Quality-rated places to stay and eat in Leicestershire

Things to do

Belgrave Hall Museum & Gardens

Leicester, Leicestershire

Visitor attraction

Abbey Pumping Station Museum

Leicester, Leicestershire

Quality Assessed

A must for enthusiasts of industrial history and heavy machinery.

Things to do

National Space Centre

Leicester, Leicestershire

Visitor attraction

Leicester Guildhall

Leicester, Leicestershire

Quality Assessed

One of Leicester’s oldest buildings still in use.

Visitor attraction

King Richard III Visitor Centre

Leicester, Leicestershire

Quality Assessed

The visitor centre continues to provide a most enjoyable day out.

Visitor attraction

Jewry Wall Museum

Leicester, Leicestershire

Awaiting assessment

Step back to the time of the Romans in Britain, in this fascinating museum.

Visitor attraction

Leicester Museum & Art Gallery

Leicester, Leicestershire

Quality Assessed

Discover impressive collections housed in a major regional venue.

Restaurant

Sapori Restaurant & Bar

Anstey, Leicestershire

A truly special Italian restaurant.

Visitor attraction

Bradgate Park

Leicester, Leicestershire

Quality Assessed

Exploring this superbly presented park and its different terrains.

Racecourse

Leicester Racecourse

Leicester, Leicestershire

Quality Assessed

Restaurant

John's House

Mountsorrel, Leicestershire

Farm-to-plate cooking in the country.

Restaurant with rooms

John's House Restaurant

Mountsorrel, Leicestershire

★★★★★

Two lovely barn conversions right by an outstanding restaurant.

Things to do

Kirby Muxloe Castle

Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire

Things to do

The Record Office for Leicestershire & Rutland

Leicester, Leicestershire

Self-catering

Kingfisher Cottage

Barrow Upon Soar, Leicestershire

★★★

Charming cottage close to the canal

Inn

The Star Inn 1744

Thrussington, Leicestershire

★★★★

Country inn with appealing food and modern bedrooms

Things to do

Stoneywell (NT)

Markfield, Leicestershire

Things to do

Ulverscroft Nature Reserve (NT)

Markfield, Leicestershire

Visitor attraction

Great Central Railway

Loughborough, Leicestershire

Quality Assessed

The age of steam persists at this excellent family attraction

Visitor attraction

Charnwood Museum

Loughborough, Leicestershire

Quality Assessed

Nostalgic book collectors will love the Ladybird Books exhibit.

Hotel

Burleigh Court

Loughborough, Leicestershire

★★★★

Discover a very comfortable, well-appointed accommodation with many facilities.

Food outlet

Burleigh Court

Loughborough, Leicestershire

Discover a very comfortable, well-appointed accommodation with many facilities.

Things to do

Charnwood Lodge National Nature Reserve

Coalville, Leicestershire

Restaurant

Hammer & Pincers

Wymeswold, Leicestershire

Crystal clear flavours and textures.

Restaurant with rooms

Hammer & Pincers

Wymeswold, Leicestershire

★★★★

A beautifully presented restaurant with rooms in a peaceful location.

Caravan & camping

Eye Kettleby Lakes

Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire

★★★★★

Top quality lodge, glamping and touring park built around fishing lakes.

Visitor attraction

Windmill Farm Park

Kibworth Harcourt, Leicestershire

Quality Assessed

Fun day out with animals and activities on a South Leicestershire farm.

Things to do

Mount St Bernard Abbey

Coalville, Leicestershire

Visitor attraction

Manor Farm Park & Woodlands

Loughborough, Leicestershire

Quality Assessed

Visitor attraction

1620s House & Garden at Donington le Heath

Coalville, Leicestershire

Quality Assessed

A medieval manor house restored to its 17th-century glory.

Inn

The Royal Oak

Long Whatton, Leicestershire

★★★★

Knowledgeable team deliver good service and quality cuisine.

Public house

The Royal Oak

Long Whatton, Leicestershire

Stylish village inn, good food and local beers

Restaurant

The Royal Oak

Long Whatton, Leicestershire

Skilful modern cooking in a smartly modernised village inn.

Visitor attraction

Melton Carnegie Museum

Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire

Quality Assessed

Look out for exhibitions on cheese and pork pies among others.

Bed & breakfast

The Post House

Ibstock, Leicestershire

★★★★

Comfy accommodation, right next to the village Post Office.

Visitor attraction

Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre

Market Bosworth, Leicestershire

Quality Assessed

Learn about the last significant battle of the War of the Roses.

Restaurant

Lincoln’s Bar & Restaurant

Ullesthorpe, Leicestershire

Confident cooking in luxury hotel.

Hotel

Ullesthorpe Court Hotel and Golf Club

Ullesthorpe, Leicestershire

★★★★

Golfers will love the 18-hole course as well as the hospitality.

Holiday park

Bosworth Water Lodges

Market Bosworth, Leicestershire

★★★★★

Experience the seaside inland

Self-catering

The Victorian Barn

Theddingworth, Leicestershire

★★★

Surrounded by fields and hedgerows thriving with local wildlife, birds & butterflies

Visitor attraction

Hinckley & District Museum

Hinckley, Leicestershire

Quality Assessed

A small local museum set in a really special 17th-century timber-frame building

Visitor attraction

Triumph Factory Visitor Experience

Hinckley, Leicestershire

Quality Assessed

The perfect day out for fans of iconic motorbikes.

Guest accommodation

Jasmine House Bed & Breakfast

Lutterworth, Leicestershire

★★★

Comfortable room in the town where Frank Whittle developed the jet engine.

Restaurant

Three Swans

Market Harborough, Leicestershire

Smart Tudor inn with modern pub cooking.

Public house

Three Swans

Market Harborough, Leicestershire

Extensive menus in former coaching inn

Alternative stays

Dragonfly Hotel Boat

North Kilworth, Leicestershire

Quality Assessed

Inn

Three Swans

Market Harborough, Leicestershire

★★★★

Former coaching in with fine dining and impressive bedrooms.

Hotel

Kilworth House Hotel & Theatre

North Kilworth, Leicestershire

★★★★

Enjoy a theatre production without leaving the hotel grounds.

Restaurant

Kilworth House Hotel & Theatre

North Kilworth, Leicestershire

Modern country-house cooking in a heritage hotel.

Visitor attraction

Harborough Museum

Market Harborough, Leicestershire

Quality Assessed

Things to do

Ashby-de-la-Zouch Castle

Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire

Visitor attraction

Ashby De La Zouch Museum

Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire

Quality Assessed

A well-organised local museum that will tell you all you need to know about the history of this Leicestershire market town

Self-catering

Firtree Cottage

Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire

★★★★

Situated on the historic Harpur Crewe Estate the former ancestral seat at Calke Abbey

Things to do

Twycross Zoo

Twycross, Leicestershire

Things to do

Stanford Hall

Swinford, Leicestershire

Hostel

YHA National Forest

Moira, Leicestershire

★★★★

Visitor attraction

Rockingham Castle

Market Harborough, Leicestershire

Quality Assessed

Visitor attraction

Belvoir Castle

Grantham, Leicestershire

Quality Assessed

A fabulous family day out in a genuine castle.

Self-catering

1 The Green

Muston, Leicestershire

★★★

19th-century cottage in a small hamlet ideal for walking and exploring.

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