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The Lions were relegated in 2026 and now play rugby union in National League 2 East, the fourth tier. Their home ground is five miles south of city centre.
Leicester Lions are a speedway team which originally operated from 1968 until 1983 and again from 2011. The team race at the Beaumont Park Stadium. Since 2019, the club have also run a junior side known as the Lion Cubs.
formerly New Walk Museum
Trad museum showing the area since prehistory.
Ruin of a mansion completed in 1520, believed to be the birthplace of Lady Jane Grey (1537-54). She was queen for nine days until overthrown by Mary Tudor and beheaded, aged 17; Mary then set about anybody else who was under the misapprehension that England had become Protestant. The house was abandoned in the 18th century.
Museum on Ambion Hill, long thought to be the site of the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. There's a re-enactment close to the anniversary on 22 Aug. The site is now believed to lie a couple of miles further south, beneath modern farmland.
Independent two-screen cinema.
"The Foxes" were relegated in 2025 and again in 2026 so they now play soccer in League One, the third tier. Their King Power Stadium (capacity 32,000) is a mile south of city centre. The women's team were likewise relegated and play in WSL2, their second tier - usually at King Power, but if there's a fixture clash they play in Pirelli Stadium in Burton upon Trent.
They play baseball in the amateur WMBL. The playing season is April-August.