White Peacock

The Midlands & the Marches


The beautiful Grade II–listed building sheltering this fine-dining restaurant overlooks pedestrianised New Walk. Ambitious menus might start with Cotswolds gin-cured trout with tonic gel and move on to pork loin with house-smoked sausages and black pudding purée, ending with coconut mille-feuile with coconut powder, passion fruit sorbet and mango gel. Dinner jackets aren't compulsory but a dress code's required.


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2. Magazine

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5. Leicester Cathedral

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6. Guildhall

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7. St Mary de Castro

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8. Great Hall

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