# Things to see in Leicester (United Kingdom): 63 places and when to go

> Leicester is a city in United Kingdom with around 458,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 63 places in and around it, mainly Nature (20), Wildlife (19), Temples (16). The best known are Leicester Cathedral, Martinsthorpe and Kirby Muxloe Castle. The best time to come is April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 35 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 25. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/leicester/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** United Kingdom · 52.63, -1.1332
- **Population:** About 458,000
- **Places:** 63 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/naturaleza/) (20) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fauna/) (19) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/espiritual/) (16) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/historia/) (15) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/museos/) (9) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gastronomia/) (4)
- **Best time:** April to September.
- **Also possible:** February to March, October and December.
- **Nearest airport:** MAN Manchester, Greater Manchester, 111 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Leicester

The places in and around Leicester, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Leicester Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cathedral-church-of-st-martin/): Cathedral · 584 m
- [Martinsthorpe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/martinsthorpe/): History · 28 km
- [Kirby Muxloe Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/kirby-muxloe-castle/): Unfinished 15th century fortified manor house in Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire, England, UK · 6.4 km
- [National Space Centre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/national-space-centre/): Space (and aerospace) museum in Belgrave, Leicester · 2.6 km
- [Leicester Abbey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/leicester-abbey/): Grade I listed building in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK · 2.1 km
- [Leicester Museum & Art Gallery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/leicester-museum-and-art-gallery/): Museum in Leicester, England, United Kingdom · 375 m
- [Umar Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/masjid-umar/): Mosque in Leicester, England · 2.2 km
- [All Saints Church, Leicester](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/all-saint-s/): Grade I listed church in Leicester, United Kingdom · 1.0 km
- [Arch of Remembrance](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/arch-of-remembrance/): War memorial in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK · 1.1 km
- [Greyfriars, Leicester](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/greyfriars-church/): Franciscan friary and original burial place of Richard III of England · 495 m
- [Leicester Market](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/leicester-market/): Building in Leicester, City of Leicester, England, UK · 478 m
- [Sauvey Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/sauvey-castle/): Castle in Withcote, Harborough, Leicestershire, England, UK · 20 km
- [St Margaret's Church, Leicester](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-margaret/): Grade I listed church in Leicester, United Kingdom · 1.2 km
- [Church of St Mary de Castro, Leicester](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-mary-de-castro/): Grade I listed church in Leicester, United Kingdom · 542 m
- [Abbey Pumping Station](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/abbey-pumping-station/): Local Authority Museum in the East Midlands, United Kingdom · 2.8 km
- [Beacon Hill, Leicestershire](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/beacon-hill/): Hill in Leicestershire, England, UK · 13 km
- [Haymarket Memorial Clock Tower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/clock-tower/): Clock tower in City of Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK · 694 m
- [Grace Dieu Priory](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/grace-dieu-priory/): Ruined priory, Leicestershire, UK · 21 km
- [Newarke Houses Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/newarke-houses-museum/): Public museum in Leicester, England, United Kingdom · 440 m
- [All Saints Church, Loughborough](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/all-saints-with-holy-trinity/): Grade I listed church in Loughborough, Charnwood, Leicestershire, England,UK · 17 km
- [Baitul Ikram Mosque, Leicester](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/baitul-ikram-mosque/): Mosque in Leicester, UK · 2.0 km
- [Belgrave Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/belgrave-hall-museum/): Queen Anne-style Grade II* listed building in Belgrave, Leicester, England, UK · 3.3 km
- [Foxton Inclined Plane](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/foxton-inclined-plane/): Canal inclined plane located on the Leicester line of the Grand Union Canal · 18 km
- [Holy Cross Priory, Leicester](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/holy-cross-priory-church/): Church and priory in Leicester, England, UK · 205 m

And the other 39, by what you come to do:

- **Temples**: [ISKCON Temple, Leicester](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/iskcon/), [Leicester Secular Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/leicester-secular-society/), [St Peter & St Paul's Church, Syston](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/parish-church-of-st-peter-and-st-paul/), [Shree Jalaram Prarthana Mandal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/shree-jalaram-prarthana-mandir/), [St Bartholomew's Church, Quorn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-bartholomew-s/), [St James the Greater, Leicester](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-james-the-greater/), [Withcote Chapel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/withcote-chapel/), [Great Glen Methodist Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/great-glen-methodist-church/)
- **History**: [Magazine Gateway](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/magazine-gateway/), [Humber stone](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-humber-stone/), [King William's Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/king-william-s-bridge/)
- **Museums and art**: [Rutland County Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/rutland-county-museum/), [Charnwood Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/charnwood-museum/), [Jewry Wall Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/jewry-wall-museum/), [Loughborough Carillon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/loughborough-carillon/)
- **Diving**: [Stoney Cove](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/stoney-cove/)
- **Nature**: [Kirby Frith Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/kirby-firth-nature-park/), [Knighton Spinney](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/knighton-spinney/), [Lucas Marsh](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/lucas-marsh/), [Narborough Bog](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/narborough-bog/), [Aylestone Meadows](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/aylestone-meadows/), [Ball's Meadow](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/ball-s-meadow/), [Brooke Hill Wood](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/brooke-hill-wood/), [Charley Woods Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/charley-woods-nature-reserve/), [Charnwood Lodge National Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/charnwood-lodge-national-nature-reserve/), [Gorse Field](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gorse-field/), [Harris Grove](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/harris-grove/), [Launde Big Wood](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/launde-big-wood/), [Launde Park Wood](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/launde-park-wood/), [Prior's Coppice](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/prior-s-coppice/), [Syston Lake Nature Spot](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/syston-lake-nature-spot/), [The Osiers Nature Area](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-osiers-nature-area/), [The Seek](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-seek/), [Tilton Railway Cutting](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/tilton-railway-cutting/), [Wymeswold Meadow Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wymeswold-meadow-nature-reserve/)
- **Food and drink**: [Charnwood Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/charnwood-brewery/), [Rothley Wine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/rothley-wine/), [Veeno](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/veeno/)
- **Hiking**: [Leicestershire Round](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/leicestershire-round/)

## When to go to Leicester

The best time to visit Leicester is **April to September**; also possible: February to March, October and December. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Better not | 7 h 55 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 36 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 30 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 40 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 32 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 35 |
| July | Best time | 16 h 09 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 30 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 23 |
| October | Possible | 10 h 18 |
| November | Better not | 8 h 24 |
| December | Possible | 7 h 25 |

In June there are 16 h 35 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 25. In June, 63 of the 63 places are at their best.

When to go to United Kingdom in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Leicester

The nearest main airport is Manchester Airport (MAN, Manchester, Greater Manchester), 111 km as the crow flies. How to get around United Kingdom (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=52.63%2C-1.1332)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=52.63%2C-1.1332)

## Other towns nearby

- [Melton Mowbray](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/melton-mowbray/): 14 places · 25 km
- [Atherstone](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/atherstone/): 28 places · 27 km
- [Coventry](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/coventry/): 89 places · 34 km
- [Corby](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/corby/): 25 places · 36 km
- [Nottingham](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/nottingham/): 93 places · 38 km
- [Derby](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/derby/): 66 places · 38 km

And all of United Kingdom, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Leicester?

The best known: [Leicester Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cathedral-church-of-st-martin/), [Martinsthorpe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/martinsthorpe/), [Kirby Muxloe Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/kirby-muxloe-castle/), [National Space Centre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/national-space-centre/), [Leicester Abbey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/leicester-abbey/). In all, 63 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Leicester?

April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 35 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 25.

### How do you get to Leicester?

The nearest main airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 111 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=52.63%2C-1.1332) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Leicester as the destination and these 63 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).