About Donington Park, Derby - Information center

What parking choices are available near the Donington Park?

Download Festival: On-site parking is available plus we have disabled customer parking area is located at the front of the West car park and available on a first come first served basis. Parking is free of charge for blue badge holders. Access to the arena from the car park and campsite entrance is via a tarmac road. From the front of the West Car Park it is approximately 0.5 miles to the arena entrance (this does depend on where you park within the car park). If you are camping in the disabled customer campsite, cars can be parked next to tents if required, though we are unable to offer this to everyone due to restrictions on space. All cars can be parked in the disabled customer car park.

Is there seating available for individuals with accessibility needs in Donington Park?

Download Festival: All disabled customers are welcome at Download, but as it is a greenfield site there are steep stony hilly sections of the site, meaning that sometimes access across the site is not that easy. Stewards however, will be around to assist. Live Nation provides a number of facilities in the arena and campsite to accommodate disabled customer's needs, please see the Info pages on the Download Festival Website for further information Should you have any enquiries regarding the access and facilities at the festival, please email [email protected] If you have a general enquiry about the event please email [email protected]

Donington Park, Derby - Box Office info

What are the Donington Park, box office phone numbers?

For information specifically regarding Download Festival please visit Download Festival Website: http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/ For information about other events visit: http://www.donington-park.co.uk/

What are the Donington Park, box office hours?

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What are the guidelines of Donington Park, for will call ticket pickup?

Download: Details TBC

Donington Park, Derby - standard guidelines and regulations

No alcohol. No animals. No bottles, glasses or cans allowed in the arena. For information specifically regarding Download Festival, please visit Download Festival Website. http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/

Are children allowed to Donington Park?

Download Festival: Under 5s (ages 0-4 years) are allowed for free - no child ticket required, but must be accompanied by a ticket holding adult. 5-12 years olds must be accompanied by a ticket holding adult and each child will require a Child Ticket. 13-15 must purchase an ADULT ticket and be accompanied by a parent / guardian over 18.

Donington Park ADA

Donington Park - ADA Phones:

https://downloadfestival.co.uk/info-category/disabled-access/ (copy to browser)

Donington Park - ADA custom copy:

Download Festival Please buy your festival ticket first. (Please note we do not have a separate Accessible Ticket) You will then need to apply for access to Disabled Access facilities and/or a complimentary PA ticket by completing the Access Requirements Application form. Personal Assistant/ PA: If you require a Personal Assistant to attend with you DO NOT buy a ticket for your Personal Assistant. You apply for this via the Access Requirements Application form. Only buy a ticket for the Access Customer and any friends and family attending, For all Disabled Access information please go to: https://downloadfestival.co.uk/info-category/disabled-access

Donington Park - ADA hours:

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Donington Park is a motorsport circuit located near Castle Donington in Derbyshire, England. The circuit business is now owned by Jonathan Palmer's MotorSport Vision organisation, and the surrounding Donington Park Estate, still owned by the Wheatcroft family, is currently under lease by MotorSport Vision until 2038. It has a capacity of 120,000, and is also the venue of the Download Festival.

Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the period between the First and Second World Wars when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship. Used as a military vehicle storage depot during the Second World War, it fell into disrepair until bought by local construction entrepreneur Tom Wheatcroft. Revived under his ownership in the 1970s, it hosted a single Formula One race in 1993, but became the favoured home of the British round of the MotoGP motorcycling championship.

Leased by Donington Ventures Leisure Ltd in 2007 the hope that Formula One racing could return to the track, the incomplete venture failed to raise sufficient financial backing during the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis. DVLL consequently lost the rights to the British rounds of both Formula 1 and MotoGP series, and in its bankruptcy returned the track to the Wheatcroft family in December 2009.

Under Wheatcroft's ownership, the venue underwent significant work, with the track restored to use in autumn 2010, before major upgrades in the following five years. At the end of 2010, it was announced that Donington would become home to an annual historic motorsport event, the Donington Historic Festival, with new events constantly being added. Since 2010, significant investment across the venue has seen major improvements made to its infrastructure, while the circuit has become a regular fixture for top class motorcycling in the form of the Superbike World Championship.

In January 2017, the circuit business and a long-term lease on the estate was purchased by MotorSport Vision, with the purchase cleared by authorities in August of the same year. Significant investment has seen facilities at the venue brought up to modern standards, with a new restaurant, toilet blocks, large new grandstand and new circuit offices, as well as other detail changes. As well as improving the infrastructure, MSV made additions to the race calendar, with additional major events planned for 2019 which included extra rounds of the British Superbike Championship and British GT.

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