Zoo · Leicester · Leicestershire

Pets Corner

Pets Corner is a petting zoo zoo. Inside Leicester’s built-up area is where it stands. It is managed by Leicester City Council.

Where

In Leicester

inside the built-up area

Run by

Leicester City Council

the operator on record

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Zoo in Leicester

Inside Leicester

Pets Corner is inside Leicester’s built-up area, with 21 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

Warmest in Leicester are June to September, at 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

Pets Corner

Add Leicester Cathedral, 1.7 km away, to a visit; it leads 38 places within 15 km.

Type: Zoo
Run by: Leicester City Council
Town: in Leicester

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

Plan your visit

Hours, entry and address

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

Where it sits

Spot Pets Corner in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Staying near Pets Corner

By population, Leicester leads the 8 with 406,612. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in town

Leicester

406,612 people · 30 places to visit

2 · 1.8 km north of it

Birstall

14,317 people · 22 places to visit

3 · 3.4 km northeast of it

Thurmaston

9,509 people · 17 places to visit

4 · 3.4 km north of it

Thurcaston

1,649 people · 13 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Pets Corner is	People	Places to visit
Leicester	It’s in town	406,612	30
Birstall	1.8 km north of it	14,317	22
Thurmaston	3.4 km northeast of it	9,509	17
Thurcaston	3.4 km north of it	1,649	13
Anstey	3.9 km northwest of it	7,043	13
Oadby	4.7 km southeast of it	24,039	22
Groby	4.7 km west of it	6,559	10
Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe	4.9 km southwest of it	13,847	20

Make a day of it

Beyond Pets Corner

Among the 38 within 15 km are 3 museums, 2 abbeys or priories and 2 castles.

CathedralLeicester Cathedral1.7 km away 2

MuseumNational Space Centre600 m away 3

Abbey or prioryLeicester Abbey200 m away 4

CastleLeicester Castle1.9 km away 5

MuseumLeicester Museum and Art Gallery2.4 km away 6

Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle6.1 km away 7

Abbey or prioryAbbey Pumping Station800 m away 8

MuseumLeicester Guildhall1.7 km away

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

Visiting Pets Corner: the answers

Where is Pets Corner?

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

What is Pets Corner?

Zoo: petting zoo.

Who runs Pets Corner?

Leicester City Council.

When is the best time to visit Pets Corner?

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 Pets Corner?

Within 15 km: Leicester Cathedral (1.7 km), National Space Centre (600 m), Leicester Abbey (200 m) and Leicester Castle (1.9 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
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 Castle: Kris1973, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leicester Museum and Art Gallery: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Abbey Pumping Station: Jonnic1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Leicester Guildhall: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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