Leicestershire

Leicestershire (abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester: traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire. The county borders onto Lincolnshire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, and Nottinghamshire.

Places of interest

• Ashby Canal
• The Battlefield Line (a heritage railway)
• Belvoir Castle
• Bosworth Battlefield
• Bradgate Park
• Brampton Valley Way (linear park and foot/cycle path to Northampton)
• Donington Park
• East Midlands Airport
• Foxton Locks
• High Cross
• Launde Abbey
• Leicester Botanic Gardens
• Moira Furnace
• Stanford Hall
• Twycross Zoo