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Leicester Castle

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Leicester Castle is one of six castles the Albion Guide maps in Leicestershire. The closest station is Leicester, 1 km to the east. The nearest other castle is Kirby Muxloe Castle, 5.9 km to the west.

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More places to visit near Leicester Castle

Photo of the Grand Union Canal, a 137-mile canal running from Brentford to Birmingham, England.Highlight

Grand Union Canal

Canal

London to Birmingham by water — the trunk route of the canal age, with arms reaching Leicester, Aylesbury, Northampton and Paddington.

0.1 km NW · spans 9 counties

Photo of Abbey Park, a Grade II* registered house & garden in Leicestershire, central England.

Abbey Park

House & garden near Leicester

A grand Victorian park of 1882, laid out around a medieval abbey's ruins.

1.6 km N

Photo of National Space Centre, a visitor attraction in Leicestershire, central England.Highlight

National Space Centre

Attraction near Leicester

Leicester's landmark space museum under a soaring inflated rocket tower, with the UK's largest planetarium.

2.4 km N

Photo of University of Leicester Botanic Garden, a garden near Oadby, Leicestershire, central England.

University of Leicester Botanic Garden

Garden near Oadby

Sixteen acres of themed beds, glasshouses and mature trees at Oadby, used for teaching and open to the public.

4.3 km SE

Photo of Bradgate Park and Swithland Woods, a country park near Newtown Linford, Leicestershire, central England.Iconic

Bradgate Park and Swithland Woods

Country park near Newtown Linford

Ancient deer park, ruins and folly tower.

6.8 km NW

Photo along the Leicestershire Round, a 100-mile long-distance path in central England.

Leicestershire Round

Long-distance path

A hundred miles around Leicester, devised for the Footpath Association's hundredth year — Charnwood, Burrough Hill and Bosworth on the circuit.

7.8 km NW · Leicestershire & Rutland