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Leicester Guildhall

Leicester Guildhall is a grade I listed seat of local government, and museum, in Leicester. Top of the 33 other places within 15 km is Leicester Cathedral, 100 m off. It is written up in 5 Wikipedias.

Photo: Leicester Guildhall, NotFromUtrecht (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Leicester

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 19%

#1,601 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum in Leicester

Inside Leicester

Leicester Guildhall is inside Leicester’s built-up area, with 21 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Leicester has 424 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Which month to go

If warmth matters, go June to September: Leicester reaches 19–22°C.

Jan7° / 1°55 mm

Feb8° / 1°45 mm

Mar11° / 2°42 mm

Apr14° / 4°46 mm

May17° / 7°52 mm

Jun20° / 10°60 mm

Jul22° / 12°66 mm

Aug22° / 12°62 mm

Sep19° / 10°56 mm

Oct14° / 7°66 mm

Nov10° / 4°61 mm

Dec8° / 1°59 mm

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

About

Leicester Guildhall

Grade I listed seat of local government, and museum, in Leicester, United Kingdom.

In Leicester, inside the town’s built-up area.

Leicester’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 5 languages
Town: in Leicester
Official site: leicestermuseums.org/leicester-guildhall

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

The map

Finding Leicester Guildhall

Leicester Guildhall is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

Leicester, with 406,612 people, is the largest of the 8. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · It’s in town

Leicester

406,612 people · 30 places to visit

2 · 3.4 km north of it

Birstall

14,317 people · 22 places to visit

3 · 3.5 km southeast of it

Oadby

24,039 people · 22 places to visit

4 · 4.1 km south of it

Wigston

34,728 people · 17 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Leicester Guildhall is	People	Places to visit
Leicester	It’s in town	406,612	30
Birstall	3.4 km north of it	14,317	22
Oadby	3.5 km southeast of it	24,039	22
Wigston	4.1 km south of it	34,728	17
Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe	4.3 km west of it	13,847	20
Thurmaston	4.7 km northeast of it	9,509	17
Anstey	5.8 km northwest of it	7,043	13
Blaby and Whetstone	7.7 km south of it	14,072	3

Make a day of it

What else is near Leicester Guildhall

Around it, within 15 km, lie 33 more, including 4 museums, 2 castles and a cathedral.

CathedralLeicester Cathedral100 m away 2

CastleLeicester Castle300 m away 3

MuseumLeicester Museum and Art Gallery900 m away 4

MuseumNational Space Centre2.2 km away 5

Abbey or prioryLeicester Abbey1.6 km away 6

MuseumKing Richard III Visitor Centre100 m away 7

Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle6 km away 8

MuseumNewarke Houses Museum400 m away

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

Planning a visit to Leicester Guildhall

Where is Leicester Guildhall?

Leicester Guildhall is in Leicester, Leicestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Leicester Guildhall?

Grade I listed seat of local government, and museum, in Leicester, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Leicester Guildhall?

June to September are the warmest months in Leicester, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Leicester Guildhall a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Leicester Guildhall?

Within 15 km: Leicester Cathedral (100 m), Leicester Castle (300 m), Leicester Museum and Art Gallery (900 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)

Leicester Guildhall: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 Abbey: Kev747 at English Wikipedia, 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
Newarke Houses Museum: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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