Parc ou natureAbbey Park
Park opened in 1882 on the River Soar, taking in the walls and remains of the medieval Leicester Abbey and the ruins of Cavendish House.
- Leicester city centre, Leicester
14 places from our Leicester guide, from Leicester city centre. Each links to its area guide and, where we have one, its official site.
Sites et attractions
14 lieux
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Parc ou naturePark opened in 1882 on the River Soar, taking in the walls and remains of the medieval Leicester Abbey and the ruins of Cavendish House.
MuséeVictorian pumping station with four restored beam engines beneath a 150-foot chimney; general entry is free except on event days.
Autre siteFirst World War memorial designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in Victoria Park, a 69-acre park just south-east of the centre.
Autre siteLandmark and meeting point where five main streets meet, roughly in the middle of the area inside the ring road.
MuséeA 2nd-century Roman wall with two large arches beside the excavated public baths, with a museum of Roman Leicester finds including mosaics.
MuséeMuseum opened in 2014 on the site of the Greyfriars friary, where Richard III was buried in 1485 and his remains were found in 2012.
ChâteauRemains of the castle of the Earls of Leicester: a large motte, the Great Hall and the ruined Turret Gateway, west of the centre.
Cathédrale ou égliseMedieval church of St Martin, a cathedral since 1927; King Richard III was reburied here in 2015, 530 years after his death.
Autre siteTimber-framed hall whose earliest part dates from about 1390; it was the town hall until 1876 and is now a museum.
Autre siteCovered outdoor market south of the clock tower, around 800 years old, selling fruit and vegetables, flowers, clothes and more.
Musée
MuséeSpace museum north of the centre with galleries, the Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium and a rocket tower.
MuséeMuseum of Leicester life and of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment, near the 15th-century Magazine Gateway.
Cathédrale ou égliseGrade I listed medieval church inside the castle bailey; its unsafe spire was taken down after 2011 and has not been replaced.
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More about Leicester: the Leicester guide, free things to do and UK museums and galleries.
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