (Age UK)
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Duval Street in Key West to Southernmost Point in USA (Full Experience)
Driving through complete Duval Street in Key West, Florida USA. Starting Point: Duval Street:
End Point at Southernmost Point in USA:
Key West (Spanish: Cayo Hueso) is an island and city in the Straits of Florida on the North American continent. The city lies at the southernmost end of U.S. Route 1, the longest north-south road in the United States. Key West is the southernmost city in the contiguous United States and the westernmost island connected by highway in the Florida Keys. The island is about 4 miles (6.4 km) long and 1 mile (1.6 km) wide, with a total land mass of 4.2 square miles (11 km2). Duval Street, its main street, is 1.1 miles (1.8 km) in length in its 14-block-long crossing from the Gulf of Mexico to the Straits of Florida and the Atlantic Ocean. Key West is about 95 miles (153 km) north of Cuba at their closest points.
The city is the county seat of Monroe County. The city boundaries include the island of Key West and all or part of several nearby islands: Sigsbee Park, Fleming Key, Sunset Key, and the northern part of Stock Island. The total land area of the city is 5.6 square miles (14.5 km2). Key West is the southern terminus of U.S. Route 1, State Road A1A, the East Coast Greenway and, before 1935, the Florida East Coast Railway.
Key West is 129 miles (208 km) southwest of Miami by air, about 160 miles (260 km) by car, and 106 miles (171 km) north-northeast of Havana. Key West is a port of call for many passenger cruise ships. The Key West International Airport provides airline service. Naval Air Station Key West is an important year round training site for naval aviation due to the tropical weather, which is also the reason Key West was chosen as the Winter White House of President Harry S. Truman. The central business district is located along Duval Street and includes much of the northwestern corner of the island. The official city motto is One Human Family.
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