Leicester Markets, Museums And Art Galleries

One attraction no tourist to the city should ever miss is the Leicester Market. With history going back almost 700 years and also with the prestigious title of being Europe's largest covered market, it is always a hive of activity. As you stroll through the market you will see people from all corners of the globe. It has the most varied ethnic mixture of people throughout England and the United Kingdom.
Look through the stalls and experience unusual mixtures of vegetables and exotic fruits from around the world, not forgetting to seek out the excellent fish market in the Market Centre for a mouth-watering array of quality fresh fish and other foods.
Just outside the city centre is the Beaumont Leys Market - a popular local market within Beaumont Leys Shopping Centre, opened in 1984 and still growing rapidly.
New Walk Museum and Art Gallery are situated within the historic New Walk area of the city. In 1849 the Literary and Philosophical Society formally presented to the town its various collections, which have grown and developed over the last 150 years into one of the premier museums in the region.
New Walk Museum has been the inspiration for many people including Lord Attenborough and Sir David Attenborough, who pursued their love of art and natural history as a result of spending their formative years as regular visitors to the galleries. You can spend hours looking at a wide variety of art from Leicester and all over the world.
Leicester's oldest museum has wide-ranging collections spanning the natural and cultural world. The museum has a coffee shop, and is also a venue for musical performances and weddings. This museum is very popular with tourists especially when the weather is not too good outside!
Leicester's Guildhall is a very old timber framed building that once acted as the town hall for the city. The building dates from the 15th century (parts are earlier), and is in the old walled city on a street now known as Guildhall Lane. The Guildhall is a Grade I Listed Building, and the surrounding area, also including the Cathedral of St Martin's and is a conservation area.
Belgrave Hall provides an oasis of peace and quiet in a busy city. It was built in the early 18th century, in what was then a small village 3 miles from the town of Leicester. Now city traffic passes, almost unnoticed, just beyond the garden walls. It has changed hands many times but the owners have always played a major role in the economic, social and charitable life of the community.
The city of Leicester is an ideal place to discover England. It is easily accessible by road and rail. It has its own railway station which provides regular and reliable train service to the rest if England.
It is just over an hour by car to London, Birmingham and Manchester. Leicester has a great rail service and you are within an hour's reach of most of England's heartland.
Leicester is only twenty minutes away from Midlands Airport and only ninety minutes from Stanstead and Heathrow Airports.
The Leicester people pride themselves on making tourists feel welcome in their city. Make sure that when you visit England you also spend a few days in one of England's oldest towns.

by Zubeir Dassu
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