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Exciting Changes Ahead: Carillon Tower Museum Redevelopment Underway
The Carillon Tower is currently closed for the development of a new ground floor museum. Public access to upper floors is being reviewed and therefore currently restricted.
Funding of around £100,000 is being used to maximise the impact of the new museum space which will have new display boards detailing the history of the tower, its significance as the towns’ War Memorial with key stories of military personal who sacrificed their lives in the first and second world wars whose names are dedicated on the memorial.
The design plans are being considered by the Council’s planning department with work ongoing to ensure work can start soon.
Further updates on the museum development will follow through regular updates on the website.
How to find us
The Carillon tower is located in the middle of Queen’s Park, which is near to the centre of Loughborough and within walking distance of local buses and buses from Leicester, Nottingham and Derby.
The train station is just over a mile (1.8 km) to the east of the town, and the M1 motorway is aproximately 3 miles (4.8 km) to the west.
There is a Pay and Display car park in Granby Street, adjacent to the park (postcode LE11 3DU). Other parking facilities are available in the town.
To plan your route to the Carillon, choose either:
Access to the Carillon Tower
The Carillon Tower is a monument built over 100 years ago. The Museum is located on the ground floor of the tower. A ramp is available to ensure wheelchair access.
At present it is not possible to climb the 138 steps of the tower to the viewing balcony due to fire regulations.
Facilities at the Carillon and nearby
Queen’s Park is a pleasant urban park with flower beds, grassy areas and water features with ducks and swans. There is also an under 12s play area, bowling green and an aviary.
On the edge of the park near to Granby Street is the Charnwood Museum which tells the history of Loughborough through a variety of exhibits and talks.
The Carillon has no catering facilities and no toilets of its own, but there is a café at the Charnwood Museum and there are many cafés and restaurants in the town centre. Toilet facilities are also available at the Charnwood Museum and there are public toilets in the park, including a free ‘disabled’ toilet for people with a radar key.
