Top 10 Free Things to do in Leicester, England

March 27, 2022 Kiesha Cripe

Coordinates: 52°38′N 1°8′W / 52.633°N 1.133°W / 52.633; -1.133
Restaurants in Leicester

1. Leicester Abbey

Abbey Park Abbey Park Rd, Leicester England +44 116 454 1003
Excellent
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Satisfactory
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4.5 based on 98 reviews

Leicester Abbey

Reviewed By MarysiaW - Leicester, United Kingdom

The most beautiful part is the chinese garden from which beautiful photos can be taken and a picnic to be had

2. Leicester Guildhall

Guildhall Lane, Leicester LE1 5FQ England +44 116 253 2569 [email protected] http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council-services/lc/leicester-city-museums/museums/the-guildhall/
Excellent
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Satisfactory
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4.5 based on 535 reviews

Leicester Guildhall

Leicester is privileged to have one of the best-preserved timber framed halls in the country dating back 600 years. The Guildhall is a historic building and the oldest building still in use in the city. It was Leicester’s first police station and between 1876 and the 1900’s and saw many unsavoury characters pass through its doors. The Great Hall itself was built in about 1390 as a meeting place for the Guild of Corpus Christi (a small but powerful group of businessmen and gentry) and it’s also believed that Shakespeare performed here during Tudor times. Today, the Guildhall is best known as an excellent performance venue, attracting acts from across the country. It’s also known as a museum where visitors can step back in time and come face to face with Crankie Gemmie and Emma Smith, two of Leicester's notorious pick-pockets who can be found lurking in the Victorian police cells. The museum is also home to the Medieval Leicester galleries and The White Rose Cafe.

Reviewed By nataliehF1833SA

This guildhall was interesting and had many original features from the time of use. The mayor's room was amazing. The little signs regarding not touching anything were even very funny. This was a free admission and even had activity sheets for children to add it. The old hall was lovely too and to think it was in use until the 20s shows the longterm use of the building. Fantastic little museum.

53 New Walk, Leicester LE1 7EA England +44 116 225 4900 [email protected] https://www.leicester.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/museums-and-galleries/our-venues/new-walk-museum-and-art-gallery
Excellent
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Satisfactory
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4.5 based on 775 reviews

New Walk Museum and Art Gallery

Leicester Museum & Art Gallery is a world of discovery with collections and displays spanning the natural and cultural world. General entry is free to all visitors. On the historic New Walk, the museum is a family friendly day out with galleries including Ancient Egypt, Dinosaurs, Wild Space, the Victorian art gallery, Arts & Crafts gallery, Picasso Ceramics: The Attenborough Collection and Leicester's internationally renowned collection of German Expressionism. The museum welcomes a vast array of temporary exhibitions, featuring works from the collections, touring exhibitions from national museums and a programme of contemporary art and craft displays. The museum hosts a range of events from curators' talks to lunchtime concerts, a cafe and museum shop.

Reviewed By mouseHerts

What a wonderful museum. It is packed full of exhibits including, dinosaurs, natural history, Egyptian artefacts, arts and crafts, ceramics, Victorian art. My favourite was the exhibition of children’s clothes. They were so intricately made with fine needlework and stitching. Children would enjoy going through the tunnels in the wild life section. So did I!

4. Jain Centre

Jain Centre 32 Oxford Street, Leicester LE1 5XU England +44 116 254 1150 [email protected] http://www.jaincentreleicester.com
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4.5 based on 14 reviews

Jain Centre

Reviewed By yogeshb172 - Leicester, United Kingdom

Leicester and Europe one time first Jain center. It's worship place for all , specially for Jain religious beliver.Tempel build in late. seventies and all carving done in India. All marbles and stones came From India. Aartitact came from India to restored the stones and marbles. End of the day it's worship place and celebrating all religious events.

5. Newarke Houses Museum & Gardens

The Newarke Off Braunstone Gate, up Western Boulevard ,turn left, Leicester LE2 7BY England +44 116 225 4980 [email protected] http://www.leicestermuseums.org
Excellent
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4.5 based on 238 reviews

Newarke Houses Museum & Gardens

Newarke Houses Museum is composed of two historic houses, Wygston's Chantry House and Skeffington House and tells the story of contemporary Leicester and the history of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment. The museum displays include a cinema experience, a collection of toys from Tudor to present day and a play area for children to try various games. Find out more about Leicester's famous son Daniel Lambert and visit a 1950s street scene inspired by Wharf Street that includes the Jolly Angler public house, a grocer and a pawnbroker, with sounds and conversations from the times. Discover more about the story of Leicester at War. Through personal stories find out about the home front and the history of the Regiment, including a recreation of a First World War trench with sound and lighting. Through oral histories, archive film, computer interactives and collections discover the histories of Newarke Houses, the surrounding historic area and contemporary Leicester.

Reviewed By Tamara285 - Leicestershire, United Kingdom

I like this museum for the way it focuses on the detail of day to day life in the past - the toys, the old street, the shops. It's interesting, especially as some of the exhibits are from living memory! My kids particularly like the bit about Daniel Herrick and call it 'The Fat Man's House'!

6. Abbey Pumping Station

Museum of Technology Abbey Pumping Station Corporation Road, Leicester LE4 5PX England +44 116 299 5111 [email protected] http://www.leicestermuseums.org/
Excellent
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Satisfactory
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4.5 based on 421 reviews

Abbey Pumping Station

Abbey Pumping Station is Leicester's museum of science and technology, displaying the city's industrial, technological and scientific heritage. Opened in 1891, Abbey Pumping Station pumped Leicester's sewage to the treatment works at Beaumont Leys. The grand Victorian building and beautifully decorated beam engines were a cause of great civic pride, having built in the city by Gimsons. They are rare examples of Woolf compound rotative beam engines, and with all four beam engines now restored to working condition, they can be seen in steam on special event days – the only place in Britain this magnificent sight can be seen.

Reviewed By MarysiaW - Leicester, United Kingdom

A good day out to take the whole family, full of history and even a train ride so what are you waiting, take a picnic and get down there

7. University of Leicester Botanic Garden

Glebe Road, Oadby, Leicester LE2 2NE England +44 116 271 2933 [email protected] http://www2.le.ac.uk/institution/botanic-garden
Excellent
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4.5 based on 327 reviews

University of Leicester Botanic Garden

16 acres of lovingly cultivated grounds and greenhouses display a wide variety of features and environments. The formal planting centres around a restored Edwardian garden. Other planting includes an arboretum, a herb garden, woodland and herbaceous borders, rock gardens, a water garden, special collections of Skimmia, Aubrieta, and hardy Fuchsia, and a series of glasshouses displaying temperate and tropical plants, alpines and succulents. This garden one of the most diverse in the region. It is the perfect place for a pleasant walk and there are benches for those who simply wish to relax and admire the surroundings. Variety is the key to this garden's strength.

Reviewed By R7852RYnickc - Leicestershire, United Kingdom

On the outskirts of Leicester, yards away from a busy main road, huge supermarket, and Oadby Town, this beautifully kept garden is well worth a visit at any time of the year. Plenty of (free!!) roadside parking near the gates, information leaflets, boards, and labels on everything, make it an interesting visit, with plenty of seats when you need a break.

8. Watermead Park

Thurmaston Village, Leicester LE7 1PD England https://www.facebook.com/Watermead
Excellent
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Good
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Satisfactory
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Poor
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4.5 based on 287 reviews

Watermead Park

Reviewed By Chrisg0ufp - Kibworth Beauchamp, United Kingdom

Lots of open space and great place to explore and walk, very well maintained and kept clean and tidy

9. Church of St. Mary de Castro

15 Castle Street Castle View Nr Castle Park, Leicester LE1 5WN England +44 1572 820181 http://www.stmarydecastro.co.uk
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4.5 based on 56 reviews

Church of St. Mary de Castro

Reviewed By robinwG8486ZN - Leicester, United Kingdom

This is one of the historical churches of Leicester situated within Leicester Castle the oldest part of the city and most interesting for anyone who loves English history. The church itself is Anglo Catholic and it is full of beautiful things worthy of any cathedral both services and concerts take place here take your time exploring this magnificent building. Also visit St Nicholas Church nearby perched near the Jewry Wall once part of a Roman Bathhouse and the church is a must visit for anyone interested in Richard 111.Highly recommended..

10. Abbey Park

Abbey Park Road, Leicester LE4 5AQ England +44 116 454 1003 http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council-services/lc/parks-green-spaces/main-parks/abbeyparkmain/
Excellent
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4.5 based on 356 reviews

Abbey Park

Reviewed By W1928CDkevine - Leicester, United Kingdom

A beautiful place to visit in the heart of the city, lovely to walk around with a river and boating lake as well as a boating lake. Ideal for children with a big swings area, miniature railway and pets corner and a lovely café

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