Lockwell Hill Karting

Lockwell Hill Karting runs at Bilsthorpe in Nottinghamshire, 25 km north-east of Nottingham. The 720-metre outdoor circuit features hairpins, straights, and technical turns on a varied layout that suits multiple skill levels, on a former mining area reborn as a leisure venue.

200cc Biz karts run the Arrive & Drive sessions. Single 15-minute session £25, two 15-minute sessions £35, owner driver per kart per day £30, race packages from £35 (call for details). Hours: Mon-Tue closed, Wed 10:00-17:00 (closed in winter), Thu 10:00-17:00 (mini bikes), Fri 10:00-17:00, Sat-Sun 09:00-17:00. Owner drivers may bring their own karts on most opening days. Formats: Arrive & Drive, corporate sessions, owner driver days, stag and hen parties with flexible race formats based on group size. Contact 07939 844 008.

Bilsthorpe is a Nottinghamshire village at the heart of the old Sherwood Forest coalfield. Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve (the Robin Hood legend, the Major Oak tree at 800-1 100 years old) 15 km north-west. Newark Castle, where King John died in 1216, 25 km east. Southwell Minster (12th-13th-century Gothic cathedral, one of England's smallest cathedrals) 12 km south-east. Nottingham 25 km south-west with Nottingham Castle Norman and Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem (one of England's oldest historic inns from 1189). Wollaton Hall Elizabethan 1588. Belton House NT 30 km east. Lincoln Cathedral 35 km east. Peak District National Park 1951 40 km west.