Leicester when it rains

9 indoor places from our Leicester guide, grouped by area. Tagged by type of place (museums, galleries, theatres, libraries and similar), so check opening times and booking with each venue. Month-by-month weather

Indoor options by area

Leicester city centre (9)

Abbey Pumping StationMuseum
CurveTheatre
Jewry Wall MuseumRoman site and museum
King Richard III Visitor CentreMuseum
Leicester CathedralCathedral
Leicester Museum & Art GalleryMuseum
National Space CentreMuseum
Newarke Houses MuseumMuseum
St Mary de CastroChurch

Dry or bright day? Outdoor picks

The same tagging in reverse: 2 parks, gardens, streets, bridges, viewpoints and similar places that are best when it is dry.

Leicester city centre (2)

Abbey ParkPark
Arch of RemembranceWar memorial

Places are tagged from their type and a short list of manual overrides (src/data/weather-fit.json). Anything we cannot place with confidence, such as colleges, castles and mixed sites, is not listed. This is not a weather forecast.

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