Heathrow Airport 1 hr 51
Abbey Park (27 min)
Sprawling, 32-acre grounds with a river and flower displays set on Augustinian monastery ruins. Coombe Abbey Hotel Ltd (26 min) National Space Centre (26 min)
Themed galleries displaying rockets, satellites and interactive exhibitions about space travel. The Clock Tower (24 min)
Iconic clocktower with statues honoring city benefactors, a popular meeting point for locals. Abbey Pumping Station Museum (27 min)
Museum of local industrial heritage with massive Victorian beam engines and a narrow-gauge railway. Stoney Cove (6 min)
Destination for scuba diving in a flooded quarry with viewable wrecks, submarine & submerged trees. Leicester Museum and Art Gallery (23 min)
Victorian museum with Ancient Egyptian and natural history collections and 18th-20th century art. Leicester Cathedral (22 min)
Medieval building with ornate sculptures, a Georgian spire plus regular tours and choral services. Tropical Birdland (19 min)
Small aviary for getting up close to a wide range of birds, including owls, macaws and kookaburras. Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre (22 min)
15th-century battle site museum with hands-on gallery, kids activities and guided battlefield walks. Victoria Park (24 min)
Sprawling city park known for its striking war-memorial arch, ambling trails, playgrounds & fields. Bradgate Park (31 min)
Park set in 830 acres, with footpaths, a stream, a playground plus roaming peacocks and fallow deer. The Guildhall Museum (22 min)
Medieval building, centred on Great Hall, celebrating Richard III, whose remains were found nearby. Jewry Wall Museum (21 min)
Ruins of a wall from a 2nd-century-CE Roman bath complex, with an adjacent archaeology museum. Coombe Country Park (22 min)
500-acre park offering walking and wildlife in woods and by lakes, a restaurant and craft studios. | 
