Leicester with DS 5

[Peabody25]

We’re having a night near Leicester in a couple of weeks to meet DH’s mum and dad half way so will have the next day to explore! Is there anywhere good to go with DS? Somewhere he can have a run about or that there’s lots to do but doesn't cost a fortune.

National space centre?

I did look at that but would work out at £50 for the 4 of us and couldn't work out from the website how much there was to do rather than just look at.

Thanks though

oh i LOVE twycross zoo!! they let you feed the lorakeet birds for about £1. not too big a zoo and very friendly. xx

I haven’t been (although live close by) but I have a friend with 4 DC (aged 1-7) and they all love it.
Abbey Park is nice. Bradgate Park is lovely too.

Conkers is fab too.

Love the look of Conkers, I'll have a look at Twycross Zoo as well.

Stonehurst farm :)

Twycross is quite pricey!

Bradgate Park is a great place for children to have a run about.

Abbey pumping museum in the grounds of the Space Centre. Free to get into I believe, and close to Abbey Park for a run around afterwards. I think the museum on New Walk is free to get into too, has dinosaurs and Egypt on the ground floor which my year 1 class used to like.

Rutland water, bosworth water trust, bradgate park

I know Leicester very well. There's the Abbey pumping station (free) right next door to the space centre, with a 5 minute drive from Abbey Park (fair there at the moment).
There's also Gorse Hill farm, about another 5 or 10 min drive away, and there's the King Richard visitor centre in the City centre.

I see a pp has already mentioned the pumping station!
The space centre (whilst a little expensive) is definitely the best one to visit

Another vote for Bradgate Park!

Sorry, I don't think the Space centre is worth the huge entrance fee!

Leicester isn't very child friendly but there is a museum along the old victorian walk from the town centre to the direction of the University. It starts near pizza express from memory. Rutland water is nearby. Burley house isn't too fair either and the park is free. There are lots of lovely villages just outside of Leicester-maybe a pub lunch and a visit to the playground/walk around the church yard? Leicestershire is very pretty but Leicester has been completely destroyed, genuinely one of the most soul sucking places in Britain.

New Walk museum is great.

Conkers has a Groupon family ticket offer at the moment.
I think there is a funfair at Abbey Park during the summer. There is a boating lake there and a miniature railway.
Bradgate Park is lovely too, no entrance fee but parking charges.
I always look at trip advisor for ideas when I'm visiting somewhere.

Bosworth water trust is really worth a look, my CD spent the day there with her gran a few weeks ago and loved it. Man made beach, softplay indoors and outdoors play park, cafes for food or shades areas for picnic, flamingo pedal boats. I think entrance fee is £5 per car.

Bradgate Park and Abbey Park are both great - maybe also a run on the Grand Central Railway?

New Walk museum and Abbey Park Pumping Station if you're in the city.

Bradgate Park, Beacon Hill or Switherland wood if you want time outside.

Leicester has been completely destroyed, genuinely one of the most soul sucking places in Britain

I assume you've been to very few places in Britain then!