Visit Leicester

Visit Leicester Official Tourist Board for Leicester and Leicestershire (LVEP). We're based at the King Richard III Visitor Centre.

Welcome to the Visit Leicester page, a place crammed full of everything that’s fantastic about our city, including news, photos, videos and events. Our Visit Leicester Centre, in the heart of the City, offers residents and visitors the following:

• Inspirational ideas and information on places to visit
• Discover 2000 years of history in The Story of Leicester
• Find out about shopping,

where to eat and drink, special offers and discounts
• Discover what’s on, events, gigs, concerts and club nights
• Browse for local interest books, gifts and souvenirs
• De Montfort Hall box office
• Plan and book short breaks, holidays & day trips

Opening Times:

Monday - Saturday: 9:30am - 5.30pm
Sundays & Bank Holidays: 10.00am - 4.00pm
Closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day

Address:

4a St Martins, Leicester LE1 5DB

Come and say hello to us (and Lemmyduck) at and you could win a Leicester prize too!
13/06/2025

Come and say hello to us (and Lemmyduck) at and you could win a Leicester prize too!

Some fantastic new artwork on Queens Road telling the story of Archers butchers, who've been plying their trade there fo...
13/06/2025

Some fantastic new artwork on Queens Road telling the story of Archers butchers, who've been plying their trade there for more than 100 years!

This Saturday across the Cultural Quarter there's loads of fantastic fun family activities taking place as part of Cultu...
12/06/2025

This Saturday across the Cultural Quarter there's loads of fantastic fun family activities taking place as part of Cultural Quarter Earlies from 12noon-4pm
🖌️LCB Depot: Hey Clay! family day
🖌️Curve: Shadow puppet workshops at 12noon, 1.30 and 3pm
🖌️Leicester Print Workshop: Create unique prints
🖌️Phoenix: A film inspired crafty workshop! 1-3pm
🖌️Two Queens: Explore drawing with tape!
🖌️Central Library: Crafts to celebrate Windrush

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🅿️ PARKING IN LEICESTER TOMORROW 🅿️
Both of our car parks are open and available tomorrow if you’re visiting Summer Solstice at Abbey Park.
Memory Lane, LE1 3WU ///corner.caked.target
and
Charter Street, LE1 3UD ///posed.fees.grew
Payment via app, all details available on site.
Have a great day knowing your car’s parked close by.

This weekend Download Festival kicks off a summer of festivals in Leicestershire. From historical celebrations to foodie...
12/06/2025

This weekend Download Festival kicks off a summer of festivals in Leicestershire. From historical celebrations to foodie days of, Pride, Caribbean Carnival and loads more, check out our Summer blog to find out what's going on!

https://ow.ly/yhQl50W8hEb

It's the Clarendon Park Summer Fair on Sunday, but there's loads more happening aside from all the amazing stalls and en...
12/06/2025

It's the Clarendon Park Summer Fair on Sunday, but there's loads more happening aside from all the amazing stalls and entertainment on Queens Road. Check it out!

Make sure that the Leicester Food Festival is in your summer diary! Coming back to Abbey Park in August, there's loads o...
11/06/2025

Make sure that the Leicester Food Festival is in your summer diary! Coming back to Abbey Park in August, there's loads of incredible food, fantastic tribute acts on stage, live cooking demos and loads more!

Click here to find out more https://ow.ly/GyGL50W7Ipj

11/06/2025

The sun is shining & our beautiful new garden is waiting! 😎🍻

A flashback to the weekend and the Riverside Festival! Thousands of people turned up despite the slightly disappointing ...
11/06/2025

A flashback to the weekend and the Riverside Festival! Thousands of people turned up despite the slightly disappointing weather for the first major event of ! Take a look at our summer pages to find out what else is going on!
https://ow.ly/1PvL50W7yu8

Address

4a Street Martins
Leicester
LE15DB

Opening Hours

Monday 10:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 10:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 10:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 10:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 10:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday 10am - 4:30pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm

Telephone

+441162994444

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Welcome to the Visit Leicester page, a place crammed full of everything that’s fantastic about our city, including news, photos, videos and events. Our Visit Leicester Centre, in the heart of the City, offers residents and visitors the following: • Inspirational ideas and information on places to visit • Discover 2000 years of history in The Story of Leicester • Find out about shopping, where to eat and drink, special offers and discounts • Discover what’s on, events, gigs, concerts and club nights • Browse for local interest books, gifts and souvenirs • De Montfort Hall box office • Plan and book short breaks, holidays & day trips Opening Times: Monday - Saturday: 9:30am - 5.30pm Sundays & Bank Holidays: 10.00am - 4.00pm Closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day Address: Visit Leicester Centre, 51 Gallowtree Gate, Leicester LE15AD