Garden · Oadby · Leicestershire

Harold Martin Botanic Garden

Set in Oadby is Harold Martin Botanic Garden. Around it, within 5 km, are 15 more places on our list. Friends of the Garden;University of Leicester operates it.

Where

In Oadby

inside the built-up area

Run by

Friends of the Garden;University of Leicester

the operator on record

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Garden in Oadby

Inside Oadby

Harold Martin Botanic Garden is inside Oadby’s built-up area, with 15 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

Weather by the month

In Oadby the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–22°C.

Jan7° / 1°56 mm

Feb8° / 1°44 mm

Mar10° / 2°42 mm

Apr13° / 4°45 mm

May16° / 7°53 mm

Jun19° / 9°62 mm

Jul22° / 11°70 mm

Aug21° / 11°63 mm

Sep18° / 9°58 mm

Oct14° / 6°68 mm

Nov10° / 4°63 mm

Dec7° / 1°60 mm

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

About

Harold Martin Botanic Garden

A short trip away is Leicester Cathedral, 4.3 km off.

Type: Garden
Run by: Friends of the Garden;University of Leicester
Town: in Oadby

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

The map

Around Harold Martin Botanic Garden, mapped

Use the numbers to match each place near Harold Martin Botanic Garden with the list.

Towns near it

Towns around Harold Martin Botanic Garden, by distance

Leicester is the biggest of the 4 bases nearby (406,612 people). These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in town

Oadby

24,039 people · 22 places to visit

2 · 200 m northwest of it

Leicester

406,612 people · 30 places to visit

3 · 1.5 km southwest of it

Wigston

34,728 people · 17 places to visit

4 · 4.1 km southeast of it

Great Glen

4,062 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 4 towns

Town	Where Harold Martin Botanic Garden is	People	Places to visit
Oadby	It’s in town	24,039	22
Leicester	200 m northwest of it	406,612	30
Wigston	1.5 km southwest of it	34,728	17
Great Glen	4.1 km southeast of it	4,062	4

Make a day of it

Also near Harold Martin Botanic Garden

Around it, within 15 km, lie 35 more, including 3 museums, 2 castles and a cathedral.

CathedralLeicester Cathedral4.3 km away 2

MuseumLeicester Museum and Art Gallery3.4 km away 3

GardenUniversity of Leicester Botanic Garden100 m away 4

CastleLeicester Castle4.3 km away 5

MuseumNational Space Centre5.9 km away 6

Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle9.7 km away 7

Abbey or prioryLeicester Abbey5.5 km away 8

MuseumLeicester Guildhall4.3 km away

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

A visit to Harold Martin Botanic Garden: questions

Where is Harold Martin Botanic Garden?

Harold Martin Botanic Garden is in Oadby, Leicestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Harold Martin Botanic Garden?

Garden.

Who runs Harold Martin Botanic Garden?

Friends of the Garden;University of Leicester.

When is the best time to visit Harold Martin Botanic Garden?

June to September are the warmest months in Oadby, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Harold Martin Botanic Garden?

Within 15 km: Leicester Cathedral (4.3 km), Leicester Museum and Art Gallery (3.4 km), University of Leicester Botanic Garden (100 m) and Leicester Castle (4.3 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 Museum and Art Gallery: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
University of Leicester Botanic Garden: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leicester Castle: Kris1973, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Space Centre: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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

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