| check-in time: 12:30 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. there's also a laid-back restaurant serving traditional pub fare and a bar. full english breakfast and off-road parking are free. family rooms are available. featuring en suite bathrooms, the relaxed rooms come with tvs, free wi-fi, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. a mile from south wigston train station, this modest pub with rooms in an annexe is 4 miles from both the king power stadium (home of leicester city fc), and the curve theatre
Heathrow Airport 1 hr 55
Abbey Park (19 min)
Sprawling, 32-acre grounds with a river and flower displays set on Augustinian monastery ruins. Bradgate Park (32 min)
Park set in 830 acres, with footpaths, a stream, a playground plus roaming peacocks and fallow deer. Watermead Country Park (26 min)
Quaint park known for its nature reserves, bird-watching, surfaced paths & fishing. Abbey Pumping Station Museum (21 min)
Museum of local industrial heritage with massive Victorian beam engines and a narrow-gauge railway. Jewry Wall Museum (15 min)
Ruins of a wall from a 2nd-century-CE Roman bath complex, with an adjacent archaeology museum. National Space Centre (21 min)
Themed galleries displaying rockets, satellites and interactive exhibitions about space travel. University of Leicester Botanic Garden (8 min)
Landscaped collection of plants with a greenhouse, plus sculpture tours and small arts festivals. Leicester Cathedral (16 min)
Medieval building with ornate sculptures, a Georgian spire plus regular tours and choral services. Leicester Museum and Art Gallery (13 min)
Victorian museum with Ancient Egyptian and natural history collections and 18th-20th century art. Victoria Park (12 min)
Sprawling city park known for its striking war-memorial arch, ambling trails, playgrounds & fields. The Clock Tower (18 min)
Iconic clocktower with statues honoring city benefactors, a popular meeting point for locals. Wistow Maze (7 min) The Newarke Houses Museum (15 min)
2 houses with interactive exhibitions about the city, a local army regiment and historic gardens. Tropical Birdland (23 min)
Small aviary for getting up close to a wide range of birds, including owls, macaws and kookaburras. The Guildhall Museum (16 min)
Medieval building, centred on Great Hall, celebrating Richard III, whose remains were found nearby. | 
