Access
There are pay car parks at Cropston Reservoir, Newtown Linford, and Hunts Hill (at the top of the park near Old John). The park is open from dawn until dusk all year round, though the public footpaths which run through the area mean that in practice the park is always accessible. There is a visitors' centre (with cafe) at Newtown Linford, and another in the centre of the park named the Deer Barn near Bradgate House.
It is also possible to travel to the park by bus. Bus routes 120 timetable 120 stops near the park entrance in Newtown Linford, while the 123 and some 54 buses run between Leicester and Loughborough, travelling along Reservoir road, stopping within a short walk of the park's Hallgates entrance. There is a walking path from the village of Anstey, easily accessible from Leicester by the 74 bus timetable 74. The path is signposted from Link Road, and crosses several fields before entering the park proper.
The park is within easy cycling distance from the city centre of Leicester.
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