The University of Leicester's arts centre - open to all
Find us
On the edge of the University of Leicester campus, we're easy to get to and there's plenty of free evening car parking.
| Address: | Embrace Arts Richard Attenborough centre PO Box 138 Lancaster Road Leicester LE1 7HA |
| T: | 0116 252 2455 |
| E: | arts-centre@le.ac.uk |
| RNID Typetalk service: | 18001 0116 252 2455 |
Car parking
Due to engineering works all parking on Lancaster Road will be suspended from midnight on Sunday 10 July until the end of September 2011. There will also be a one way system operating on Lancaster Road for part if not all of this period.
Weekdays:
Pay and display on Lancaster Road opposite and in Victoria Park (De Montfort Hall, entrance in Granville Road).
Open 9.30pm - 6pm
Weekend opening hours Sept - Dec 2011
Evenings and weekends:
FREE in the Medical Sciences Building car park next door - you may need to buzz at the barrier to gain entry.
The RA centre has four car parking spaces for disabled blue badge holders and we can make special arrangements at other venues if you notify us in advance. Please call us on 0116 252 2455.
Public transport
We are 10 minutes' walk from Leicester railway station. Buses 48 and 80/80A (term-time only) run from Charles Street and stop on University Road. Number 302 from Beaumont Leys and Braunstone to the city centre stops outside.
Other venues
As well as the events taking place at Embrace Arts at the RA centre, we also use some other venues on or near campus.
- The main entrance to the Fraser Noble Hall is on London Road, 50 metres after the junction with University Road.
- Queen's Hall is in the Percy Gee Building (Students Union), located on Mayor's Walk.
- Church of St James the Greater can be found on London Road, opposite Victoria Park.
- Church of St John the Baptist is situated on Clarendon Park Road, off London Road.
