Birmingham Airport 48 min
Abbey Park (27 min)
Sprawling, 32-acre grounds with a river and flower displays set on Augustinian monastery ruins. Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre (10 min)
15th-century battle site museum with hands-on gallery, kids activities and guided battlefield walks. Ashby de la Zouch Castle (25 min)
15th-century castle, now English Heritage, with Civil War history, a tower and underground passages. Victoria Park (29 min)
Sprawling city park known for its striking war-memorial arch, ambling trails, playgrounds & fields. Stoney Cove (15 min)
Destination for scuba diving in a flooded quarry with viewable wrecks, submarine & submerged trees. Twycross Zoo (22 min)
Family-orientated nature centre filled with primates, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, plus dining. Leicester Museum and Art Gallery (26 min)
Victorian museum with Ancient Egyptian and natural history collections and 18th-20th century art. Abbey Pumping Station Museum (26 min)
Museum of local industrial heritage with massive Victorian beam engines and a narrow-gauge railway. The Guildhall Museum (22 min)
Medieval building, centred on Great Hall, celebrating Richard III, whose remains were found nearby. Tropical Birdland (8 min)
Small aviary for getting up close to a wide range of birds, including owls, macaws and kookaburras. Bradgate Park (29 min)
Park set in 830 acres, with footpaths, a stream, a playground plus roaming peacocks and fallow deer. Beacon Hill, Leicestershire (26 min) National Space Centre (26 min)
Themed galleries displaying rockets, satellites and interactive exhibitions about space travel. Jewry Wall Museum (22 min)
Ruins of a wall from a 2nd-century-CE Roman bath complex, with an adjacent archaeology museum. Leicester Cathedral (23 min)
Medieval building with ornate sculptures, a Georgian spire plus regular tours and choral services. | 
