upgraded rooms add balconies, while suites add lounges with pull-out sofas. 5 miles from leicester racecourse and 2. this conference hotel in a repurposed 1960s complex is 2. 7 miles from leicester city centre. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. expansive conference and meeting facilities are also available. there's a contemporary-style restaurant with a wood-panelled interior, as well as a bar with a courtyard garden, offering food. the compact, modern, wood-furnished rooms and suites all include en suite bathrooms, and have tvs and free wifi, as well as tea and coffeemaking facilities Heathrow Airport 1 hr 55
The Guildhall Museum (11 min) Medieval building, centred on Great Hall, celebrating Richard III, whose remains were found nearby. Leicester Cathedral (11 min) Medieval building with ornate sculptures, a Georgian spire plus regular tours and choral services. Leicester Museum and Art Gallery (7 min) Victorian museum with Ancient Egyptian and natural history collections and 18th-20th century art. Great Central Railway (32 min) The only place in the world where you can see 2 full sized steam trains pass each other. Watermead Country Park (21 min) Quaint park known for its nature reserves, bird-watching, surfaced paths & fishing. Tropical Birdland (24 min) Small aviary for getting up close to a wide range of birds, including owls, macaws and kookaburras. The Newarke Houses Museum (10 min) 2 houses with interactive exhibitions about the city, a local army regiment and historic gardens. Abbey Park (14 min) Sprawling, 32-acre grounds with a river and flower displays set on Augustinian monastery ruins. Jewry Wall Museum (10 min) Ruins of a wall from a 2nd-century-CE Roman bath complex, with an adjacent archaeology museum. Abbey Pumping Station Museum (16 min) Museum of local industrial heritage with massive Victorian beam engines and a narrow-gauge railway. National Space Centre (14 min) Themed galleries displaying rockets, satellites and interactive exhibitions about space travel. The Clock Tower (13 min) Iconic clocktower with statues honoring city benefactors, a popular meeting point for locals. Bradgate Park (31 min) Park set in 830 acres, with footpaths, a stream, a playground plus roaming peacocks and fallow deer. Victoria Park (4 min) Sprawling city park known for its striking war-memorial arch, ambling trails, playgrounds & fields. University of Leicester Botanic Garden (4 min) Landscaped collection of plants with a greenhouse, plus sculpture tours and small arts festivals. |