Accommodation for visitors in Leicester
Leicester has the usual range of places for the visitor to stay from hostels to 5 star hotels. It is not known as a tourist centre and so is served mainly by the major chains, an advantage is that a room is the same in Leicester, London or Leeds.

The Geography of Leicester
Whilst Leicester is an ancient town and settlement it was granted the status of city in 1919 by Royal Charter. From 1801 to 1901 the population of Leicester had grown to over 210,000 and in the last hundred years expanded further to its present level

Sightseeing in Leicester
In truth Leicester is neither quaint, nor full of historic places to visit. However the few truly ancient or historic buildings it has are shown off well and the city is quite rightly proud of them. Here are a few of the sites worth seeing.