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Castle Park

Tourist attraction β€’ Park

πŸ‘πŸ‘ Visiting my daughter at uni, I took advantage of the sunny weather and went for a walk around Castle Park. What a lovely little place it is. Lots of benches for people watching. We walked both sides of the river via the bridge. People often mention park, Lovely, city, walk,


Address

Castle View, Leicester LE1 5WH, United Kingdom

Website

www.leicester.gov.uk

Contact

+44 116 454 1003

Rating on Google Maps

4.50 (1K reviews)

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Frequently mentioned in reviews: park (12) Lovely (11) city (11) walk (10)
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  • 5/5 Marie C. 2 years ago on Google
    Visiting my daughter at uni, I took advantage of the sunny weather and went for a walk around Castle Park. What a lovely little place it is. Lots of benches for people watching. We walked both sides of the river via the bridge.
    3 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 David W. 2 years ago on Google
    Moored our boat on the pontoon in the park. Lovely spot with the cherry blossom and an easy walk to the be cathedral and covered market.
    2 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 KatrΔ«na Z. 2 years ago on Google
    Beautiful place near an old church. Very beautiful, peaceful and quiet. There weren't many people it was clean and looked aesthetically pleasing
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Marco De F. 5 years ago on Google
    Lovely place to go during a busy university day. Absolutely lovely park directly next to De Monfort University. Very well maintained, and has a nice bit of history with the Celtic story telling area. Recommend coming here to unwind or to get a breath of fresh air. Lovely amount of trees and plants for something surrounded by city!
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Stephen P. 3 years ago on Google
    Peaceful, and as spring is on the way those little buds will start to wake up for their blossom!
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 James Neil Rochford (. 1 year ago on Google
    Very nice little place by the Canal to chill out in Summer. Not full of drunken idiots like other parks in Leicester.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Biswajit K. 8 months ago on Google
    This place looks awesome during spring, fall and summer. Nice place for feeding birds and a short sandwich break in the wooden benches of the park.

  • 5/5 Geetha M. 2 years ago on Google
    Lovely place to walk and spend a winter's afternoon. Can lead into the city roads, to other parts of the castle gate and to see the trinity house. Also can walk from here to other museums and come back to walk near the canal. Lovely to see the ducks and swans in the River Soar .

  • 5/5 craig T. 10 months ago on Google
    Beautiful park, with an amazing festival thoughout the park and though the city A+++++ great attractions and street performers.

  • 4/5 Jeffrey H. 10 months ago on Google
    It's a park in Leicester city centre, it is in between the canal and the castle Motte. No children's play area. No public conveniences. It is purely a place to sit and enjoy your sandwiches at lunch. A nice place.

  • 5/5 Emily S. 4 years ago on Google
    Lovely place came in the winter but would be beautiful in the summer overlooking the river.

  • 5/5 Rowena B. 1 year ago on Google
    Great small park which contains alot of beautiful plants and grass near a beautiful lake. Lovely to go to chill at especially if you love nature. πŸΈπŸƒπŸ€πŸŒ³πŸŒΏπŸ¦’πŸ¦†πŸͺΆπŸŒΉπŸŒ»

  • 4/5 Neill A. 3 years ago on Google
    Beautiful place to chill out. Although you get crowds of people gathering drinking beer. So much for social distancing.

  • 5/5 Tony S. 1 year ago on Google
    Small park just off the city centre. Lovely to walk through beside the river. Many different tree species to admire, and fairly well maintained shrub, herbaceous and seasonal planting, so varied interest throughout the year. Close to DeMontfort University so probably popular with students during warmer periods. Take a picnic, sit and relax, and forget you're in the city. ☺

  • 5/5 Leanne R. 2 years ago on Google
    Lovely little park alongside the canal in Leicester city. Plenty of benches to sit on, and the gardens were really well maintained. Next time I am in the city, I will definitely be coming back here!

  • 4/5 Jibril Illiyyin (. 1 year ago on Google
    This is a great park within the walk distance from DMU University and some accomodations. Nice to spend time walking or just sitting there with the view, specially during the summer I guess.

  • 5/5 HARDIK S. 6 years ago on Google
    Lovely place on the side of the river. Also good for photography. It has every details written on different boards about the glory of the park and the history related to the city. Also the detail about flowers there........................................

  • 5/5 Panda H. 2 years ago on Google
    Lovely little green area, great to walk through before getting to Leicester Town centre. Squirrels seem to be around alot too.

  • 5/5 Patricia R. 2 years ago on Google
    We always go through the Castle Gardens every time we walk to city centre. Always well kept, with lovely flowers this time of year. There's space for people to sit, even eat some lunch or just to enjoy the scenery. Can get a good look at the River Soar and the swans too. However some benches and little corners could do with a cleaning.

  • 5/5 David T. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice little park to walk round loads of plants good view of the river not to far from city centre somewhere to just sit and relax and watch the world go by


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