Leicester Cathedral
Medieval church of St Martin, a cathedral since 1927; King Richard III was reburied here in 2015, 530 years after his death.
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The old walled town, the cathedral quarter, the market and the Cultural Quarter
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Leicester's historic core lies inside the ring road. Around the cathedral are the King Richard III Visitor Centre, built over the Greyfriars site where the king was found, and the timber-framed Guildhall of about 1390. A few minutes west are the Roman Jewry Wall and its museum, then the castle motte, the Great Hall, St Mary de Castro and Newarke Houses.
East of the cathedral, the market and the Haymarket Memorial Clock Tower mark the shopping centre, and Curve theatre stands in the Cultural Quarter. New Walk leads south-east to the Museum & Art Gallery and Victoria Park. Abbey Park, on the River Soar, Abbey Pumping Station and the National Space Centre lie to the north.
亮点
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Medieval church of St Martin, a cathedral since 1927; King Richard III was reburied here in 2015, 530 years after his death.
Museum opened in 2014 on the site of the Greyfriars friary, where Richard III was buried in 1485 and his remains were found in 2012.
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A 2nd-century Roman wall with two large arches beside the excavated public baths, with a museum of Roman Leicester finds including mosaics.
Timber-framed hall whose earliest part dates from about 1390; it was the town hall until 1876 and is now a museum.
Museum on New Walk, opened in 1849 as one of the UK's first public museums; some galleries are closed during refurbishment.
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Museum of Leicester life and of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment, near the 15th-century Magazine Gateway.
出行指引
The map shows Leicester city centre and the streets around it. The Getting there page lists nearby stops and stations.
内行贴士
Visit the King Richard III Visitor Centre, on the Greyfriars site where his remains were found, then cross to the cathedral to see where he was reburied in 2015.
Leicester Museums runs the Museum & Art Gallery, Guildhall, Newarke Houses and Abbey Pumping Station; Abbey Pumping Station's general entry is free except on event days.
Both are north of the city centre, near each other; take a bus rather than walk out from the centre.
Diwali, the Caribbean Carnival and the Comedy Festival bring big crowds; check Visit Leicester for dates before booking.
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