Leicester is a city located in the East Midlands, and is a city with incredible amounts of history and culture at its core. But it’s not all old. Alongside historic buildings, there are a variety of modern and more versatile conferences and board meeting venues in Leicester, in addition to great party venues and brilliant locations to host birthday and anniversary events. You’ll also find a fine selection of venues in Leicester’s Cultural Quarter from trendy bars to creative spaces. Further afield you’ll find manor houses that have stood for centuries.
In fact, King Richard III found his final resting place in Leicester Cathedral, after he was discovered buried underneath a car park in 2012 by an expert team. If you’re visiting King Richard’s resting place, be sure to take in the beauty of this impressive structure that has remained one of the city’s most marvellous talking points for over 900 years. Leicester is the largest city in the East Midlands, and the 10th largest in the country, with 300,000 people living here. The city buzzes with creativity, culture and arts, and you’ll find plenty of this in the Cultural Quarter - which is home to galleries, theatres, museums, exhibitions and a great calendar of events.