Abbey or priory · Leicester · Leicestershire

Abbey Pumping Station

Abbey Pumping Station is a local Authority Museum in the East Midlands. It lies inside the built-up area of Leicester. There are 38 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Leicester Cathedral (2.3 km).

Photo: Abbey Pumping Station, Jonnic1 at English Wikipedia (Public domain)

Where

In Leicester

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Abbey or priory in Leicester

Inside Leicester

Abbey Pumping Station is inside Leicester’s built-up area, with 20 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

In Leicester the warm season is June to September, with highs of 19–22°C.

Jan7° / 1°55 mm

Feb8° / 1°45 mm

Mar11° / 2°42 mm

Apr14° / 4°46 mm

May17° / 7°52 mm

Jun20° / 10°60 mm

Jul22° / 12°66 mm

Aug22° / 12°62 mm

Sep19° / 10°56 mm

Oct14° / 7°66 mm

Nov10° / 4°61 mm

Dec8° / 1°59 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Leicester, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Leicester. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Leicester’s full climate →

About

Abbey Pumping Station

Articles on it exist in 4 languages.

Type: Abbey or priory
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: in Leicester
Official site: leicestermuseums.org/abbey-pumping-station

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

When it is open

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Where to find Abbey Pumping Station

The numbers show what else is near Abbey Pumping Station, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Abbey Pumping Station

The largest of the 8 towns is Leicester, with 406,612 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Leicester

406,612 people · 30 places to visit

2 · 1.2 km north of it

Birstall

14,317 people · 22 places to visit

3 · 2.6 km northeast of it

Thurmaston

9,509 people · 17 places to visit

4 · 3 km north of it

Thurcaston

1,649 people · 13 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Abbey Pumping Station is	People	Places to visit
Leicester	It’s in town	406,612	30
Birstall	1.2 km north of it	14,317	22
Thurmaston	2.6 km northeast of it	9,509	17
Thurcaston	3 km north of it	1,649	13
Anstey	3.9 km northwest of it	7,043	13
Syston	4.5 km northeast of it	13,628	6
Oadby	4.9 km southeast of it	24,039	22
Wigston	7.9 km south of it	34,728	17

Make a day of it

Also near Abbey Pumping Station

Among the 38 within 15 km are 4 museums, 2 castles and a cathedral.

CathedralLeicester Cathedral2.3 km away 2

MuseumNational Space Centre100 m away 3

Abbey or prioryLeicester Abbey800 m away 4

CastleLeicester Castle2.6 km away 5

MuseumLeicester Museum and Art Gallery2.9 km away 6

Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle6.8 km away 7

MuseumLeicester Guildhall2.3 km away 8

MuseumBelgrave Hall Museum700 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Planning a visit to Abbey Pumping Station

Where is Abbey Pumping Station?

Abbey Pumping Station is in Leicester, Leicestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Abbey Pumping Station?

Local Authority Museum in the East Midlands, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Abbey Pumping Station?

June to September are the warmest months in Leicester, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Abbey Pumping Station?

Within 15 km: Leicester Cathedral (2.3 km), National Space Centre (100 m), Leicester Abbey (800 m) and Leicester Castle (2.6 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Abbey Pumping Station: Jonnic1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Space Centre: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leicester Abbey: Kev747 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leicester Castle: Kris1973, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leicester Museum and Art Gallery: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leicester Guildhall: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Belgrave Hall Museum: Roger Hutchinson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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