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National Space Centre

National Space Centre is a space (and aerospace) museum. Its location is inside Leicester’s built-up area. Nearby, Leicester Cathedral (2.2 km) heads a list of 38 within 15 km.

Photo: National Space Centre, Kate Jewell (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Leicester

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 10%

#792 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum in Leicester

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#792 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (9 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Leicester

National Space Centre 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.

When to go

The weather, month by month

In Leicester, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 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

National Space Centre

9 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 9 languages
Town: in Leicester
Official site: spacecentre.co.uk

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

Plan your visit

Before you set off

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

The area around National Space Centre

Orange is National Space Centre; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from National Space Centre

By population, Leicester leads the 8 with 406,612. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Leicester

406,612 people · 30 places to visit

2 · 1.3 km north of it

Birstall

14,317 people · 22 places to visit

3 · 2.7 km northeast of it

Thurmaston

9,509 people · 17 places to visit

4 · 3.1 km north of it

Thurcaston

1,649 people · 13 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where National Space Centre is	People	Places to visit
Leicester	It’s in town	406,612	30
Birstall	1.3 km north of it	14,317	22
Thurmaston	2.7 km northeast of it	9,509	17
Thurcaston	3.1 km north of it	1,649	13
Anstey	3.9 km northwest of it	7,043	13
Syston	4.6 km northeast of it	13,628	6
Oadby	4.8 km southeast of it	24,039	22
Cropston	5.4 km northwest of it	1,120	7

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

There are 38 within 15 km, 3 museums, 2 abbeys or priories and 2 castles among them.

CathedralLeicester Cathedral2.2 km away 2

Abbey or prioryLeicester Abbey700 m away 3

CastleLeicester Castle2.5 km away 4

MuseumLeicester Museum and Art Gallery2.8 km away 5

Abbey or prioryAbbey Pumping Station100 m away 6

Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle6.6 km away 7

MuseumLeicester Guildhall2.2 km away 8

MuseumBelgrave Hall Museum800 m away

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

Questions before you go

Where is National Space Centre?

National Space Centre is in Leicester, Leicestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is National Space Centre?

Space (and aerospace) museum in Belgrave, Leicester.

When is the best time to visit National Space 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 National Space Centre?

Within 15 km: Leicester Cathedral (2.2 km), Leicester Abbey (700 m), Leicester Castle (2.5 km) and Leicester Museum and Art Gallery (2.8 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)

National Space Centre: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leicester Abbey: Kev747 at English Wikipedia, 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
Abbey Pumping Station: Jonnic1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leicester Guildhall: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Belgrave Hall Museum: Roger Hutchinson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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