Museums · West Midlands
King Richard III Visitor Centre
King Richard III Visitor Centre — museum in Leicester, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Leicester · 0.9 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
King Richard III Visitor Centre is a museum in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in Leicester, England". Coordinates: 52.6342°, -1.1362°.
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From the Wikipedia article
King Richard III Visitor Centre is a museum in Leicester, England that showcases the life of King Richard III of England and the story of the discovery, exhumation, and reburial of his remains in 2012–2015. For a long time, the burial place of Richard III was uncertain, although the site of his burial was assumed to be in a Leicester car park. DNA evidence enabled the identification of his remains. The centre opened on 26 July 2014 on the site of the then recently excavated Greyfriars, the medieval friary where the King was buried in 1485 following his death at the Battle of Bosworth Field.
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Background
Visiting
The burial site is part of a scheduled monument. In December 2017, Historic England scheduled a significant part of the site of the former friary. While the associated buildings had long been demolished, the site was assessed as having archaeological potential.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.6342, -1.1362
- District
- Leicester
- Parish
- Leicester, unparished area
- Postcode
- LE1 5DB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Leicester South
- Phone
- +44 300 300 0900
- Established
- 1230
- Nearest railway station
- Leicester — 0.9 km
- Opening
- Mo-Fr,Su 10:00-16:00; Sa 10:00-17:00
- Official site
- kriii.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q56063688 (CC0)
- wikipedia: King Richard III Visitor Centre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Dynasty Death and Discovery, Richard III museum entrance.png (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is King Richard III Visitor Centre?
- King Richard III Visitor Centre is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LE1 5DB), in the parish of Leicester, unparished area.
- When was King Richard III Visitor Centre built?
- Built or established in 1230.
- How do I get to King Richard III Visitor Centre?
- The nearest railway station is Leicester, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LE1 5DB.
- How busy is King Richard III Visitor Centre?
- King Richard III Visitor Centre draws around 300,000 visitors a year.