Museums & Galleries · Leicestershire
National Space Centre
📍 LE4 5NS
Photo: spacecentre.co.uk
- Brand-new Outer Solar System interactive experience about deep space
- UK's largest planetarium with shows
- Halloween Film Club screenings in the planetarium
- Changing Places facility in the Live Space Gallery
- Sensory backpacks and quiet areas for SEND visitors
The National Space Centre is a science museum in Leicester exploring space through hands-on galleries, a planetarium and themed events. You can journey through the brand-new Outer Solar System experience, catch a show in the UK's largest planetarium, join Halloween workshops or family-friendly Space Cadets sessions, and explore interactive exhibits covering rockets and deep space. It suits families, toddlers, school groups and SEND visitors, with accessible parking, a Changing Places facility, sensory backpacks and quiet areas on offer. The site is found just off the A6 near Leicester's ring roads, with Leicester station 1.5 miles away, and there are 25 bookable places to stay within 5 miles for those planning an overnight visit.
Practical details
- Parking
- Over 400 on-site spaces including accessible bays
- Dogs
- Assistance dogs are welcomed
- Accessibility
- Wheelchairs, hearing loops, sensory backpacks and quiet areas available
- Best for
- Families, toddlers, SEND visitors and science enthusiasts of all ages
- Booking
- Day tickets include a free annual pass upgrade for return visits
From the attraction's own website on 18 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Cafe
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Gift Shop
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Make a proper break of it — these stays are all within 25 miles.
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🗓️ Make a break of it
Turn a visit to National Space Centre into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Leicester 1.5 miles
- Syston 3.5 miles
- South Wigston 4.9 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page