The large industrial city of Leicester has its origins in Roman times. It now has a thriving industrial base which includes light engineering, hosiery and knitwear. The city center has a good shopping centre and many good pubs and restaurants.

Places of Interest

Abbey Pumping Station, Corporation Road, Leicester, LE4 5PX, telephone 0116 299 511. Gimson beam engines and historic vehicle collection.

Guildhall, Guildhall Lane, Leicester, LE1 5FQ, telephone 0116 253 2569, Grade 1 listed 15th century, medieval building of national importance.

Jewry Wall, St. Nicholas Circle, Leicester, LE1 4BL telephone 0116 247 3021. 2nd century Roman wall once part of the exercise hall of the public baths stands 30ft high and is one of the tallest surviving structures from Roman Britain. The nearby museumhouses some fine mosaics and streches of wall plaster.

Leicester Gas Museum, 195 Aylestone Road, Leicester, LE2 7QH, telephone 0116 250 3190, Britain's first specialized gas museum - admission free.

New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, New Walk, Leicester, LE1 7EA, telephone 0116 255 4100. Ancient Eygypt, natural history and art museum.

Newarke Houses Museum, The Newarke, Leicester, LE2 7BY, telephone 0116 247 3222, museum of Leicester's social history from 1485 to the present.

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