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A group for collectors of perfume bottles and perfume ephemera

Things to see and do around Leicester


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King Richard III Visitor Centre

The incredible story of England's lost King. The last English King to die in battle (22 August 1485). Subsequently hastily buried in the centre of Leicester where he remained until 2012. The first King to be DNA tested.

The visitor centre is less than 10 minutes walk from the Holiday Inn!
www.KRiii.com
4A St Martins
0300 300 0900
National Space Centre
Six hands-on galleries, the UK's largest planetarium, a unique 3D Simulator experience and the iconic 42m Rocket Tower. Something for everybody to enjoy!
2 miles north of the city centre.
Leicester LE4 5NS
0845 6052001 www.spacecentre.co.uk
National Gas Museum
Largest gas museum in the world, displays of vintage heating and washing equipment, lighting, cooking and meters. Features a 1920s kitchen.
Aylestone Road LE2 7QJ
0116 2503190
www.gasmuseum.co.uk
Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre
The Battle of Bosworth 1485 was one of history's greatest and most pivotal battles. It witnessed the death of King Richard III and the birth of the all-powerful Tudor dynasty.
Sutton Cheney CV13 0AD
01455 290429
www.bosworthbattlefield.com
Great Central Railway
Britains only double track mainline heritage railway. Four stations
01509 230726
www.gcrailway.co.uk
Botanic Garden, University of Leicester
16 acre garden including woodland, herbaceous borders, water garden, tropical plants in glasshouses.
Oadby LE2 2LD
0116 2712933
www.le.ac/uk/botanicgarden

 

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