Immerse yourself in the beautiful story-telling and cutting-edge interactives about Richard III's life, death and the science behind his re-discovery. On the site where the incredible story, of the English King under the car park, last to die in battle, first to be DNA tested, unfolded.
Award-winning displays tell the story of how the Duke of Gloucester became King of England and Lord of Ireland. Decide for yourself what he was really like and what happened to the young Princes in the Tower...
The King Richard III Visitor Centre is open every day except Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Year’s Day and for twelve days in January for annual maintenance.
Monday to Friday and Sundays: 10am – 4pm
Saturdays & Bank Holidays: 10am – 5pm
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Adult (16+ Years)
Child (5 – 15 Years)
Family (2 Adults and 2 Children)
Concessions (Over 60's, Students, Blue Light Card, Defence Discount Card (ID/Proof Required))
Discounted Tickets are available for Richard III Society Members – See your membership for details.
Children aged 4 and under and official carers are admitted free of charge. Tickets can only be obtained for them upon arrival at the Visitor Centre.
Please note that unless otherwise stated, anyone under 16 must be accompanied by an adult, and up to four under 16s can be looked after by one adult.
On average our visitors spend two and a half hours at the King Richard III Visitor Centre. Last admission is 90 minutes before the Visitor Centre closes.
Our award-winning White Boar Café is fully air-conditioned or you can enjoy our hospitality alfresco in one of the loveliest courtyards in the city, open all year, weather dependent, surrounded by the history and horticulture of the Grey Friars and the Victorian grandeur of Alderman Newton’s Grammar School building. The White Boar Café opens for 10am every day and stops serving approximately an hour before the King Richard III Visitor Centre closes.
Download our fantastic App in advance of your visit. Exclusively available at the King Richard III Visitor Centre, it is free to download and play as you explore the exhibition, it is perfect for Families and our younger visitors (or those young at heart). Help our time travellers trapped in the medieval period, get back to the present day. Rex Factor: Lost In Time
The gift shop stocks a range of King Richard III and Leicester related books, gifts and souvenirs to suit all budgets. It is possible to visit the shop without paying for admission.
Full priced tickets are valid for a year from purchase and can be used to make return visits on any day the Centre is open, up to a year after the date of purchase. Complimentary, discounted and school visit tickets are only valid on the day of first use and cannot be re-used.
As one of the conditions of the annual ticket, you will be asked to sign your ticket on the day of purchase and may be asked to show proof of signature on subsequent visits.
Group visits
If you are interested in bringing a group of 15+ people to the King Richard III Visitor Centre, click here.
Educational visits
If you are interested in bringing a group to the Visitor Centre for an educational visit, click here.
Leicester Cathedral, where King Richard III’s remains were reinterred in March 2015 is opposite the King Richard III Visitor Centre.
