The King in the Field and the Car Park
The King in the Field and the Car Park
Day trip

The King in the Field and the Car Park

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Leicestershire

A sharp Richard III day: the battlefield where a king died, the vanished friary that swallowed him, and the modern car-park twist that made the story visible again.

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Route map0 stops · 3 along the way
Plan your visit
Getting there
Drive from Bosworth Battlefield to Leicester, or use Leicester as a base with taxi/bus out to Bosworth.
Parking
Visitor parking at Bosworth; city parking or park-and-ride for Leicester.
Best time
Any time of year; choose a dry day for the battlefield trail.
Terrain
Battlefield paths and city pavements, with museum/cathedral stops.

The trip story

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    Some site IDs in this trip weren't found in the sheet: bosworth-battlefield, greyfriars-leicester, leicester-cathedral

    What remains

    What remains is a story with three landscapes: battlefield mud, friary absence and a cathedral tomb over a body history misplaced for centuries.

    Along the way