King Richard III Visitor Centre
King Richard III Visitor Centre is a museum in Leicester. Add Leicester Cathedral, 100 m away, to a visit; it leads 33 places within 15 km. Its story is told in 4 languages on Wikipedia.
Museum in Leicester
Inside Leicester
King Richard III Visitor Centre 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.
Which month to go
Aim for June to September, when Leicester reaches 19–22°C.
King Richard III Visitor Centre
Museum in Leicester, England.
In Leicester, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- in Leicester
- Official site
- kriii.com
Know before you go
- EntryA fee is charged
Where to find King Richard III Visitor Centre
The orange dot is King Richard III Visitor Centre; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Leicester’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where people come from
Among the 6, Leicester is the biggest, home to 406,612 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
Leicester
Oadby
Birstall
Wigston
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where King Richard III Visitor Centre is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester | It’s in town | 406,612 | 30 |
| Oadby | 3.4 km southeast of it | 24,039 | 22 |
| Birstall | 3.5 km north of it | 14,317 | 22 |
| Wigston | 4 km south of it | 34,728 | 17 |
| Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe | 4.4 km west of it | 13,847 | 20 |
| Thurmaston | 4.7 km northeast of it | 9,509 | 17 |
Beyond King Richard III Visitor Centre
Within 15 km are 33 places, among them 4 museums, 2 castles and a cathedral.
CathedralLeicester Cathedral100 m away2
CastleLeicester Castle300 m away3
MuseumLeicester Museum and Art Gallery800 m away4
MuseumNational Space Centre2.2 km away5
MuseumLeicester Guildhall100 m away6
Abbey or prioryLeicester Abbey1.6 km away7
Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle6.1 km away8
MuseumNewarke Houses Museum300 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to King Richard III Visitor Centre: questions
Where is King Richard III Visitor Centre?
King Richard III Visitor Centre is in Leicester, Leicestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is King Richard III Visitor Centre?
Museum in Leicester, England.
When is the best time to visit King Richard III Visitor Centre?
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 King Richard III Visitor Centre?
Within 15 km: Leicester Cathedral (100 m), Leicester Castle (300 m), Leicester Museum and Art Gallery (800 m) and National Space Centre (2.2 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 (9)
- King Richard III Visitor Centre: RobinLeicester, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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 Guildhall: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Abbey: Kev747 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newarke Houses Museum: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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