Clock Tower
This is Clock Tower, a historic site in Leicester. There are 22 other places to visit inside 5 km. The first to add nearby is Leicester Cathedral, at 300 m.
Historic site in Leicester
Inside Leicester
Clock Tower is inside Leicester’s built-up area, with 22 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.
The year in Leicester
In Leicester, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 19–22°C.
Clock Tower
Historic site.
In Leicester, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Historic site
- Town
- in Leicester
Its place on the map
The map puts Clock Tower in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Leicester’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Which town is nearest
Leicester tops the 7 for size, at 406,612 people. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
Leicester
Birstall
Oadby
Wigston
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Clock Tower is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester | It’s in town | 406,612 | 30 |
| Birstall | 3.2 km north of it | 14,317 | 22 |
| Oadby | 3.3 km southeast of it | 24,039 | 22 |
| Wigston | 4.2 km south of it | 34,728 | 17 |
| Thurmaston | 4.4 km northeast of it | 9,509 | 17 |
| Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe | 4.7 km west of it | 13,847 | 20 |
| Thurcaston | 5 km north of it | 1,649 | 13 |
Combine it with these
Within 15 km are 33 places, among them 4 museums, 2 castles and a cathedral.
CathedralLeicester Cathedral300 m away2
CastleLeicester Castle600 m away3
MuseumLeicester Museum and Art Gallery900 m away4
MuseumNational Space Centre2 km away5
Abbey or prioryLeicester Abbey1.4 km away6
MuseumLeicester Guildhall400 m away7
MuseumKing Richard III Visitor Centre300 m away8
Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle6.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Clock Tower: what to know
Where is Clock Tower?
Clock Tower is in Leicester, Leicestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Clock Tower?
Historic site.
When is the best time to visit Clock Tower?
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 Clock Tower?
Within 15 km: Leicester Cathedral (300 m), Leicester Castle (600 m), Leicester Museum and Art Gallery (900 m) and National Space Centre (2 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 (8)
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, 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
- 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 Guildhall: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- King Richard III Visitor Centre: RobinLeicester, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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