Beaumont Leys

Worth seeing in and around Beaumont Leys

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Leicester Cathedral

   The Cathedral Church of Saint Martin, Leicester, also known as Leicester Cathedral, is a Church of England cathedral in Leicester, England, and the seat of the Bishop of Leicester. One of the city centre's five surviving medieval churches, St Martin's was elevated to a collegiate church in 1922 and made a cathedral in 1927 following the establishment of a new Diocese of Leicester in 1926.

   3.7 km · cathedral · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Leicester Castle

   Leicester Castle is in the city of the same name in the English county of Leicestershire. The complex is situated in the west of Leicester City Centre, between Saint Nicholas Circle to the north and De Montfort University to the south.

   3.8 km · castle in Leicester, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   National Space Centre

   The National Space Centre is a museum and educational resource covering the fields of space science and astronomy, along with a space research programme in partnership with the University of Leicester. It is located on the north side of the city in Belgrave, Leicester, England, next to Space Park Leicester and the River Soar.

   2 km · space (and aerospace) museum in Belgrave, Leicester · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Leicester Abbey

   The Abbey of Saint Mary de Pratis, more commonly known as Leicester Abbey, was an Augustinian religious house in the city of Leicester, in Leicestershire, England. The abbey was founded in the 12th century by the Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester, and grew to become the wealthiest religious establishment within Leicestershire.

   2.3 km · Grade I listed building in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Abbey Park

   Abbey Park is a public park in Leicester, England, through which the River Soar flows. It is owned and managed by Leicester City Council and is Leicester's premier park.

   2.4 km · public park in Leicester, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Diocese of Leicester

   The Diocese of Leicester is a Church of England diocese based in Leicester and including the current county of Leicestershire. The cathedral is Leicester Cathedral, where the Bishop of Leicester has his episcopal chair.

   3.7 km · diocese of the Church of England · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Curve

   Curve, also known as Curve Theatre, is a theatre in Leicester, England, based in the cultural quarter in Leicester City Centre. Previously, it had been called Leicester Performing Arts Centre.

   3.8 km · theatre in Leicester, England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Leicester Market

   Leicester Market is a market in The City of Leicester, England, on Market Place just south of the clock tower. It is around 800 years old and was moved to the current site around 700 years ago.

   3.7 km · building in Leicester, City of Leicester, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   St Margaret's Church, Leicester

   St Margaret's Church, Leicester, more formally the Prebendal Church of St Margaret's, Leicester, is a large late medieval Anglican parish church constructed on Anglo Saxon foundations in inner city Leicester, England. One of the five surviving medieval parish churches of Leicester Old Town, medieval tradition held it to be the mother church of the borough, its oldest place of Christian worship, perhaps dating back to 679.

   3.2 km · Grade I listed church in Leicester, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
10. 10
    All Saints Church, Leicester

    All Saints' Church is a redundant Anglican church in High Cross Street, Leicester, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

    3.2 km · Grade I listed church in Leicester, United Kingdom · Wikipedia

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Getting to Beaumont Leys

Airports

East Midlands (EMA), 22 km · Birmingham (BHX), 47 km · London Luton (LTN), 103 km

Stations

Haymarket bus station, 3.5 km · St Margaret's Bus Station, 3.3 km

• Birmingham, West Midlands → Beaumont Leys

  54 km · quickest by road, 1h 20m · £7–9
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  101 km · quickest by road, 2h 3m · £11–14
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  147 km · quickest by road, 2h 48m · £15–20
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