Hidden Histories: Leicester’s Medieval Mementoes

Event Description

With tour guide Jim Butler

An exploration of some of the streets, buildings and places that offer insights into Leicester’s fascinating medieval past. Highlighting the town’s surviving buildings from the Middle Ages, historian Jim Butler will encourage participants to spot the clues left by the medieval town that have survived through the centuries into today’s modern cityscape.

IMPORTANT: You will be told the tour start location on the Booking Details PDF which will be sent by email once you have purchsed your ticket (the tour does not start at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery)

Leicester’s Medieval Mementoes - guided tour date:

• Sunday September 6th 2026

Your guide, Jim Butler, is the creator, writer and producer of the popular 'Hidden Histories of Leicester’ series on YouTube, Facebook and TikTok. He writes and leads guided tours around the city covering a broad range of historical topics, drawing on his life-long love of Leicester’s rich culture and heritage and over 25 years’ experience of communicating its amazing history to all ages and backgrounds.

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