Leicester
Properties and events in Leicester
Before heading out for your Heritage Open Days visit, please check entries for last-minute changes.
The Heritage of Belgrave Hall
Built from blue and red brick between 1709 and 1713, Belgrave Hall was commissioned for hosiery merchant Edmund Craddock. The tranquil walled gardens, surrounding the Hall, include plants and trees introduced by the Hall’s many owners.
Leicester City, County & Rutland At Risk War Memorials Project
Discover what it takes to care for 54 War memorials.
St Margaret's Church, Leicester
The Church is open for visitors to view our grade I listed Church.
Magazine Gateway Guided Tours
Guided Tours of the building by Blue Badge Guides. Notable mediaeval building, with fascinating architectural features and historical graffiti.
St Andrew's Church, Jarrom Street
St Andrew's is one of Leicester's hidden secrets - it looks much bigger and more impressive from the inside than from the outside. It's a Gilbert Scott design from 1860-62 and a lot of decorating and refurbishing has happened in the past 3 years.
Great Meeting Chapel: Open days, Tea in the Garden and special exhibition
An inner-city gem: a 1708 Chapel, Leicester's oldest complete brick building, with unique octagonal ceiling and woodland garden.
Leicester Photographic Archive Pop Up Exhibition
Explore some of the highlights of Leicester City Council's Photographic Archive.
Phoenix Projection Room Tour
Normally closed to the public, we will be opening up our projection room for this year's Heritage Open Days, with our projectionist talking visitors through the art of film projection.
Abbey Pumping Station Museum
Discover Abbey Pumping Station with tours of Beam Engine and Transport Shed.
Leicester's Hidden Gems
Take a trip through the fascinating past of Leicester’s Oldest Theatre. Residents of YMCA Leicestershire have been hard at work digging into the archives to discover and share stories from colourful characters across the theatre’s dramatic 123-years.
Braunstone Stable Block Museum
Old stables to Braunstone Hall (Winstanley Hotel now). We have 5 rooms of displays of local history and details of the last Lord of the Manor, Major Richard Winstanley.
The History of Leicester's Guildhall
Starting with its Great Hall built in about 1390, a tour of Leicester Guildhall will take you through the centuries and many uses of the site.
Kegworth Heritage Centre
Kegworth Heritage Centre reopened Easter 2024 for the first time since 2018. As part of the Heritage Open Days events, we look forward to welcoming visitors on Sat 14th and Sun 15th Sept from 2pm until 5pm.
Tell Tall Tales – Uncovering Leicester’s Folklore
Zine making and storytelling sessions based around local community folklore stories in Leicester and Leicestershire.
Group Walk - A Brief History of Time in Leicester
A tour of selected public clocks in Leicester with some interesting nuggets about them along the way. We include some of Leicester's iconic clocks but also some of the lesser-known time pieces that are often passed, unnoticed.
Jain Centre Leicester
Features include 44 magnificently carved sandstone pillars, a beautiful temple dome and ceiling with traditional carvings, a white marble floor, mirrored walls, traditional doors at the Garbhagriha (the inner sanctum) and hand-carved staircases.
Leicester Synagogue
Discover Leicester Synagogue, a Jewish place of Worship.