Creating a self-guided walk to explore Leicester is easy. Choose the attractions that interest you the most, and let our software create a walking route based on your selections. Afterward, retrieve your walk in the GPSmyCity app on your mobile device. The app will guide you from one tour stop to the next as if you had a personal tour guide. Our short
tutorial video shows the steps needed to create your walk.
Step 1: Select Attractions
Select "Interface" below to select the 'List' or 'Map' interface. Use "Filter Sights" to filter attractions by category. Maximum 20 sights per walk. If you select the 'Map' interface, click a map pin to view the sight information and select the sight.
Interface* :
Map and List of attractions
List of attractions
Map with attraction pins
Filter Sights* :
-- Show all sights --
Must-see
Attraction/Landmark
Museum/Gallery
Religious
Food/Drink
Disco/Nightclub
Shopping
Park/Outdoor
Abbey Park (must see)
Abbey Park Café
Abbey Pumping Station
All Saints Church
Athena
Belgrave Hall and Museum
Belgrave Road (The Golden Mile)
Central Baptist Church
Central Lending Library
Charles Moore Collection
Church of Mary de Castro
Clarence House
Curve Theatre
De Montfort Hall
Gallowtree Gate
Grand Hotel
Guru Nanak Sikh Museum
HSBC Bank (formerly known as Midland Bank)
Haymarket Memorial Clock Tower
High Street
Highcross Leicester
Holy Trinity Church
Jain Center
Jewry Wall Museum
King Richard III Visitor Centre (must see)
Knighton Park
LCB Depot
Leicester Castle and Castle Gardens
Leicester Cathedral (must see)
Leicester Central Mosque
Leicester Corn Exchange
Leicester HM Prison
Leicester Market
Leicester Print Workshop
Leicester Railway Station and Thomas Cook Statue
Leicester Square Venue
Leicester University
Leicestershire County Cricket Club Museum
Magazine Gateway
National Gas Museum
National Space Center (must see)
New Walk
New Walk Museum and Art Gallery
Newarke Houses
Phoenix Square
Retro Computer Museum
Ruins of the Abbey
Secular Hall
Shree Jalaram Prarthana Mandal (Sri Jalarambapa Temple)
St. George's Church
St. James the Greater Church
St. Margaret's Church
St. Nicholas' Church
St. Peter's Church
Stoneywell
Synagogue of Leicester
The City Rooms
The Guildhall (must see)
The Old Horse
The SHED
The Seventh Day Adventist Church
The Turkey Cafe
The Y (Theatre)
Thomas Cook building
Top Hat Terrace
Town Hall Square
Tropical Birdland
University of Leicester Botanic Garden
Victoria Park
War Memorial
Watermead Country Park
Welford Road Cemetery
Step 2: Select Starting Point
Indicate walk's starting point which can be either one of the selected sights (shown on the map in 'Step 3') or a custom sight of choice, e.g. your hotel or a metro station.
Select One* :
Use one of the selected attractions
Use my hotel or a location specified by me
Use a walk friendly hotel
Enter Place Name* :
GPS Coordinates* :
Locate the place on map
Choose a Hotel* :
Holiday Inn Leicester City (view info)
Belmont Hotel Leicester (view info)
ibis Leicester (view info)
Starting Point* :
Step 3: Create/Update Route
The selected attractions are displayed on the map below.
Walk Distance:
Your walk is not saved yet. To save it, please proceed to the final 'Step 4' below.
Selected Attractions:
Step 4: Save Your Custom Walk
Enter a name for your custom walk, along with your email address, in the fields below. You will receive the instructions for retrieving your custom walk in the GPSmyCity app by email. The GPSmyCity app offers turn-by-turn travel directions to guide you from one attraction to the next.
Walk Name* :
Email* :