Guidebook for Leicester
Food Scene
Great Tapas restaurant and lively bar with a real authentic feel. Always good to book a table as is busy most nights. Only a 10 minute walk from our home
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Barceloneta
54 Queens RdGreat Tapas restaurant and lively bar with a real authentic feel. Always good to book a table as is busy most nights. Only a 10 minute walk from our home
Jones do a great selection of breakfast and brunch on a weekend, with a vegetarian choice also available. Queues usually form on Sunday morning at it is popular with the local student population.
In the evenings the menu is French in flavour and well worth trying out
Jones cafe bistro
93 Queens RdJones do a great selection of breakfast and brunch on a weekend, with a vegetarian choice also available. Queues usually form on Sunday morning at it is popular with the local student population.
In the evenings the menu is French in flavour and well worth trying out
This local independent coffee shop has a particularly unusual quirk in that it is also a shoe shop selling handmade designer shoes. So great for a Latte and a new pair of brogues - ofcourse
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Northern Cobbler
104 Queens RdThis local independent coffee shop has a particularly unusual quirk in that it is also a shoe shop selling handmade designer shoes. So great for a Latte and a new pair of brogues - ofcourse
Drinks & Nightlife
A local unpretentious pub on one of the back streets of Queens Road, with a local mixed crowd and outside beer garden. If you just want a pint in a friendly environment then drop by here
The Clarendon
7-9 West AveA local unpretentious pub on one of the back streets of Queens Road, with a local mixed crowd and outside beer garden. If you just want a pint in a friendly environment then drop by here
Parks & Nature
If you just want some space then pop down to Victoria Park. Formerly a race Track many years ago the park is a large open green space on the edge of the city that attracts dog walkers, Park Run runners, university students and parents with kids. It is also where the city hosts large open air events such as concerts and festivals
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Victoria Park
Granville RoadIf you just want some space then pop down to Victoria Park. Formerly a race Track many years ago the park is a large open green space on the edge of the city that attracts dog walkers, Park Run runners, university students and parents with kids. It is also where the city hosts large open air events such as concerts and festivals
The Botanic Gardens are a 25 minute walk from us and are great for spending a warm afternoon walking around and popping into the old Victorian house for afternoon tea. Dont take your dog though as its strictly humans only!
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University of Leicester Botanic Garden
3 Glebe RdThe Botanic Gardens are a 25 minute walk from us and are great for spending a warm afternoon walking around and popping into the old Victorian house for afternoon tea. Dont take your dog though as its strictly humans only!
Essentials
Need something dry cleaning, washing, fixing or mending then pop down to Bliss near the junction of Queens Road and Clarendon Park Road. Open from 9 each day (excluding Sunday) they offer a fast and reliable service
Bliss Dry Cleaners
107 Clarendon Park RdNeed something dry cleaning, washing, fixing or mending then pop down to Bliss near the junction of Queens Road and Clarendon Park Road. Open from 9 each day (excluding Sunday) they offer a fast and reliable service