Leicester Castle
Leicester Castle is a castle in Leicester. Nearby, Leicester Cathedral (300 m) heads a list of 33 within 15 km. 10 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
Castle in Leicester
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#755 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (10 Wikipedias). About ↓
Inside Leicester
Leicester Castle 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.
The climate through the year
June to September are the warmest in Leicester, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C.
Leicester Castle
Castle in Leicester, England, UK.
In Leicester, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 10 languages
- Town
- in Leicester
Around Leicester Castle, mapped
The numbers show what else is near Leicester Castle, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Leicester’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns around Leicester Castle, by distance
By population, Leicester leads the 8 with 406,612. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
- 1Leicester
- 2Oadby
- 3Birstall
- 4Wigston
- 5Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe
- 6Thurmaston
- 7Anstey
- 8Thurcaston
Leicester
Oadby
Birstall
Wigston
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Leicester Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester | It’s in town | 406,612 | 30 |
| Oadby | 3.5 km southeast of it | 24,039 | 22 |
| Birstall | 3.7 km north of it | 14,317 | 22 |
| Wigston | 3.9 km south of it | 34,728 | 17 |
| Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe | 4.1 km west of it | 13,847 | 20 |
| Thurmaston | 5 km northeast of it | 9,509 | 17 |
| Anstey | 6 km northwest of it | 7,043 | 13 |
| Thurcaston | 6 km north of it | 1,649 | 13 |
While you are near Leicester Castle
5 museums, a cathedral and an abbey or priory are among the 33 within 15 km.
CathedralLeicester Cathedral300 m away2
MuseumLeicester Museum and Art Gallery900 m away3
MuseumNational Space Centre2.5 km away4
Abbey or prioryLeicester Abbey1.8 km away5
MuseumLeicester Guildhall300 m away6
MuseumNewarke Houses Museum100 m away7
Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle5.9 km away8
MuseumKing Richard III Visitor Centre300 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Leicester Castle: what to know
Where is Leicester Castle?
Leicester Castle is in Leicester, Leicestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Leicester Castle?
Castle in Leicester, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Leicester Castle?
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 Leicester Castle?
Within 15 km: Leicester Cathedral (300 m), Leicester Museum and Art Gallery (900 m), National Space Centre (2.5 km) and Leicester Abbey (1.8 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)
- Leicester Castle: Kris1973, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Newarke Houses Museum: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- King Richard III Visitor Centre: RobinLeicester, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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