Snibston Heritage Trail This former colliery site is rich in history and offers visitors the opportunity to step back in time meandering around historic buildings and machinery to get a sense of how the mine worked in days gone by. Follow the trail to learn more of the history of mining in ENTRANCE and northwest . Sculptures D A Sturdy footwear is strongly recommended in this area. Dotted around the site are various sculptures, O commissioned to reflect the mining and R locomotive history of this former colliery site.

Y Amongst these are the Irish Elk sculptures B created by local artist Sally Matthews. The H sculptures were created using recycled and S A reformed metal and were chosen to represent the elks which roamed the area before Playground Pump track Skills area the Ice Age. The outdoor playground Perfect for younger riders, Build confidence at the Snibston Colliery Park offers a great space to the pump track, next to the skills area where you can practice skills if keep little (and big!) play area, has been specially you’re not quite ready to tackle the trail. The explorers entertained. designed to be suitable for skills area is designed with jumps, uneven PLAY COLLIERY AREA With lots of play balance bikes, scooters and terrain and boardwalks giving novice cyclists CAFE PUMP equipment to choose pedal bikes. The circuit of the opportunity to build confidence and master Mountain Bike Trail TRACK CENTURY from, there is something rollers and banked turns the basics. More confident cyclists can use it as Snibston Colliery Park’s mountain bike trail is Welcome THEATRE suitable for all ages. gives riders the opportunity to an area to hone their skills and improve their 4km of jumps, bumps and berms that takes practise gaining momentum fitness. you twisting and turning through physically Snibston Colliery Park is a unique combination and learning new skills. and technically demanding tracks on and MOUNTAIN around the original colliery spoil heap. With of one of the country’s best-preserved colliery sites, BIKE TRAIL mining heritage on the horizon as you move START through the woodlands and natural foliage, this alongside a nature reserve, play area, theatre, café mountain bike trail offers an experience like no YOU other. and high-octane mountain bike trails. The site was ARE The mountain bike trail is a blue grade HERE route suitable for intermediate cyclists redeveloped in the summer of 2020 with an aim to or mountain bikers with basic off-road riding skills. bring together Coalville’s industrial heritage and

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Help us to keep the park safe and enjoyable for all visitors S by respecting our Visitor Code. Please: W • Keep dogs under close • Do not swim and do not control at all times allow your dog to swim in E • Clean up after your dog the lakes or ponds L and use the bins provided • Close gates behind you L • Take your litter home, and • Do not light open fires D recycle where possible • Do not pick flowers Designed and built between 1948 and 1952, Century Theatre is Britain’s oldest Visitors to the Colliery Café can enjoy a R surviving travelling theatre. It was later selection of hot drinks and refreshments Local Information renovated and reassembled on a purpose- as part of a great day out at Snibston I built site, adjoining the historic mine Colliery Park. V Police tel: 101 buildings of the former Snibston Colliery in GOLF With outdoor seating that faces the CENTRE Coalville, Leicestershire. E Dog Warden: play area, the café and the surrounding North West Leicestershire District Council Stray Dogs Since re-opening in 1997, the theatre landscape act as the perfect resting spot continues to play an ever-increasing role for visitors. PRIVATE GRANGE Tel: 01530 454556 in the local community and surrounding The café was designed and built to NATURE area, hosting a vast range of quality LAND RESERVE complement the park’s industrial shows and arts activities, including classic Contact Us heritage and natural landscape. Its drama, live music, comedy, dance and central location in the park offers a great For more information about this park or about any films. meeting point and hub for community other country park, including becoming a volunteer, events and recreational activities. please contact us: Tel: 0116 305 5000 Toilet and shower facilities, and a or email: [email protected] Changing Places are available at the café. www.leicscountryparks.org.uk Grange

Leicestershire County Council is very Key Distance Walking Time Surface Nature Reserve At the southern edge of Snibston grateful to the following organisations for their help, Mainly tarmac, with one gravel Fishing All-weather route 1.2 km 20 mins Colliery Park is the Grange Nature section, maximum gradient 1 in 4 Within the Grange Nature Reserve advice and support in developing Snibston Colliery Park: Reserve with its Victorian arboretum, are two fishing lakes. They are well 2.25 km 35 mins wetland area, boardwalks, wildflower Perimeter route Gravel paths and grass tracks stocked with a variety of fish including Snibston Heritage Trust • North West Leicestershire District Council meadow and two fishing lakes. Once carp weighing over 20lbs, roach, tench the gardens of the Colliery Manager, Snibston Country Park Volunteers • Great Central Railway Viewpoints route 2.5 km 45 mins Gravel paths and grass tracks and perch. Purchase your day ticket it is now a special area of ecological from on-site staff, or consider a season British Cycling • The National Forest interest and was designated a Local Mountain bike trail 4 km - ticket, which are available from the Blue Grade trail Nature Reserve in 1993.

Country Parks website. w Snibston Heritage Trail Sculptures This former colliery site is rich in history and offers visitors Dotted around the site are various sculptures, the opportunity to step back in time meandering around commissioned to reflect the mining and locomotive historic buildings and machinery to get a sense of how history of this former colliery site. Amongst these are the mine worked in days gone by. the Irish Elk sculptures created by local artist Sally Follow the trail to learn more of the history of mining Matthews. The sculptures were created using recycled in Coalville and northwest Leicestershire. and reformed metal and were chosen to represent the elks which roamed the area before Sturdy footwear is strongly recommended in this area. the Ice Age. Mountain Bike Trail Grange Nature Snibston Colliery Park’s mountain bike trail is Reserve 4km of jumps, bumps and berms that takes At the southern edge of you twisting and turning through physically Snibston Colliery Park is the and technically demanding tracks on and Grange Nature Reserve with its Playground Pump track Skills area around the original colliery spoil heap. With Victorian arboretum, wetland area, The outdoor playground Perfect for younger riders, Build confidence at the Snibston Colliery Park mining heritage on the horizon as you move boardwalks, wildflower meadow offers a great space to the pump track, next to skills area where you can practice skills if you’re through the woodlands and natural foliage, and two fishing lakes. Once the keep little (and big!) the play area, has been not quite ready to tackle the trail. The skills this mountain bike trail offers an experience gardens of the Colliery Manager, D explorers entertained. specially designed to be area is designed with jumps, uneven terrain and like no other. it is now a special area of A With lots of play suitable for balance bikes, boardwalks giving novice cyclists the opportunity The mountain bike trail is a blue grade ecological interest and was Welcome equipment to choose scooters and pedal bikes. to build confidence and master the basics. More route suitable for intermediate cyclists designated a Local Nature O ENTRANCE from, there is something The circuit of rollers and confident cyclists can use it as an area to hone or mountain bikers with basic Reserve in 1993. R suitable for all ages. banked turns gives riders their skills and improve their fitness. off-road riding skills.

Snibston Colliery Park is a the opportunity to practise Y gaining momentum and unique combination of one of the B learning new skills. H country’s best-preserved colliery S PLAY A AREA sites, alongside a nature reserve, PUMP Fishing TRACK Within the Grange Nature Reserve play area, theatre, café and are two fishing lakes. They are well stocked with a variety of fish high-octane mountain bike trails. including carp weighing over COLLIERY CAFE CENTURY MOUNTAIN 20lbs, roach, tench and perch. The site was redeveloped in the THEATRE BIKE TRAIL Purchase your day ticket from on- START site staff, or consider a season summer of 2020 with an aim ticket, which are available from to bring together Coalville’s the Country Parks YOU website. industrial heritage and vibrant ARE SKILLS AREA natural landscape, set within HERE the surrounding woodlands of the National Forest, to C create a destination prepared H I S GRANGE for the future. W NATURE E RESERVE L L Visitor Code GOLF CENTRE Help us to keep the park safe and enjoyable for all D R visitors by respecting our Visitor Code. Please: I V PRIVATE • Keep dogs under close • Do not swim and do not E control at all times allow your dog to swim LAND • Clean up after your dog in the lakes or ponds and use the bins provided • Close gates behind you • Take your litter home, and • Do not light open fires recycle where possible • Do not pick flowers Visitors to the Colliery Café can enjoy a selection of hot drinks and refreshments Local Information Designed and built between 1948 and as part of a great day out at Snibston Police tel: 101 1952, Century Theatre is Britain’s oldest Colliery Park. surviving travelling theatre. It was later With outdoor seating that faces the Dog Warden: North West Leicestershire District Council Stray Dogs renovated and reassembled on a purpose- play area, the café and the surrounding Tel: 01530 454556 built site, adjoining the historic mine landscape act as the perfect resting spot buildings of the former Snibston Colliery in for visitors. Key Distance Walking Time Surface Coalville, Leicestershire. Contact Us The café was designed and built to All-weather route 1.2 km 20 mins Mainly tarmac, with one gravel Since re-opening in 1997, the theatre complement the park’s industrial section, maximum gradient 1 in 4 Leicestershire County Council is very For more information about this park or about any continues to play an ever-increasing role heritage and natural landscape. Its grateful to the following organisations for their help, Perimeter route 2.25 km 35 mins other country park, including becoming a volunteer, in the local community and surrounding central location in the park offers a great Gravel paths and grass tracks advice and support in developing Snibston Colliery Park: please contact us: Tel: 0116 305 5000 area, hosting a vast range of quality meeting point and hub for community shows and arts activities, including classic events and recreational activities. Viewpoints route 2.5 km 45 mins Gravel paths and grass tracks or email: [email protected] drama, live music, comedy, dance and Snibston Heritage Trust • North West Leicestershire District Council Toilet and shower facilities, and a films. www.leicscountryparks.org.uk Changing Places are available at the café. Mountain bike trail 4 km - Blue Grade trail Snibston Country Park Volunteers • Great Central Railway British Cycling • The National Forest