[1] From St Martins House, turn right and walk across the car park. Turn left along Peacock Lane.
[2] Turn left to walk along St Martins West.
[3] Take the footpath to the right in front of the Cathedral.
(A) The Cathedral Church of St Martin is usually known as Leicester Cathedral. The first recorded mention of St Martins was in 1086, the Norman church was rebuilt and enlarged in the 13th and 15th centuries and restored in the 19th century. It was made a cathedral in 1927
[4] Turn right along St Martins East.
[5] At the T-junction turn left along St Martins
(B)Directly opposite is the old school building that will become the new King Richard III Museum, the council car park where the skeleton of the King was found is behind this building. King Richard III died in the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 and was buried in Grey Friars Church which no longer exists. The entrance to the council car park is on the left hand side of New Street.
[6] The first turning on the right is Greyfriars where the Greyfriars Monastery used to be. Take the second turning on the right and walk along Hotel Street. Look along Market Place South and point out Leicester Market.
(C) Leicester Market has been on this site since 1300 making it one of the oldest markets in England.
(D) On your left is a sculpture of an eighteenth century seamstress sewing the seam on a stocking. It was unveiled in 1990 and the sculptor was James Walter Butler. Behind is what is said to be the finest Georgian building in the city and is now a hotel. It was built in 1792 and has a particularly fine ballroom on the first floor.
[7] Continue walking along Hotel Street for a short distance and turn left along Horsefair Street. Pass Bowling Green Street on your right.
[8] At the pedestrianised road at the side of Town Hall Square turn right and walk beside the Town Hall.
(E) The Town Hall was built on the former cattle market between 1874 and 1876. It replaced the Guildhall as the City's Town Hall. Two years after it opened in 1876 the Leicester Town Council accepted, " a handsome ornamental fountain to be place in the centre of the land fronting the Town Hall Buildings". It was a gift to the Borough from Israel Hart, a former Mayor of Leicester.
[9] Turn left down Bishop Street. Point out the Library to your right on the other side of Bishop Street.
(F) It is free to use both the main lending and the reference library. Anyone can use the reference library, but to borrow books you must become a member of the library. Andrew Carnegie, a multi-millionaire who owned iron and steel works in America, donated £12,000 to build the library which was opened in 1905. Carnegie funded many libraries in the UK and in the States.
(G) The Bishop Street Methodist Church was built in 1815.
[10] Continue walking down Bishop Street.
[11] On your left is the former Midland Bank, a Victorian Gothic building recently taken over by Hare Krishna. You reach the T-junction.
(H) Opposite you in Granby Street is the Turkey Cafe designed by Arthur Wakeley in 1901 in the art nouveau style. It is a Grade II listed building. The cafe uses turkey motifs as well as being in the style of buildings in Turkey, the country.
[12] Turn right along Granby Street.
[13] At the crossroads turn left along Rutland Street. Cross Charles Street and walk straight ahead.
(I) The LCB Depot is on your right, this arts centre has free exhibitions and a good cafe (not free!!)
[14] Continue walking along Rutland Street until you reach Orton Square. Turn sharp left down Halford Street.
(J) Curve Theatre is on your right. It was opened in November 2008 and was designed by architect Rafael Vinoly. This area of the city is known as the "Cultural Quarter".
(K) St George's Church on Orton Square was originally built in 1823, the first new church in Leicester since the Reformation. A serious fire occurred in 1911 and it had to be substantially rebuilt. It is now a Serbian Orthodox Church.
[15] Walk along Halford Street. Cross Charles Street and continue walking until you reach Gallowtree Gate, turn right. At the junction, point out "Visit Leicester" on the corner where free information can be obtained about places to visit and events taking place.
[16] Walk as far as the Clock Tower, turn left along East Gates.
(L) The Clock Tower is regarded as the centre of the city. It was built in 1868 and the four statues are of Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester who set up the first English Parliament in 1265 and three local benefactors: William Wyggeston, Thomas White and Alderman Newton.
[17] At the fork in the road in front of you take Silver Street which is the left fork.
[18] Continue straight on when Silver Street becomes Guildhall Lane. Pass the Guildhall on your left.
[19] Turn left along Applegate, Wygston's House is on your right.
(M) Wygston's House, built in 1490, is the oldest house still standing in Leicester. It has some later additions. It was formerly a costume museum but it closed some years ago and the collection was moved to Newarke Houses Museum. The House is open free to the public on the last Sunday of each month. Information from the City Council on tel 252 7318. There are plans to "upgrade" Applegate in the near future.
[20] At the end of Applegate turn left along Peacock Lane, and immediately left into the car park of St Martins House.