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Things to Do

Visit Leicester > Blog > Things to Do
  1. 1 Oct 2018
    a coffee being poured with an intricate design

    Coffee in Leicester

    Latte art, anyone? All cities have coffee shops, right? It doesn’t matter where you are, the big three will be there ready to tempt you in for a perfectly-brewed caffeine fix (or decaffeinated, if you prefer). So, how can a coffee shop make a city special? It’s all about the…

  2. 29 Aug 2018
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    Discovering Leicester’s Hidden Heritage

    Leicester’s motto may be ‘Semper Eadem’ – meaning ‘always the same’ – but the city’s hugely-diverse heritage, dating back to Roman times, shows its history has been anything but business as usual. Some of that history is easy to find – the King Richard III Visitor Centre, in St Martins,…

  3. 24 Mar 2018
    a bandstand in a park

    Get outdoors and enjoy British Summer Time

    Hurrah! British Summer Time is here, and we think longer evenings are surely a thing to celebrate. With the days getting longer, it’s safe to say summer is on its way – even if the weather doesn’t always get the memo. Leicester and its beautiful surrounding countryside offer the perfect…

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