National Space Centre
The National Space Centre is a museum and educational resource covering the fields of space science and astronomy, along with a space research programme in partnership with the University of Leicester.Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: space (and aerospace) museum in Belgrave, Leicester
- Address: Exploration Drive, Leicester, LE4 5NS
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Abbey Pumping Station and Leicester Abbey.
Abbey Pumping Station
Museum
Photo: Jonnic1, Public domain.
The Abbey Pumping Station is a museum of science and technology in Leicester, England, on Corporation Road, next to the National Space Centre. With four working steam-powered beam engines from its time as a sewage pumping station, it also houses exhibits for transport, public health, light and optics, toys and civil engineering. Abbey Pumping Station is situated 500 feet northeast of National Space Centre.
Leicester Abbey
Photo: Kev747, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Abbey of Saint Mary de Pratis, more commonly known as Leicester Abbey, was an Augustinian religious house in the city of Leicester, in Leicestershire, England. Leicester Abbey is situated 2,100 feet southwest of National Space Centre.
Abbey Park
Park
Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abbey Park is a public park in Leicester, England, through which the River Soar flows. It is owned and managed by Leicester City Council and is Leicester's premier park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belgrave and Latimer.
Belgrave
Suburb
Belgrave is an area, suburb, electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leicester, in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, England. Belgrave is the location of and known for several notable and famous landmarks such as the National Space Centre, Space Park Leicester, Abbey Pumping Station, the Golden Mile and Belgrave Hall.
Latimer
Suburb
Latimer was an electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leicester, England, consisting of the residential suburb of St Marks.
Newfoundpool
Suburb
Newfoundpool is an area of Leicester lying south of the former Leicester and Swannington Railway. The land was purchased by market gardener Isaac Harrison in around 1830.
National Space Centre
- Categories: charitable organization, aviation museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Leicester, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.65374° or 52° 39′ 14″ northLongitude
-1.13228° or 1° 7′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C4WMV39+F3OpenStreetMap ID
way 210140560OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q3873189
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Slovenian—“National Space Centre” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “国家航天中心”
- Chinese: “國家航天中心”
- Dutch: “National Space Centre”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مركز الفضاء الوطنى”
- French: “National Space Centre”
- Hebrew: “מרכז החלל הלאומי בלסטר”
- Italian: “National Space Centre”
- Japanese: “ナショナル・スペース・センター”
- Japanese: “ナショナル宇宙センター”
- Japanese: “国立宇宙センター”
- Korean: “국립 우주 센터”
- Persian: “مرکز ملی فضایی”
- Polish: “Narodowe Centrum Kosmiczne”
- Slovenian: “Nacionalni vesoljski center”
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