Sights of Leicester - what to see. A complete guide to iconic places. Leicester is a city with a rich history and a lot of interesting places. Which ones are worth visiting? What city is the Leicester club from?
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Lei(che)ster - main city English county of the same name on the River Soar, a right tributary of the Trent.
Museum, stock exchange, theater beautiful architecture, ruins of an ancient castle; traces of Roman pavement and ancient walls.
Leicester - main center factories of woolen and knitted products; many other factories and factories; multiple channels facilitate communication with domestic markets.
Residents 142051.
Leicester - ancient city, known to the Romans as Ra'tae. Under the Heptarchy it was part of the Kingdom of Mercia; the city was taken by the Danes, who made it one of their 5 main cities; it was surrounded by a wall and fortified by a castle, which was destroyed in the reign of Henry II. Leicester suffered a lot during the Wars of the Roses and during the internecine war under Charles I, when it was taken first by the royalists, then by the republicans. In the surrounding area there is an ancient abbey founded in 1143.
Geography
The unitary unit of Leicester covers an area of 73 km² and is bordered on all cardinal directions by the non-metropolitan county of Leicestershire.
Population
According to 2001 data, 279,921 people lived in the territory of the unitary unit of Leicester, with an average population density of 3,818 people/km². Leicester is, along with London, Birmingham, Luton and Slough, one of the most immigrant cities in England, its diverse ethnic composition was formed in the 1950s and 1960s due to the large demand of local industry for cheap foreign labor, and subsequent immigration of the 1970s years and today. 30% of the population is of South Asian descent. Many people come from Africa, Ireland, Poland, China, Jamaica.
Policy
Leicester is governed by a unitary council consisting of 54 members elected from 22 constituencies. As of the last election on 5 May 2011, 52 council seats are held by Labour. The Conservative Party and the Lib Dem Party are each represented by one member of the council.
Economy
The headquarters are located in Leicester large company BSS Group, which deals with construction materials. The company's shares are included in the calculation base of the FTSE 250 index.
Education
There are 2 universities in the city: the University of Leicester, included in the Top 15 universities in the UK since 2009 (according to the Times Good University Guide and Guardian University Guide ratings), and DeMontfort University.
The main office of the British Psychological Society is located in Leicester.
Sport
Leicester based professional football club Leicester City, which became the champion of England in the 2015/16 season. Also, Leicester City is a three-time winner of the Football League Cup (1964, 1997, 2000) and winner of the FA Super Cup (1971). From 1891 to 2002, Leicester played at the 22,000-capacity Filbert Street Stadium. Since 2003, the club has hosted opponents at the King Power Stadium (capacity 32,262 spectators).
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– I understood the reason for what happened. And another thing is that this was also apparently my test... Having passed which, this amazing world, in which my grandfather and I now live together. Yes and much more...
– Was it really necessary to endure this just to get here?! – Stella was horrified.
- I think yes. Although I can't say for sure. Everyone has their own path...” Anna said sadly. “But the main thing is that I still got through it, managing not to break down.” My soul remained pure and kind, not angry at the world or at the people who executed me. I understood why they destroyed us... those who were “different.” Whom they called Sorcerers and Witches. And sometimes also “demon children”... They were simply afraid of us... They were afraid that we were stronger than them, and also that we were incomprehensible to them. They hated us for what we could do. For our Gift. And also, they envied us too much... And very few people knew that many of our killers themselves secretly tried to learn everything that we could do, but nothing worked for them. The souls, apparently, were too black...
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At first glance, Leicester seems completely modern city, but a closer look reveals traces of the medieval and Roman past, which are located directly to the west of the business part of the city, its commercial part, in the vicinity of the River Sor. The Romans chose the site to keep an eye on the rebellious Corieltauwy, or Coritani, tribe, and developed Leicester's predecessor, Raith Corioneltavori, a fortified city, equipped by Emperor Hadrian with huge public buildings, on the Fosse Way, the military road leading from to Cirencester.
After this, in the 8th century, the Danes colonized the city, and later, since it medieval castle became the main residence of the Earls of Leicester, the most famous of whom was Simon de Montfort, who forced Henry III to convene the first English parliament in 1265. Beginning in the late 17th century, Leicester was the center of the knitwear trade, and it was its production that attracted hundreds of immigrants from Asia, who settled here in the 1950s and 1960s.
Today, approximately a third of Leicester's population is Asian, and the city elected its first Asian MP, Kate Vaz, in 1987. Leicester's Hindus celebrate two major autumn festivals, Navrati and Diwali, and the sizable Afro-Caribbean community hosts the second largest English street festival (after Notting Hill Carnival), the Leicester Caribbean Carnival takes place annually on the first weekend of August.
Leicester Station is on the Road, directly south-east of the city centre, while St Margaret's bus station is located at the northern end of the centre, next to Gravel Street. The center is visible from both places - large shopping mall Haymarket is located between them and is easy to navigate.
Travel agency located at a distance a short walk south of Highmarket", at 7-9 Every Street, Town Hall Square (Monday-Wednesday and Friday 9.00-17.30; Thursday 10.00-17.30; Saturday 9.00-17.00 ; first class line).
There is no particular reason to stay overnight in Leicester, but there are plenty of business hotels close to the center, within a 5-minute walk of the station. The travel agency also has a list of competitively priced Bed and Breakfasts, although most are located outside the center. They will help you find a place to stay, but this is rarely difficult except during the Navrati and Diwali festivals.
Accommodation in Leicester
1). Hotel Best Western Belmont House– A sophisticated chain hotel in a modernized and extended Georgian property approximately 300 yards south of London Road Station. The hotel is popular with business workers. Discounts on weekends. Location: De Montfort Street;
2). Holiday Hotel Inn– A good chain hotel, located in the middle of the ring road. Comfortable rooms, indoor pool, large fitness facilities. Discounts on weekends. Location: 129 Saint Nicholas Circle;
3). Spindle Lodge Hotel– The hotel is an ivy-covered Victorian town house on a quiet residential street and has three floors. A ten minute walk from the station, head south along London Road, turn right onto De Montfort Street and then left onto Regent Road. Spindle Lodge is located at the junction of Regent Road and West Walk. Location: 2 West Walk.
Leicester sights
Most of Leicester's iconic attractions are clustered around the city centre, within easy walking distance of each other. The pride of the municipal scale is the collection of art objects in the New Walk Museum and Art Gallery.
Highmarket shopping center in Leicester
The most visible building in Leicester's busy city center is undoubtedly the large, modern Haymarket Shopping centre, but the real icon is the 1868 Victorian clock tower that stands in front of the Highmarket and marks the point where seven streets meet. One of the seven is Cheapside, which leads to Leicester's open market (Monday-Saturday), one of the best of its kind in the country, and is where a young Gary Lineker, now football's most famous pundit and columnist, worked in the family business.
The good-natured Gehry remains a popular figure to this day, having been made an honorary citizen of the city, which gives him the right to graze his sheep in front of the city hall. Another of the seven streets is Silver Street (later Guildhall Lane), which leads to Saint Martin's Cathedral, a much-restored 11th-century structure whose medieval covered entrance is decorated with exquisite carvings.
Nearby is the Guildhall (February-November Monday-Wednesday and Saturday 11.00-16.30; Sunday 13.00-16.30; free), a half-timbered building that has served various purposes as a town hall, a prison and a police station. The most interesting part of the visit is the fragile Great Hall, its beams have sagged over time, but there are also a couple of old cells and the city gallows, where the bodies of hanged men were displayed for public viewing until the 1840s.
Jewish Wall in Leicester
From the town hall it's a short walk west to Saint Nicolas Circle, a large traffic circle that forms part of the ring road. Walk around it to the right - there is a footpath - and you will see on the right, behind the church, the Jewry Wall of Roman stonework, approximately 5.5 meters high and 22 meters long, which was previously part of Hadrian's public baths.
The project irritated the emperor incredibly: the great plan was spoiled by engineers who incorrectly calculated the line of the aqueduct through which water was supposed to flow through a pipe, so that those washing had to rely on a cistern, which was poured by hand from the river.
St. Mary de Castro Church and Jain Center
From the Jewish Wall, continue around St. Nicholas Circle, leaving Holiday Inn on the left, then go down the first big street on the right, and opposite you will see the entrance to the castle gardens, a narrow strip of park that runs along the canalized section of the River Soar. The gardens are a pleasant place and include an overly high mound where the grove of Leicester's Norman castle once stood.
At the far end you come out to Newark. Turn left and follow the ring road and in a couple of minutes you will reach Castle View, a narrow street that ends at the Turret Gateway, a rare relic of an earlier medieval castle.
Just behind the gate is the old church of St. Mary of Castro (Easter - October Saturday 14.00-17.00), where Chaucer may have been married. The church's jagged, foliate spire rises above a harmonious mixture of architectural styles, including some Norman features such as dog-tooth doors and a row of five chancel seats.
Behind the church, along the ring road, you can see the Gunpowder Magazine (Magazine Gateway) (no access), a combination of a medieval gate house and an armory, now divided between two coach houses. Cross the ring road and head right along Oxford Street and you'll soon come to the Qain Centre, which occupies a converted 19th-century Congregation chapel.
The beliefs of followers of Jainism are based on incredible reverence for all manifestations of life - traditional customs include wearing gauze masks so as not to inadvertently inhale flying insects. The temple, one of the few of its kind in Western Europe, has a magnificently decorated white marble facade, visitors can enter into the vestibule, or better explore the interior by prior arrangement.
New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester
From the Jain Center it's about a ten-minute walk to the New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, at 55 Newwalk (Monday-Saturday 10.00-17.00; Sunday 11.00-17.00; free), the most best museum cities. To get there from the Jain Center, go back to the top of Oxford Street, turn right onto Newark Street and walk straight until you cross Newark Street - turn onto it. This is a pedestrian street that goes to Victoria Park.
The museum occupies a huge area, its main attraction is the extensive collection of ancient art, mummies and hieroglyphic tablets brought to Leicester in the 1880s. There's also an excellent collection of paintings, including works by British artists such as Hoggard, Francis Bacon, Stanley Spencer and Lowry, as well as lots of sickeningly sentimental romantic Victorian paintings such as Charles Green's The Girl I Left Behind (1880). .
In addition, and quite surprisingly, there is an extraordinary collection of German Expressionist works, mostly drawings, sketches, woodcuts and lithographs in the style of Otto Dix and George Groz. In particular, note the drawing of the coffins of two figures of the German revolutionary movement, Rosa Luxemburg Karl Liebknecht. From the museum it's about a 10-minute walk to the Haymarket.
Food, drink and fun in Leicester
People come from miles around to eat at the Indian restaurants on Belgrave Road. The best ones are concentrated at the beginning of the road, near the exit from the center to the northeast, and this is where you can find the famous Bobby’s, at number 154 (closed on Mondays). Visit Gugaratis, this shiny, modern restaurant is strictly vegetarian and does not use garlic or onions. Try their amazing Bobby's Special Chaat in many flavours.
Or you can go to Sayonara Thali, located at No. 49, which specializes in ready-made thali sets with several different side dishes, breads and marinades, served together on wide steel platters, while Chaat House, which is located opposite Sayonara Thali , at No. 108, makes amazing masala dosas and other snacks - South Indian dishes.
The best restaurant in the city center is the Opera House, at 10 Guildhall Lane, in lovely old premises and with a creative menu including dishes such as wild mushroom ravioli (average £13-£20). Leicester's excellent Phoenix Arts Center is in the city center on Newark Street and features a first-class mix of comedy, music, theater and dance, as well as an independent cinema.
Leicester area (Belgrave and National Space Centre)
Starting about a mile north-east of the centre, the terraced houses of the neighboring suburb of Belgrave, the center of Leicester's Asian community, are clustered together. Both Belgrave Road and its extension to the north, Melton Road, are lined with Indian and Pakistani jewellers, sari shops, Indian music shops and curry houses.
There's never a dull moment here, but Sunday afternoons are especially enjoyable when local residents walking through the streets in smart clothes. Belgrave hosts two major Indian festivals: Diwali, the Festival of Lights, is held in October or November, when six thousand lamps are lit along Belgrave Road and 20,000 people come to watch the lights; and Navrati, an eight-day festival in October in honor of the goddess Ambaya.
On the outskirts of Belgrave, just off the A6, 2 miles north of the town center, is the National Space Center (school hours Tuesday-Sunday 10am-5pm; school premises daily 10am-5pm; admission closes at 90 minutes before closing; £12, children (5-16 years old) £10).
It's dedicated to space, science and astronomy, with a number of themed galleries exploring everything from planets to Earth's orbit. The emphasis is on interactivity, which makes this place very popular among children. The number 54 bus links the station and the Highmarket with Abbey Lane, which is a five minute walk from the centre.
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The largest city in the East Midlands and the most cosmopolitan in the UK, located on the banks of the River Soar. Leicester is the city of the last of the Plantagenet dynasty, King Richard III (1452-1485), whose death at the Battle of Bosworth in the vicinity of Leicester marks not so much the end of the Wars of the Roses as the end of the Middle Ages in England. Richard III was the last English king to die on the battlefield. The remains of Richard III, thought lost for five centuries, were found in the summer of 2012 in the city center and reburied in Leicester Cathedral in 2015. Opposite the cathedral is a Richard III themed museum.
The City Visitor Center (Visit Leicester) is located at 51 Gallowtree Gate, Leicester LE1 5AD.
How to get there
The nearest airport is East Midlands Airport in Leicestershire, between the cities of Leicester, Derby and Nottingham. Skylink airport buses depart from St Margaret's bus station every 20 minutes. The fare is 10 GBP, travel time is 1 hour.
National Express operates regular bus services between Leicester and Nottingham (journey time 1 hour) and Coventry (45 minutes). Buses depart from St Margaret's stop, located on Gravel St, north of the city centre.
From London St Pancras station (travel time 1 hour 30 minutes) and from Birmingham (1 hour) trains arrive every half hour. Railway the road connects Leicester with Nottingham, Derby and Cambridge. And for entertainment, you can take a short trip on a real steam locomotive, which departs from Leicester North station and goes to the town of Loughborough. Along the route of this eight-mile double track railway in 1841 Thomas Cook launched his original tour.
Prices on the page are for April 2019.
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Transport
It is better to explore the central part of the city on foot. National carriers First Leicester and Arriva provide services public transport around the city and its surroundings. Stagecoach will arrange transport to Hinckley and Coventry.
Weather in Leicester
The climate is temperate and mild. During the winter months, the weather in Leicester is usually damp, especially in December and January, and sunny in the summer. Average temperature July - 22° C.
In Leicester, it is worth visiting the National Space center with six exhibition halls on the topics of space flight, astronomy and cosmology, with a 3-D cinema and planetarium, gift shops and restaurants.
Shopping
Highcross is Leicester's largest shopping center, which features famous brands of clothing, shoes, household goods, chain stores, cafes, and restaurants. Private shops and local businesses are located in The Lanes area. Leicester has a reputation popular destination vintage shopping due to the wide range of charity shops as well as specialist vintage clothing stores. The city is famous for its market (Leicester Market), which has repeatedly taken first place in the ranking of British preferences as best market The country is also the largest indoor-outdoor market in Europe. The market is open from Monday to Saturday from 7:00 to 18:00. The market also houses a Food Hall offering local meat and fish products. Beaumont Leys Market is open Wednesday to Saturday from 8am to 5pm.
Kitchen
Leicester - great place to taste authentic Indian cuisine! The city's oldest Indian restaurant, Taj Mahal, is located on Highfields Street. A couple of other Indian restaurants - Laguna and The Rise of the Raj - are located on Narborough Road and Evington Road. Also popular Indian vegetarian restaurants are Sharmilee, Sayonara and Phulnath. You can try national British cuisine at the Opera House restaurant at 10 Guildhall Lane Town Centre.
Entertainment and attractions in Leicester
Leicester Castle, believed to have been built in 1070, is located in the central part of the city. IN modern form The castle complex includes the castle itself, the surrounding courtyard and garden, the church of St Mary de Castro (the oldest building of which dates back to the 12th century) and the Great Hall from 1150.
There are many preserved in Leicester ancient monuments architecture - these are medieval bridges of the 15th-17th centuries. - Packhorse Bridge in Aylestone, a suburb of Leicester, Belgrave Bridge in Belgrave and King William's Bridge in Anstey. The Beaumont Leys earthwork, which includes the ruins of a Templar monastery, two mounds, a dam and a pond. Leicester Guildhall (now a museum), whose earliest buildings date back to 1390, is open to visitors from February to November. The ruins of Leicester St Mary's Abbey, founded in 1143 by Robert de Beaumont as an Augustinian community and located within the Abbey Park.
Of historical interest are the walls, which are believed to remain from ancient Roman public baths, and form part of the Jewry Wall Museum. The estimated age of the walls is 2000 years. The museum is located at St Nicholas Circle and is open to visitors daily from 9:00 to 16:30 from February to October.
How much is it in Leicester? interesting museums! Just look at the National Space space center with six exhibition halls on the topics of space flights, astronomy and cosmology, with a 3-D cinema and planetarium, souvenir shops and restaurants. But the National Gas Museum houses the largest collection related to gas and gas artifacts. The Abbey Pumping Station Museum, opened in 1891, introduces visitors to the history of the development of science and technology over a period of more than 200 years. And the rooms of the Belgrave Hall museum, built in the early 18th century. and is an example of the Victorian era, will provide a glimpse into the lifestyle of representatives of the upper middle class. Among the religious monuments, Leicester Cathedral and the Hindu temple Shree Jalaram Prarthana Mandal are of interest.
The Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Center & Country Park is the site of the Battle of the Roses at Bosworth Field. Among the museums of Leicestershire, we also note the second largest after London Fashion Gallery in Snibston Discovery Park, Coalville. The exhibition is divided into seven thematic areas and includes 150 mannequins that demonstrate the history of fashion from the 18th century to the present.
Leicester is the birthplace of the famous artist Marie Anne Sloane (1867-1961). An exhibition dedicated to her was held in 2016 at the New Walk Museum & Art Gallery in Leicester.
Events
Leicester boasts an impressive cultural and ethnic diversity, with a large Asian community and religious holidays Holi, Diwali and Eid al-Adha are celebrated. Leicester St. George's Festival is celebrated annually in Leicester. It is held here International festival Let's Dance. The celebration of the religious Hindu holiday "Diwali" (or "festival of lights"), considered the largest outside India, marks the victory of good over evil. And every August, Leicester welcomes the Leicester Caribbean Carnival.
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English Leicester, which has existed for about 20 centuries, is the main city of the county of Leicestershire.
There were Celtic settlements on the site where Leicester is now located. Having fortified them, the Romans built their city, known as Ratae Corieltauvorum. A reminder of this time is the Roman cemetery and preserved sections of sidewalks. In the 7th century, the city received the status of a “city” and became the residence of a bishop. In the 11th century, due to wars between the church and the nobility and internecine wars, the city lost this status and managed to gain it again only in 1919.
City status was given in Great Britain to cities with Cathedral, and was very prestigious.
In the 19th century, Leicester began to develop rapidly and became a center of the engineering, shoe, and textile industries. Over its last 4 decades urban population tripled. Leicester now has water supply, sewerage, municipal buildings. The Royal Hospital was built.
Second World War led to an economic recession, and production declined significantly in the post-war years. The influx of immigrants, providing cheap labor, allowed the city's businesses to revive. And now Leicester occupies a leading position in the UK economy. In addition to textile goods, industrial equipment is produced here, and the city is also home to the head office of BBS Group, a large company engaged in the design and construction of engineering systems. And immigrants who came from India, Africa, Caribbean Islands and who have become legal residents of this city make up 50% of its population.
Attractions
The main attraction of the city is considered ancient castle Leicester, built back in the 10th century. It, together with the Church of St. Mary and the picturesque garden, is part of architectural ensemble, located in the city center. The symbol of the city is the nearby Clock Tower, built at the intersection of five roads.
The Cathedral, named after St. Martin, is also very interesting. It was he who made it possible for the city of Leicester to receive the prestigious status of “city”. The cathedral has an original facade and magnificent interior decoration. In addition, it houses the tomb of Richard III, the English king, whose name is immortalized in Shakespeare's play of the same name. Architectural monuments also include the medieval bridges Aylestone Packhorse Bridge, King William’s Bridge and Belgrave Bridge, built in the 15th-17th centuries.
There is also a modern facility in Leicester that deserves the attention of travel lovers. This is the National Space cosmonautics center, which houses a planetarium and six halls with space-themed exhibits.
Guidebooks and booklets with a list of events planned for the near future, which can be obtained at tourist center on Every Street.
Hotels
There are over 50 hotels in and around Leicester. The choice of hotel depends on the preferences of the guests. Accommodation in comfortable conditions of city hotels, for example, in or
