Highway Spinney
Visitors find Highway Spinney, an attraction, 100 m west of Leicester. Add Leicester Cathedral, 4.1 km away, to a visit; it leads 36 places within 15 km.
Attraction near Leicester
Just outside Leicester
Highway Spinney is 100 m west of Leicester. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
If warmth matters, go June to September: Leicester reaches 19–22°C.
Highway Spinney
Attraction.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- 100 m west of Leicester
Where it sits
Use the numbers to match each place near Highway Spinney with the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns near Highway Spinney
Leicester, with 406,612 people, is the largest of the 6. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Leicester
Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe
Ratby
Enderby and Narborough
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Highway Spinney is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester | 100 m east of it | 406,612 | 30 |
| Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe | 200 m west of it | 13,847 | 20 |
| Ratby | 3.1 km northwest of it | 4,262 | 7 |
| Enderby and Narborough | 3.2 km south of it | 13,178 | 5 |
| Groby | 3.5 km northwest of it | 6,559 | 10 |
| Anstey | 4.6 km north of it | 7,043 | 13 |
Beyond Highway Spinney
Nearby, 36 places within 15 km include 3 castles, 2 museums and a cathedral.
CathedralLeicester Cathedral4.1 km away2
Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle2.3 km away3
CastleLeicester Castle3.9 km away4
MuseumLeicester Museum and Art Gallery4.6 km away5
MuseumNational Space Centre5.3 km away6
Abbey or prioryLeicester Abbey4.7 km away7
GardenBradgate Park7.4 km away8
CastleGroby Castle4.6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Highway Spinney: what to know
Where is Highway Spinney?
Highway Spinney is 100 m west of Leicester, Leicestershire.
What is Highway Spinney?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Highway Spinney?
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 Highway Spinney?
Within 15 km: Leicester Cathedral (4.1 km), Kirby Muxloe Castle (2.3 km), Leicester Castle (3.9 km) and Leicester Museum and Art Gallery (4.6 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 (8)
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, 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
- Bradgate Park: Duncharris, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Groby Castle: Charles Wall, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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