Parking

There is a free visitors’ car park on the corner of Long Street and Elizabeth Court opposite the Memorial Park, which is a short distance from the office.

There are several public car parks in Wigston Magna should our car park be full. The car parks on Paddock Street and Aylestone Lane are for all day parking. There are other short stay car parks in the vicinity, which offer parking for up to 4 hours only.

Directions

From Leicester: Follow the A5199, Welford Road, southwards to the roundabout at the junction with the B582. Take the third exit on to Wakes Road and at the junction with Leicester Road turn left. Continue straight on at the mini-roundabout into Long Street. The Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland is on the right. The Record Office car park is 100 yards further on, on the right.

From the M1/M69: Leave the motorway at M1 Junction 21 and follow signs for Leicester South and East and Wigston (A563). At the large roundabout at the end of Glenhills Way take the fourth exit into Stonesby Avenue (B5418) which leads into Aylestone Lane. At the mini-roundabout at the T-junction turn right into Long Street. The Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland is on the right with a car park a further hundred yards on the right.

Public Transport

Buses to Wigston Magna run from the Haymarket Bus Station in Leicester via London Road /Railway Station (service 48) or via Welford Road (service 49). Ask for “Church Nook” then when in Wigston Magna cross the main road (Bull Head Street) and walk down Bell Street to Long Street. For the return journey- services 47, 44A (both stop at Leicester Railway station on their way to Haymarket bus station) and 49 from the stop outside the Record Office.

www.arrivabus.co.uk

www.nationalexpress.com

If travelling by train from Birmingham, there is a small station at South Wigston (approximately 1½ miles from the Record Office). Services 44A, 47 and 47A run from South Wigston to the bus stop outside the Record Office.