Heritage Sundays Guided Tours: St Mary de Castro Church
Lectures & Tours
Event Description
A blue badge guided tour of the St Mary de Castro Church for Heritage Sundays
This historic church was founded as a chapel to serve the medieval castle. Henry IV was knighted here as a boy and Chaucer married here in the 1360s. Although much altered since medieval times, the church still retains many of its early features.
Follow a guided tour of St Mary de Castro Church with a local history expert.
Tours at 2pm on the following dates:
- Sunday 26th May
- Sunday 30th June
- Sunday 28th July
- Sunday 25th August
- Sunday 27th October
Tickets: Adults £6, £5 Concession (student, over 60, child).
Book online or call Newarke Houses 0116 225 4980.
Please note this tour is not for Newarke Houses.
The tour meets outside St Mary de Castro Church:
Castle View
Leicester LE2 7BY
More Heritage Sunday Guided Tours:
- 11am: The Magazine
- 12.30pm: Leicester Castle Great Hall
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