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Unusual Attractions in Leicester

Leicester, England

National Gas Museum

The world's largest collection of artifacts from our history of industrial gas use is hard to simply pass.

Leicester, England

Abbey Sewage Pumping Station

This former sewage pumping station is now a fascinating museum.

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Newtown Linford, England

Bradgate House

The alleged birthplace of Lady Jane Grey, who was executed at age 16 for claiming the throne of England.

4 miles from Leicester

Stoney Stanton, England

Stoney Cove at the UK National Dive Centre

The site of the most dived wreck in the UK.

8 miles from Leicester

Loughborough, England

'The Sockman'

This bare, bronze lad in a lone sock sits in the middle of Loughborough’s town center.

9 miles from Leicester

Foxton, England

Foxton Locks

The longest and steepest staircase locks in the United Kingdom.

11 miles from Leicester

Market Harborough, England

The Old Grammar School

This iconic building was founded as a school for the impoverished, but became one for the sons of the local gentry.

14 miles from Leicester

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