Food & Drink
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13 Sep 2022
Leicestershire’s award-winning food and drink
Leicestershire’s award-winning food and drink
From award-winning street food to Leicester City gin, Leicester and Leicestershire have a lot to offer food and drink lovers Our rich history is reflected in many of our local beers, wines and spirits, and some incredible food which has won national accolades. Awesome ales If you’re looking for an…
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20 Aug 2022
It’s time for afternoon tea
It’s time for afternoon tea
Did you know that Leicestershire is the home of afternoon tea? In the 1840s, Anna Russell, the Duchess of Bedford, was visiting the 5th Duke of Rutland at Belvoir Castle when she found herself getting hungry. With Supper still hours away, she was presented with a selection of sandwiches and sweet…
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15 Jul 2022
Sustainable food and drink in Leicestershire
Sustainable food and drink in Leicestershire
Leicester is rightly famous for its food and drink. The city is a former UK Curry Capital and famous the world over for Walkers (Lays) crisps. Head outside the city boundaries and you’re in the home of Stilton cheese and traditional pork pies With locally produced and sustainable food becoming more…
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31 Mar 2022
The UK’s most diverse food and drink
The UK’s most diverse food and drink
Home of the Rural Capital of Food and Drink and a former UK Curry Capital, Leicester and Leicestershire have it all for food and drink lovers! Our county is full of amazing places to eat and drink, with one of the UK’s most diverse offerings. Our food and drink selection…
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24 Mar 2022
Leicester Tourism Awards
Leicester Tourism Awards
Two years to the day that the first COVID lockdown began, the Leicestershire Tourism industry gathered together at the Griffin Inn in Swithland to celebrate the resilience and creativity of businesses across the county. The event, hosted by Leicestershire Promotions, was held on Leicestershire Tourism Day (22 March), right in…
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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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29 Jul 2021
Get a taste of all things Leicestershire
Get a taste of all things Leicestershire
What are you having for dinner tonight? Are you the sort of person who meticulously plans a week of meals, or do you just rummage through the fridge come 5 o’clock looking for inspiration? Whether you’re from Leicester or not, the one thing you’re sure to have lurking amongst the…
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11 Jun 2021
Your essential guide to Leicester
Your essential guide to Leicester
Ay up me duck, so you’ve decided to take a short trip to Leicester. We wanted to give you a run down of the city that we love, and help you to pass for a local when you visit. From cobs to the clockeh and Englebert to Easylife, we’ve got…