King Richard III Visitor Centre
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"The visitor centre continues to provide a most enjoyable day out."
Overview
The award-winning King Richard III Visitor Centre is in Leicester city centre, opposite Leicester Cathedral. It has been created around the location where King Richard III's remains were buried for more than 500 years. Using storytelling, design and 21st century technology, visitors can discover the incredible story of the King's life and death, and one of the greatest archaeological detective stories ever told.
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VisitEngland Quality Assessed
Features
- Children
- Suitable for children of all ages
- Facilities
- Parking nearby
- Cafe
- Opening Times
About the area
Leicestershire is divided between the large country estates of its eastern side and the industrial towns of the East Midlands to its west. Coal mining was an important part of the county’s industrial development in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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