Uncover Unique Attractions and Activities

Blast off at the National Space Centre, go ape at Twycross Zoo, experience the UK’s national dive centre and see pretty cottages tucked away in the countryside. Leicestershire is full of hidden treasures and great attractions that will leave you wanting more.

  1. An Orang Outan and its baby

    Twycross Zoo

    Twycross Zoo is home to more than 500 animals, and is the only UK zoo which is home to all four…

  2. The main stage at Download with crowd in front

    Download Festival

    The spiritual home of heavy metal

  3. A view of the front of Belvoir Castle

    Belvoir Castle

    Leicestershire’s ‘Crowning’ Glory since 1066.

  4. A display of spacesuits at the Space Centre

    National Space Centre

    The award-winning National Space Centre is an out of this world experience for the whole family.

  5. The throne inside the King Richard III Visitor Centre

    King Richard III Visitor Centre

    Uncover the Story of King Richard III at the King Richard III Visitor Centre in Leicester. The…

  6. two divers underwater near a submarine wreck

    Stoney Cove

    Shiver me Timbers! A wreck to explore 60 miles from sea. Shipwrecks, aquatic wildlife and scuba…

  7. girl on high ropes course

    Conkers

    Conkers allows kids to get active in the countryside and explore the history of mining in…

  9. Volcanic Rocks in Bradgate Park

    The Charnwood Forest

    A landscape half a billion years in the making

  10. forest at sunset

    The National Forest

    England’s first forest for 1,000 years – With landscape features which go back 500 million…

  11. two men looking at a bike in a museum

    Triumph Factory Visitor Experience

    From Steve McQueen and Marlon Brando to David Beckham and George Clooney, the Triumph motorcycle…

  12. A girl on a bike by the side of a river

    Leicestershire’s Canals & Riversides

    Leicestershire may be landlocked, but it has plenty of water – eight rivers and 70 miles of…

  13. a canal boat traversing the locks at Foxton

    Foxton Locks

    Explore Foxton Locks, a historic canal marvel in Leicestershire

  14. Flags at the Bosworth Battlefield site

    Bosworth Battlefield

    The Leicestershire field that changed the landscape of English history.

  15. A family in Wistow Maze

    Wistow Maze & Wistow Rural Centre

    Get lost in the Leicestershire countryside with this a-Maze-ing summer day out

  16. A steam train crossing a bridge by a lake

    Great Central Railway

    A day return to the birthplace of popular tourism.

  17. A tank driving

    Armourgeddon Tank Driving Experiences

    The battle lines are painted in Husbands Bosworth

  18. Snibston Colliery Park

    Country park digs deep into area’s mining and cultural heritage

  19. Nevill Holt Opera

    World-class opera takes centre stage on a country estate

  20. barn and church lit up at sunset

    Tithe Barn

    A unique dining experience in a historic converted barn

  21. Moira Furnace

    Moira – the place to have a blast

  22. The Battlefield Line

    No battle this heritage line can’t win

  23. The exterior of the timber framed Guildhall

    Leicester Guildhall

    From Shakespeare to Civil War – 600 years of drama.

  24. Stoneywell

    Arts and Crafts cottage that took root in forest setting

  25. Kirby Muxloe Castle

    Grand design left unfinished by conspiracy theory

  26. Everards Meadows

    Everards Meadows – A triumph of green redevelopment  The Everards Meadows site at Fosse Park i…

  27. The front of the 1620s House

    1620s House & Garden

    A house of plotting, witchcraft and enlightenment

  28. A man in flat cap in front of the Pumping Station Beam Engines

    Abbey Pumping Station

    Ideal for visitors not wanting to spend a penny.

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