Hinckley Area Guide

Hinckley is a market town in South-West Leicestershire and is commonly known as home of Triumph. With a Leisure Centre built in 2016 and a new bus station with plenty of restaurants and a supermarket built in 2018 the town is experiencing a small renaissance.

Schools as shown below include Shooting Stars Nursery and Dorothy Goodman School

Transport Links

Hinckley Train Station: A small, two platform station, which takes you to either Birmingham or Leicester (and sometimes Cambridge). Both of which are extremely easy to get connections to where ever you need to be. It takes no more than 5 minutes to get to Nuneaton from Hinckley on the Birmingham line.
Easy access to the A5, M69 and A47
Various bus routes dotted around the town.

Nearby Schools

Shooting Stars Nursery
Bright Horizons Hinckley Day Nursery and Preschool
Priesthills Nursery
St Bernards Private Day Nursery
Hinckley Parks Primary School
St Marys C of E Primary School
Westfield Infant School
Westfield County Junior School
Battling Brook Community Primary School
Richmond Primary School
Sketchley Hill Primary School
St Peters Catholic Primary School
Dorothy Goodman School
Hastings High School
Hinckley Academy and John Cleveland Sixth Form Centre
Redmoor Academy

Local Features

Hinckley Leisure Centre: A new leisure complex with swimming, gym, workout classes, sports hall and children’s clubs and activities.
Cineworld Cinema Hinckley: A multiplex cinema chain which shows the latest international blockbusters. Located in the Crescent
The Crescent: A shopping mall in the town centre with its own car park.
Bond Street Distillery & Social: Hinckley’s first Gin Distillery with a lively atmosphere, a great location for a night out.
Hinckley Golf Course: An 18-hole, par 71, private golf course, established in 1894. The course is considered one of the “Must play” courses in the Midlands
Hollycroft Park: A large, beautiful park situated in the centre of Hinckley. A perfect place for a walk or a picnic.
Argents Mead: Next to the high street and the popular Leisure Centre, the mead has a bandstand which hosts a variety of music performances alongside a new children’s play area.
Queens Park: One of Hinckley’s oldest parks dating back to 1871. A new play area was installed in 2010 and in 2015 an outdoor gym was installed, free to use to the public. A perfect place for a dog walk.