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Connections By Road

Charnwood lies at the centre of the country, midway between the East Midlands cities of Leicester, Nottingham and Derby. It has excellent transport links by road, rail, air and even canal!

Charnwood has superb road links in virtually every direction with access to the M1, M6, M42, and M69 motorways, the A50, A6 main roads and the upgraded A46. Loughborough, the main town, is 5 minutes from the M1 Junction 23 and towns in South Charnwood have the A6 / A46 link at junction 21. Transport information for Loughborough

Distance to Central London: Up to 150 miles (Up to 2.5 hours)
Distance to Birmingham: Up to 50 miles (Up to 1 hour)
Distance to Bristol: Up to 150 miles (Up to 2.5 hours)
Distance to Edinburgh: Up to 300 miles (Up to 6 hours)
Distance to Glasgow: Up to 300 miles (Up to 6 hours)
Distance to Leeds: Up to 100 miles (Up to 2 hours)
Distance to Leicester: Up to 25 miles (Up to 0.5 hour)
Distance to Liverpool: Up to 100 miles (Up to 2 hours)
Distance to Manchester: Up to 100 miles (Up to 2 hours)
Distance to Newcastle: Up to 200 miles (Up to 4 hours)
Distance to Sheffield: Up to 75 miles (Up to 1 hour)
Distance to Oxford: Up to 100 miles (Up to 2 hours)
Distance to Cambridge: Up to 100 miles (Up to 2 hours)

Connections By Rail

Direct train services to London, Leicester, Nottingham, Derby and Sheffield. Links to Birmingham and Manchester. Loughborough Station is currently being upgraded.   Charnwood also offers easy access to East Midlands Parkway. 

Hours to Central London: Up to 1.5

Connections By Air

Charnwood`s proximity (10 minute drive from Loughborough) to the East Midlands Airport gives particular advantages to companies that locate here, in terms of ease of both business travel and air freight transport.

Closest Airport: Birmingham International Airport
Distance to Birmingham: Up to 50 miles (Up to 1 hour)
Distance to East Midlands: Up to 25 miles (Up to 0.5 hour)

Connections By Freight Ports

The River Soar and Grand Union Canal (strategy for development) pass through the middle of the Borough; they are at present only used for recreation.

Distance to Grimsby & Immingham: Up to 150 miles (Up to 2 hours)
Distance to London: Up to 150 miles (Up to 3 hours)

Broadband / ICT Facilities

Leicestershire is at the heart of a government initiative to provide high speed broadband service to all of the UK by the end of the current parliament. Leicestershire is already undertaking a number of updates to bring its connectivity profile in line with the most technologically advanced areas of the UK.

Less urban environments are also taking steps to enhance their connectivity. EMDA has released funds to speed broadband projects in rural areas through the Rural Development Programme. A number of the improvements are hoped to be in place by Autumn of 2011.