1620's house
Donington le heath
A beautifully restored manor house with 17th Century period gardens, a barn tearoom and events for all ages.
2026 · Tourism Awards
Leicestershire Tourism Awards 2026
Celebrating the best of Leicestershire 2026
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Celebrating the best of Leicestershire 2026
Category
Best Day Out In Leicestershire
Where is your favourite place to spend a great day out in Leicestershire? This is your chance to show everyone the best of Leicestershire!
17 nominees
Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre
Nuneaton
Discover the dramatic story behind the 1485 Battle of Bosworth at the award-winning Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre. Set in the heart of England, near Sutton Cheney, this heritage site offers a great family experience for all with interactive displays, performances, and outd
Bouskell Park Ice House
Blaby
Step inside a restored 1843 ice house and discover the curious history of early refrigeration in a Victorian parkland setting.
Bradgate Park
Newtown Linford
Stepping into Bradgate Park feels like tumbling gently back through centuries, with wide heathland stretching ahead and the soft thunder of hooves as deer drift between ancient oaks. Around 550 red and fallow deer roam freely here, close enough that you can hear the rustle of grass beneath their feet.
Charnwood Alpacas
Charnwood
Meet, walk and cuddle alpacas, donkeys and baby cria across a working 110-acre Charnwood farm.
Conkers
coalville
Step into Conkers, a glorious woodland playground sitting right at the heart of the National Forest. Little ones can splash through water features, scramble across rope bridges and peer into the shadowy undergrowth in search of creepy-crawly surprises, while grown-ups breathe in that gorgeous fresh pine scent and remember what…
Cosby Yarn Bomb 2026
Cosby
A colourful community yarn-bombing event bringing knitted and crocheted art to the streets of Cosby village.
Everards Meadows
Leicester
Sunlight dances across the wide meadows at Everards Meadows, where seventy glorious acres of open parkland invite you to slow down and simply breathe. Smooth, traffic-free paths wind through the greenery, welcoming everyone from toddlers in pushchairs to enthusiastic cyclists and dogs pulling their owners along for the adventure.
Great Central Railway
Loughborough
Great Central Railway is Britain's only double-track mainline heritage railway.
Jewry Wall Museum
Leicester
St Nicholas Circle, Leicester LE1 4LB Tel: 0116 454 4554 Email: jewry.wall@leicester.gov.uk https://www.jewrywall.com/ Immerse yourself in the stories of Roman Leicester through a new multi-media exhibition at the Roman bathhouse ruins.
Leicester Museum and Art Gallery
Leicester
Tucked into the heart of Leicester, this grand museum is the kind of place where a single afternoon can carry you from ancient fossils to glittering fine art and back again. Little ones can get hands-on with natural history treasures during children's handling sessions, while grown-ups might linger over a…
Melton Carniege Museum
Melton Mowbray
Step inside Melton Carnegie Museum and let the delicious story of this market town unfold around you. The scent of crumbly Stilton and golden pork pies practically drifts through the galleries as you discover how Melton Mowbray earned its place on the foodie map.
National Space Centre
Leicester
Blast off into the cosmos at the UK's largest planetarium, with hands-on galleries that bring space science to life for all ages.
Operation Market Harborough
Market Harborough
Tanks, tanks and more tanks. Bringing people and vehicles, from all over Europe and the rest of the world to Market Harborough
The Victory Show
Cosby
A popular annual event bringing wartime history to life through vehicles, re-enactments and displays across Leicestershire.
Tropical Birdland
Desford
Somewhere between the rustling leaves and a flash of scarlet feathers, the outside world simply melts away. Tropical Birdland in Leicestershire is a gloriously warm, colour-drenched escape where exotic birds chatter and swoop at close quarters, filling the air with calls you would never expect to hear in the English…
Windmill Farm Park
Kibworth
Located in the peaceful South Leicestershire countryside, come and experience the delight of farm life spanning five generations! Supporting our rare and native breeds is a real passion project.
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