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A day in Leicester City Centre

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Glitterbiscuits · 10/04/2023 18:43

I'm in Leicester for a day qthis week.
I used to go there regularly ... 25 years ago
The cathedral is closed so I can't go to see Richard
I know the shopping centre I used to wander around in closed.
I just to like to stare and the door knobs and light switches in Broughtons, but they moved.
What are the highlights now?

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FatAgainItsLettuceTime · 10/04/2023 23:02

Anycolouryoulike · 10/04/2023 23:00

Delish does the best breakfast cobs.

I tried the Full English Jacket Potato ONCE on my lunch break at work, spent the whole afternoon desperate for a nap to sleep off the huge amount of food.

Anycolouryoulike · 10/04/2023 23:09

I walk past it on the way to work and have to resist going in every day. I always get a breakfast cob on a Friday though 😂

dubyalass · 10/04/2023 23:51

Is the Very Bazaar still there? That was my favoured haunt in the late 80s 😁

Doingmybest12 · 10/04/2023 23:55

ODFOx · 10/04/2023 22:24

Is the Van Gogh immersive experience still running? We loved it.

I went not long ago, I think they keep extending it. I've been twice now.

CakeIsNotAvailable · 10/04/2023 23:59

Another vote for the Richard III visitor centre! Spent a couple of very happy hours there last time I visited Leicester.

Highcross shopping centre is a very pleasant environment, though it's mostly chain shops.

We enjoyed eating at Middletons.

PurpleAirGuitar · 11/04/2023 00:06

Rich himself (he's my homie so I'm allowed to call him Rich) is out of bounds but the visitor centre is quite interesting. The Guildhall, which is a stone's throw away and one of the oldest buildings in the city, is also worth a visit. Gelato Village, on the edge of the St Martins shopping area and very close to both museums, is my top tip for delicious snacks.

Ducksxinarow · 11/04/2023 00:15

Harrimans is a lovely home and interiors shop. Just down the road from the Richard III centre. No, I don’t work there!

pastypirate · 11/04/2023 00:19

I'd love a day in Leicester I lived there for a while in the noughties. I'd want a wander through the lanes and my lunch in the fat cat.

StagsLeap · 11/04/2023 00:40

Ducksxinarow · 11/04/2023 00:15

Harrimans is a lovely home and interiors shop. Just down the road from the Richard III centre. No, I don’t work there!

That’s a lovely shop.

I’m having nostalgic fits for the Good Earth veggie restaurant. Which was always mildly mad and felt like the same stuff had been on the menu in forever.

mamaduckbone · 11/04/2023 07:54

dubyalass · 10/04/2023 23:51

Is the Very Bazaar still there? That was my favoured haunt in the late 80s 😁

Yep - still there! I haven't been in for years but it's exactly the same, with the yellow and red awnings outside.

FlibbertyGibbitt · 11/04/2023 08:26

Silver Arcade worth a visit. Museums as mentioned previously. Go to Bradgate Park, Newtown Linford end. Park and walk to cropston end , back again , reward yourselves with a trip to Jades Tea Rooms … perfect 🤩

dubyalass · 11/04/2023 09:14

mamaduckbone · 11/04/2023 07:54

Yep - still there! I haven't been in for years but it's exactly the same, with the yellow and red awnings outside.

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Ahhh we'd get the bus into town and spend ages browsing in there. I was so envious of any girls wearing tie-dye skirts with little mirrors/bells from there.

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