The Thistle East Midlands Airport Hotel encourages people to spend a night there and make a leisurely departure instead of making what they call 'a desperate dawn run across the country'!

Since it is just a five-minute drive from the airport and close to Derby, Leicester and Nottingham, the Thistle is a popular destination for business meetings, and attracts those visiting Alton Towers and the Donington Park Race Circuit.

Among the many facilities this hotel offers, a meal at the uniquely styled Sherwood Restaurant is definitely one of the best. Guests can dine right through the day and into the night in classic gothic style amidst medieval styled windows and doors that bring local legend Robin Hood back to life.

The menu offers modern British dishes complemented by classic and New World wines from an extensive cellar. A fully fitted carvery unit is an added attraction, while the services of a private dining area and conservatory are available for up to fifty and thirty diners respectively.