Leicester Hotel Blog

Leicester also caters to vegans and vegetarians with a range of plant-based options. You can visit Awesome Vegan for fast vegan food to go, such as burgers, fries and nuggets, or Bamboo Street Food for vegan kebabs, wraps and salads.

Leicester is a vibrant and diverse city that offers plenty of fun and exciting activities for families during the school holidays. Whether you are interested in history, science, art, nature, or entertainment, you will find something to suit your taste and budget in Leicester.

The Royal bunting and flags will be flying over our hotel as we open our doors throughout the Coronation bank holiday weekend, welcoming locals and hotel guests alike to join us in celebration of this once-in-a-lifetime Royal event.

The King Richard III Visitor Centre is one of the best Leicester attractions for kids who enjoy history. Leicester is famous for the archaeological detective story that saw King Richard III’s remains discovered at the site of the medieval Grey Friars Friary.

The racecourse in Leicester has an oval shaped course of 1.75 miles and features a straight seven-furlong track. Horse racing in Leicester takes place about 30 times a year with approximately 19 Flat races and 11 Hurdles and Steeplechases.

The King Charles Coronation Screening in Leicester will also be accompanied by Coronation Big Lunches around the city, street parties and other community events designed to bring people together to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III.

Knighton Park in Leicester is a great place for children with two play areas. One playground is designed for kids aged 2 to 6 years old and the other is for 6+ and includes a climbing frame, space net and swings.

Evening shows of Fisherman's Friends Musical in Leicester Curve Theatre start at 7:30pm and the matinees start at 2:15pm on Thursday and Saturday. Performances last two and half hours including an interval.

Where better to spend your Easter holidays in Leicester than next to leafy Knighton Park in a next generation 4-star hotel? Holiday Inn Leicester Wigston is your perfect Easter base from which to explore all the best Easter events in Leicester.

No audience member will be safe at Dick and Dom Live in Leicester De Montfort Hall as the legendary duo return to Da Bungalow for loads more slap stick mayhem!

Russell Howard is back with his brand-new UK tour! Catch-up with him when he reaches Leicester for Russell Howard Live in Leicester De Montfort Hall, just 10 minutes down the road from our 4-star hotel, Holiday Inn Leicester Wigston.

The new Bella Italia kids’ menu is available daily and meals start as low as £6.49*! Your little ones can choose between a selection of starters, mains, desserts and drinks, picking one of each for the meal offering*, all with the transparency of what their intake is,

Leicester is a City immersed in culture, the City is practically overflowing with it. List of things to do in Leicester is great for locals and visitors alike, the offering of shops, independent and chain are many and the chance to experience world class art in Leicester is the same.

The brand new extension will be opening its doors on Friday 20^th January and we couldn’t be more excited! During the early months of 2020 the crew were all working behind the scenes to plan exactly how they were going to execute the plan and in September 2022 construction was able to begin.

Taking place on Wednesday 28^th December you will be able to experience an evening of stand-up comedy taking place at The Black Horse in Aylestone, Leicester. The Laughter Loft consists of three to four local comedians and a compere to bring all the acts together in a seamlessly enjoyable evening of frolics and hilarity.

Produced by the incredible Roger Taylor and fellow band member of Queen Brian May, The Queen Extravaganza Leicester has been designed especially to facilitate new fans, together with the long-standing fans, to truly immerse themselves and celebrate the music of one of the biggest bands in the world.

Coming to The Curve Theatre early next year, The Ocean at the End of the Lane was born from the wild imagination of best-selling author Neil Gaiman known for stories such as Coraline, Good Omens and The Sandman (now a major Netflix series). The play visits Leicester and is the National Theatre’s major new stage adaptation of the story.

Get ready to feel illuminated with the return of Leicester’s official fireworks display and bonfire night celebrations set to take place in Abbey Park. You can expect a full programme of fun-filled activities and events including all your favourites such as a funfair, live entertainment, hot food and beverage stalls set throughout the park.

First held in York in 1831 and organised by the British Science Association; The British Science Festival is the longest running science Festival in the United Kingdom and it stemmed from a tradition of annual meetings of the Association usually based in a key city.

The World Reimagined is a ground-breaking, UK art education project to transform how we understand the Transatlantic Trade in Enslaved Africans and its impact on all of us. To commemorate this fantastic project a trail of large Globe sculptures representing an element of historic slavery will be displayed across Leicester until the end of October.