The Venue and Accommodation
The Venue
This year we are returning to the Leonardo Hotel, Hinckley Island (formerly called Jury’s Inn). The Conference Suite at the hotel is roomy, airy and bright and the rooms are all on one level, in close proximity so you'll never be far from the action.
Leonardo Hotel Hinckley Island
Watling Street
Hinckley
Leicestershire
LE10 3JA
Tel +44 1455 631122
Travel
The venue is a 25 minute drive from Coventry, a 30 minute drive from Leicester and a 40 minute drive from Birmingham city centre.
The nearest airports are Birmingham airport, which is a 35 minute drive, and East Midlands International Airport, a 40 minute drive.
Travel from London Euston via Nuneaton station is a 1hr journey and a 15min taxi journey from Nuneaton to the venue. Hinckley train station is a 9 minute drive to the hotel.
Accommodation
Action Duchenne would like to offer families a grant up to £100 grant towards their conference travel and/or accommodation to help towards the cost of attending the event. This grant is available due to the generosity of our sponsors for the event. There is one grant available per family and can be claimed after the conference.
To apply for the accommodation grant:
Please submit the receipt for your travel and/or accommodation costs as soon as possible after the conference to claim the reimbursement. The form to do this can be found by clicking here.
Accessible rooms
The hotel has limited fully accessible rooms. There are a number of semi accessible rooms which have wider doorways and have extra room space but not wet room/accessible bathrooms.
Please email your room requirements to adconference@actionduchenne.org and we can check the availability of rooms that may suit your needs.
Alternative Hotels
Here are some alternative local hotels within a close proximity to the Leonardo Hotel Hinckley Island:
Sketchley Grange Hotel and Spa (1.6 miles away, 5 minute drive)
Sketchley Lane
Hinckley
Leicestershire
LE10 3HU
+44 1455 251133
https://sketchleygrangehotel.co.uk/
Premier Inn Hinckley (2.9 miles away, 8 minute drive)
Wharf Farm
Coventry Road
Hinckley
LE10 0NB
https://www.premierinn.com
Leicester Marriott (11.2 miles away, 15 minute drive)
Grove Park
Smith Way
Leicester
LE19 1SW
https://www.marriott.co.uk