Events & Festivals
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17 Jun 2022
Take a Fitcation in Leicestershire!
Take a Fitcation in Leicestershire!
As the summer rolls around you might have thought about getting out into the open, spending a holiday trying new things, or just challenging yourself. Our brand new Fitcation campaign is aimed at doing just that, with a huge range of activities across Leicestershire aimed at getting active. So whether you’re…
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17 Mar 2022
English Tourism Week – You’re Welcome!
English Tourism Week – You’re Welcome!
“Well, honestly we could go on and on, we could explain every local phenomenon. Pork Pies, the crisps, the market towns, come see our foxes just messing around. They killed King Richard and buried him here, found him in a car park right next to King Lear. “What’s the lesson?…
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15 Dec 2021
Here’s to 2021 in Leicester (Part one!)
Here’s to 2021 in Leicester (Part one!)
It’s been a crazy 12 months. From entering into the New Year in lockdown, home schooling and taking our daily exercise when we could, through to re-opening in the summer and relative normality throughout the autumn, this year has been a wild ride. We’ve gone through our archives to remind…
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22 Sep 2021
A city (and county) for students
A city (and county) for students
So we know that Leicester is a great city to visit and explore, but it’s also a fantastic place to study, and every September more than 60,000 students return to Leicester and Loughborough to study at one of our three great universities, the University of Leicester, Loughborough University and De Montfort…
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23 Sep 2020
10 Ways to Discover Leicester & Leicestershire
10 Ways to Discover Leicester & Leicestershire
Why not #Escape the Everyday and discover or even rediscover what’s here in Leicester and Leicestershire King Richard III Visitor Centre How could we not start with King Richard IIII Visitor Centre? Discover the place where the King’s remains were buried over 500 years ago and learn about the…