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Retro Computer Museum

Retro Computer Museum is a technology museum. It is within Leicester’s built-up area. This is a site of Retro Computer Museum.

Where

In Leicester

inside the built-up area

Run by

Retro Computer Museum

the operator on record

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum in Leicester

Inside Leicester

Retro Computer Museum is inside Leicester’s built-up area, with 17 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

The warmest stretch in Leicester is June to September, at 19–22°C in the afternoon.

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

Retro Computer Museum

38 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Leicester Cathedral (4.5 km).

Type: Museum
Run by: Retro Computer Museum
Town: in Leicester
Official site: retrocomputermuseum.co.uk

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

The map

The area around Retro Computer Museum

The numbers show what else is near Retro Computer Museum, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Staying near Retro Computer Museum

In size, Leicester comes first of the 6, with 406,612 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

Leicester

406,612 people · 30 places to visit

2 · 500 m north of it

Thurmaston

9,509 people · 17 places to visit

3 · 2.1 km northwest of it

Birstall

14,317 people · 22 places to visit

4 · 2.6 km north of it

Syston

13,628 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Retro Computer Museum is	People	Places to visit
Leicester	It’s in town	406,612	30
Thurmaston	500 m north of it	9,509	17
Birstall	2.1 km northwest of it	14,317	22
Syston	2.6 km north of it	13,628	6
Thurcaston	4.2 km northwest of it	1,649	13
Queniborough	4.7 km northeast of it	3,087	2

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Of the 38 within 15 km, look for 3 museums, 2 castles and 2 abbeys or priories.

CathedralLeicester Cathedral4.5 km away 2

MuseumNational Space Centre3 km away 3

CastleLeicester Castle4.8 km away 4

MuseumLeicester Museum and Art Gallery4.6 km away 5

Abbey or prioryLeicester Abbey3.6 km away 6

Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle9.7 km away 7

Abbey or prioryAbbey Pumping Station2.9 km away 8

MuseumLeicester Guildhall4.5 km away

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

What people ask about Retro Computer Museum

Where is Retro Computer Museum?

Retro Computer Museum is in Leicester, Leicestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Retro Computer Museum?

Museum: technology.

Who runs Retro Computer Museum?

Retro Computer Museum.

When is the best time to visit Retro Computer Museum?

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 Retro Computer Museum?

Within 15 km: Leicester Cathedral (4.5 km), National Space Centre (3 km), Leicester Castle (4.8 km) and Leicester Museum and Art Gallery (4.6 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 Castle: Kris1973, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leicester Museum and Art Gallery: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leicester Abbey: Kev747 at English Wikipedia, 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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