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Attractions in Wigston

Framework Knitters Museum is Wigston’s place to visit

Visitors to Wigston can choose from 8 museums, 2 castles and 2 gardens. The built-up area itself has one place on our list; 16 others are within 5 km of its edge. A longer outing takes you to Kirby Muxloe Castle, 9.5 km off.

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In Wigston
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
16
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
8
in or near town
Castles & historic places
6
in or near town
Best known

Highlights of Wigston

Then come 2 museums, a cathedral and a castle, behind Framework Knitters Museum.

MuseumMuseumFramework Knitters Museumin townCathedralLeicester Cathedral4.1 km outside town, to the northCastleLeicester Castle3.9 km outside town, to the northMuseumLeicester Museum and Art Gallery3.3 km outside town, to the northGardenUniversity of Leicester Botanic Garden1.4 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumLeicester Guildhall4.1 km outside town, to the north

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Around Wigston, mapped

The map puts most of the 16 to the north.

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The dashed line is Wigston’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

A breakdown by kind

8 museums or galleries and 6 castles or historic places top the count.

Museums & galleries 8 museums1 in town · 7 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 castles · 2 historic sites · 1 cathedral · 1 abbey or priory0 in town · 6 nearby
Gardens & estates 2 gardens0 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Wigston. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Place by place

After the one in town come 16 more within 5 km of its edge.

The one inside Wigston comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

20 listed buildings are on Wigston’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Wigston →

Big names nearby

Around the region

Best known of the 12 within reach is Kirby Muxloe Castle, at 9.5 km.

Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle9.5 km northwestCathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael33 km southwestMuseumNational Space Centre7.8 km northAbbey or prioryLeicester Abbey7.3 km northHistoric houseAlthorp35 km southMuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum33 km southwest · 300K visitors a year (2010)GardenBradgate Park14 km northwestCastleGroby Castle12 km northwestAbbey or prioryAbbey Pumping Station7.9 km northAbbey or prioryMount St Bernard Abbey22 km northwestCastleCaludon Castle29 km southwestCastleMelbourne Castle34 km northwest

Places well known beyond Wigston (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Seeing Wigston: your questions

What are the main attractions in Wigston?

The place to visit inside Wigston’s built-up area is Framework Knitters Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 16 more within 5 km.

Does Wigston have a museum?

8 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Wigston: Framework Knitters Museum, Leicester Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester Guildhall and Newarke Houses Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Wigston?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kirby Muxloe Castle (English Heritage), 9.5 km northwest.

What are the best-known days out near Wigston?

Within 40 km: Kirby Muxloe Castle (9.5 km), Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (33 km), National Space Centre (7.8 km), Leicester Abbey (7.3 km).

Where are Wigston’s historic buildings listed?

Wigston has 20 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Wigston when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.

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 (22)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.