61 Places to Visit in Leicestershire | Directory
Situated in the East Midlands, Leicestershire is an unspoilt county with plenty of opportunities for great day trips. Steeped in lore and legend,the area has attractions that are ancient and industrial, small and grand. Notable places to visit include the Vale of Belvoir, Stanford Hall and delightful Market Harborough and Melton Mowbray - home of the Pork Pie
Ashby-de-la-Zouch | Belvoir | Coalville | Hallaton | Hinckley | Leicester | Loughborough | Lutterworth | Market Bosworth | Market Harborough | Melton Mowbray | Sutton Cheney
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Ashby-de-la-Zouch
- Ashby-de-la-Zouch Castle
- Ashby-de-la-Zouch Museum
- Bluebell Arboretum& Nursery
- Ferrers Centre for Arts & Crafts
Belvoir
Coalville
Hallaton
Hinckley
Leicester
- Abbey Park
- Abbey Pumping Station
- Belgrave Hall Museum
- Bradgate Country Park
- Brocks Hill Country Park and Visitor Centre
- City Gallery
- Duke of Bridgewater (Boat Trip)
- Framework Knitters Cottage
- Hough Mill
- Jewry Wall Museum
- Kirby Muxloe Castle
- Leicester Cathedral
- Leicester Guildhall
- Leicester Royal Infirmary: History Museum
- Magazine Gateway
- National Space Centre
- New Walk Museum and Art Gallery
- Newarke Houses Museum
- University of Leicester: Botanic Gardens
- Watermead Country Park
- William Carey Museum
Loughborough
- Beacon Hill Country Park
- Bell Foundry Museum
- Broombriggs Country Park
- Carillon Tower and War Memorial
- Charnwood Museum
- Great Central Railway
- Jubilee Wood
- Manor Farm Animal Centre and Donkey Sanctuary
- Old Rectory Museum
- Outwoods and Bluebell Woods
- Sileby Mill Boatyard
- Whatton Gardens
Lutterworth
Market Bosworth
Market Harborough
- Croft Wingates Fine Art
- East Carlton Countryside Park
- Foxton Boat Services Limited
- Foxton Canal Museum
- Foxton Locks Country Park
- Harborough Museum
- Rockingham Castle
Melton Mowbray
- Burrough Hill Country Park
- Melton Carnegie Museum
- Melton Country Park and Visitor Centre
- Stapleford Miniature Railway
- Twinlakes Family Theme Park
- Wymondham Windmill & Craft Centre
Sutton Cheney
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