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Leicester
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We liked Leicester - several good museums, galleries, markets and some nice architecture... a good place to spend a few days!
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A nice fountain in the middle of Leicester, in front of the Town Hall.
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The Turret gateway - one of the old city gates.
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The site of Leicester's Roman Baths dating from a.d. 150, now home to the Jewry Wall Museum - highly recommended.
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A Roman mosaic floor, with a large peacock motif.
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Roman wall paintings - some of the best preserved in the UK.
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Behind the more modern frontage of this building is the Great Hall of Leicester Castle - dating from around 1150.
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The New Walk art gallery and museum - with a good collection of paintings.
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The crew - enjoying being a tourist.
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The church of St. Mary de Castro, where Chaucer was married.
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The New Walk - a redeveloped part of the city.
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Trinity hospital - founded in 1330, by Henry - Earl of Lancaster.
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The herb garden behind the Trinity hospital, which has a mass grave from the civil war in it.
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