Magazine Gateway
Set in Leicester, Magazine Gateway is a historic site. 22 more places to visit are within 5 km. For a second stop, Leicester Cathedral is 300 m away.
Historic site in Leicester
Inside Leicester
Magazine Gateway 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
The warmest afternoons in Leicester run June to September, at 19–22°C.
Magazine Gateway
Historic site.
In Leicester, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Historic site
- Town
- in Leicester
Locating Magazine Gateway
The map centres on Magazine Gateway, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Leicester’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Which town is nearest
In size, Leicester comes first of the 6, with 406,612 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
Leicester
Oadby
Birstall
Wigston
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Magazine Gateway is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester | It’s in town | 406,612 | 30 |
| Oadby | 3.3 km southeast of it | 24,039 | 22 |
| Birstall | 3.8 km north of it | 14,317 | 22 |
| Wigston | 3.8 km south of it | 34,728 | 17 |
| Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe | 4.2 km west of it | 13,847 | 20 |
| Thurmaston | 5 km northeast of it | 9,509 | 17 |
Around Magazine Gateway
Among the 33 within 15 km are 4 museums, 2 castles and a cathedral.
CathedralLeicester Cathedral300 m away2
CastleLeicester Castle100 m away3
MuseumLeicester Museum and Art Gallery700 m away4
MuseumNational Space Centre2.5 km away5
MuseumLeicester Guildhall300 m away6
Abbey or prioryLeicester Abbey1.9 km away7
MuseumNewarke Houses Museum100 m away8
Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is Magazine Gateway?
Magazine Gateway is in Leicester, Leicestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Magazine Gateway?
Historic site.
When is the best time to visit Magazine Gateway?
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 Magazine Gateway?
Within 15 km: Leicester Cathedral (300 m), Leicester Castle (100 m), Leicester Museum and Art Gallery (700 m) and National Space Centre (2.5 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 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
- Newarke Houses Museum: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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